Of all the interesting historical spots on Martha’s Vineyard, none is more picturesque than the Brickyard in Chilmark.

There is a furious urgency about July which is lost sight of only because the month is warm and sometimes languorous.

Only a few years ago everyone who wanted to use a telephone on the Vineyard had to turn the little hand crank on the telephone box.

It is likely that regular boat service between Martha’s Vineyard and the mainland was being operated by 1800.

The class of 1960, besides being the first class to have the distinction to be graduated from the new school, had been in many respects a test class.