Martha's Vineyard Oak Bluffs history

Hundred Years of the Camp Meeting History Filled with Countless Episodes

Vineyard Gazette | Friday, August 23 1935 - 9:36am

The hundred years of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting are filled with countless episodes which link the Island with the great figures or great events of other periods; or reflect in some colorful way the atmosphere and manners of the times; or supply in their own right some flavorsome item of history.

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Oak Bluffs history

Historic Movie Shows Oak Bluffs Through the Years

Tom Dunlop

A two-minute clip of historic scenes were shot in and around Oak Bluffs by three different families between the early 1930s and early 1970s.

Echoes of History: an Elegy for the Denniston House

Elaine Cawley Weintraub

The Bradley Memorial, the first African American church on the Vineyard, was demolished last week.

Oak Bluffs Cottagers' Tour Is Front Porch to History

David Lott

Who needs the History Channel when you’ve got the Cottagers’ 34th Annual House Tour? This year’s event takes place Thursday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Penny Candy Memories of Oak Bluffs

Vaughn Barmakian

My family, extended and otherwise, has been a part of Martha’s Vineyard, and Oak Bluffs in particular, since the 1920s.

Smithsonian Exhibit Gives Pride of Place to Oak Bluffs

Steve Myrick

The Smithsonian Institution's new National Museum of African American Culture and History documents the story of the African American community in Oak Bluffs.

Seats of History: If These Chairs and Benches Could Talk

Steve Myrick

For many Islanders, the chairs and benches at the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle are synonymous with the place itself. Now the iconic 19th century seating will be restored.