From the September 12, 1947 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Of the scores of fishing derbies now being held, or about to open along the Atlantic coast, the Vineyard event is the largest of all, in point of preparation, publicity and prizes.

From the September 4, 1919 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Chilmark was no less attractive in 1880 than now, but there were more sheep, more cattle, more cultivated fields and more inhabitants.

From the August 29, 1978 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Louise Aldrich Bugbee: Sometimes I worry about the state of the world, the nation and the Island, especially the Island.

From the August 22, 1950 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The fair, say the old-timers, isn’t quite what it used to be. But then, they add with reminiscent chuckles, it never was quite what it used to be.

From the August 14, 1992 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: You may have heard the sound on the streets of downtown Edgartown. Or perhaps you caught it at the Dockside in Oak Bluffs, or at the Seafood Shanty in Edgartown.

From the August 12, 1969 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Sophia Block says she was born 100 years too late.