From the October 28, 1983 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Before reaching for an Edgar Allan Poe book to get in the spirit of things, remember that the Vineyard has its own ghostly tales.

From the October 16, 1931 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The haze of summer is gray, but the haze of October is white. It is in the air in the morning.

From the October 12, 1990 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Cranberry Day in Gay Head this year wasn’t just the observance of an age-old Wampanoag custom, it was a celebration of nationhood.

From the October 7, 1955 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: That the map is old is obvious.

From the September 28, 1962 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Joseph Chase Allen: The one thing that every generation shares with the one preceding it, is the memory of that “grand, old-fashioned cookery.”

From the September 15, 1972 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Dorothy West: Mrs. Mildred Johnson Edwards and her teenage daughter, Melanie, live in a large, pleasant house on Tuckernuck avenue in Oak Bluffs, where the cottages share a fine stretch of park.