Barn Raisers Ball Celebrated at the Agricultural Hall
Barn Raisers Ball commemorates the construction of Ag Hall in 1994.
Barn Raisers Ball commemorates the construction of Ag Hall in 1994.
Greeting old friends not seen all summer.
Greeting old friends not seen all summer.
Smiles from Lauren Lynch and Bea Whiting.
Smiles from Lauren Lynch and Bea Whiting.
Bring your own dessert potluck is part of the ball's history.
Bring your own dessert potluck is part of the ball's history.
Browsing the table of sweets.
Browsing the table of sweets.
Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish have played the ball since 1994.
Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish have played the ball since 1994.
People work to burn the calories from all the desserts on the dance floor.
People work to burn the calories from all the desserts on the dance floor.
Dancers spill outside the Ag Hall in the mild November evening.
Dancers spill outside the Ag Hall in the mild November evening.
Julie Scott and son Henry.
Julie Scott and son Henry.
Kids gather round the fire pit outside.
Kids gather round the fire pit outside.
In May 1994, nearly 40 Vineyarders traveled to a town in the foothills of the White Mountains in New Hampshire to take down a 1905 dairy barn; after five days, the crew packed up the trucks and headed back to West Tisbury. In November of the same year, hundreds of Islanders turned out to help hoist the barn into place.
The annual Barn Raisers Ball commemorates the community coming together in 1994 to help build the Agricultural Hall out of wood salvaged from an old barn in New Hampshire