Chasing Liberty

From Gazette editions of September, 1986:

Oxen Free

From Gazette editions of 1964:

The Gazette has recently carried the report of the sale of the last pair of oxen on the Island by their owner, Granville Belain of Gay Head. They were not old cattle or particularly heavy animals, and the article quoted Mr. Belain as saying that they had become too frisky for him to handle.

Moving Matters

From Gazette editions of September, 1936:

A Dark Turn

From Gazette editions of September, 1935:

From a Visitor’s Diary in 1872:

The diary of a visitor to Oak Bluffs in 1872 gives not only a record of what summer visitors sought and found but also invites many contrasts with the present. Here are reproduced segments of the diary written by Henrietta R. Hawes, and her comments have preserved more than a little of her personality.

Cliff Hangers

From Gazette editions of August, 1986: