An Island museum and landmark changed hands on Patriots Day. The museum of the Sea Coast Defense Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a little white building on upper Main street in Vineyard Haven, has turned over to Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society. The museum is a repository of memorabilia going back generations, to the Island’s whaling days.

 

The ceremony was short Monday morning. A Betsy Ross 13-star American flag was raised upon the 67-foot liberty pole next to the steps to the museum.