Martha's Vineyard Oak Bluffs history

Hundred Years of the Camp Meeting History Filled with Countless Episodes

Vineyard Gazette | Friday, August 23 1935 - 9:36am

The hundred years of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting are filled with countless episodes which link the Island with the great figures or great events of other periods; or reflect in some colorful way the atmosphere and manners of the times; or supply in their own right some flavorsome item of history.

Camp Meeting History

Oak Bluffs history

A Walk Down Pennacook Avenue

Skip Finley

Pennacook avenue in Oak Bluffs is a street full of stories, the latest of which is a lovely coincidence.

Tower of History: Renovations Begin at East Chop Light

Louisa Hufstader

Repairs are under way this fall at the East Chop Lighthouse, the historic cast-iron tower that sits on Telegraph Hill, its beacon flashing green-green-green to guide mariners on their way around the chop.

Vineyard Bookshelf: Historic Tales of Oak Bluffs

Steve Donaghue

From 2012 to 2017, Skip Finley wrote more than 250 columns for the Vineyard Gazette, centering on the history and unique character of Oak Bluffs.

In Statue Debate, a Hurtful History Has the Final Word

A. Bowdoin Van Riper

The fiercest, bloodiest wars are those fought not over territory or a throne, but over a way of life.

Vineyard Abolitionists Stand Tall

Skip Finley

Many contributors to black history weren’t black. Take the abolitionists, for example.

Old Variety Store Is a Survivor's Tale

Skip Finley

The Old Variety Store behind the Flying Horses has come into the public spotlight with the news that the owner wants to tear it down and replace it with a new building.