Martha’s Vineyard Museum will host an open house at the former Marine Hospital/St. Pierre School property on Sunday, Dec. 11 from noon to 3 p.m. The open house will feature tours of select rooms, conversation and a community photograph. The Mansion House will provide refreshments.

Archery hunting for deer has been ongoing. Now it is the time for those with guns. The two-week season of deer hunting with a shotgun begins next Monday at a half hour before sunrise. To coincide with the start of the hunt, the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club is hosting its annual fun Fall Shotgun Shoot on Sunday.

Last month Pamela Benjamin won a $1,000 philanthropy raffle. Earlier this week, she announced she would be giving away the winnings, without retaining a penny for herself.

The Vineyard Haven Public Library received a $3,000 grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a five-part reading and discussion series. The library is one of 65 public libraries nationwide receiving grants to host the series which will encourage participants to consider the legacy of the Civil War and emancipation.

Three town residents will join the ranks of affordable homeowners in Edgartown.

At a short meeting Monday, Edgartown selectmen approved a covenant with two purchasers for homes through the town’s buy-down affordable housing program. The Edgartown Affordable Housing Trust will contribute $200,000 toward each property. The homes were purchased by Derek and Brooke Avakian and Heather Anne Slayton. The Avakians paid $405,000 for a house on 22nd street in the Ocean Heights section of town. Ms. Slayton paid $399,000 for a home on The Boulevard in Ocean Heights.