Martha's Vineyard MV Museum History

New Museum Opens With Quiet Fanfare

Noah Asimow | Tuesday, March 12 2019 - 11:23pm

After nearly a decade of planning, two years of construction, over $30 million raised, and the restoration of exactly 1,008 refractors on the Fresnel lens, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum is open to the public in Vineyard Haven.

Martha's Vineyard Museum

MV Museum History

D.C.H.S. To Build Fireproof Museum

Vineyard Gazette

A new fireproof building to house the priceless records and collections of the Dukes County Historical Society is to be built on the land on Scho

Half the Job is Done; the Gay Head Lens Is Brought to New Home at the Historical Society

Vineyard Gazette

D.C.H.S. Acquires Lot to Erect Fireproof Building

Vineyard Gazette

The Dukes County Historical Society has purchased from Edward B.

Acquires Autograph Letter of John Hancock

Vineyard Gazette

An autograph letter from John Hancock to James Athearn, a prominent citizen of Tisbury in the period just preceding the American Revolution, has

Plan Extensive Changes at the Marine Hospital

Vineyard Gazette

The United States Marine Hospital at Vineyard Haven is to be partially remodeled and enlarged, the grounds are to be relaid out and beautified, a

Famous Whaleboat is Presented to the Historical Society

Vineyard Gazette