From the Feb. 25, 1972 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: A northeast storm of unusual viciousness struck the Island on Saturday during the early hours.

It is only a few years passage back to the day of solid fuel. Coal was principally used for all heating purposes for years before oil became usual.

From the February 5, 1943 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

The meeting room above the firehouse at Beetlebung corner in Chilmark is long, narrow and low-ceilinged.

For the first time in its history, the Vineyard Gazette publishes a news notice in the Portuguese language, this being the first official notice ordered by William H. Andrews, president of the newly organized Portuguese-American Club League.

From the Jan. 17, 1986 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Mary Holman was teaching school in Boston when she first heard of Martin Luther King Jr.