From the August 14, 1992 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: You may have heard the sound on the streets of downtown Edgartown. Or perhaps you caught it at the Dockside in Oak Bluffs, or at the Seafood Shanty in Edgartown.

From the August 12, 1969 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Sophia Block says she was born 100 years too late.

From the August 3, 1934 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Peter J. Taeger, Oak Bluffs contractor and builder, sounds another cheering note with reference to the business come-back that the Vineyard is staging.

From the July 26, 1923 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Two old shipmates had a fine “gam” the other day out in Dartmouth. They had not seen one another since they parted in New Bedford sixty years ago.

From the Jul 18, 1967 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: If anyone wants to see a community in action, he really ought to attend a church fair such as that held Wednesday by the women of the West Tisbury Congregational Church Improvement Society.

Gazette Chronicle: From the July 13, 1982 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Tom Rush was arrested for skinny-dipping in Chilmark. With his clothes on.