Chris Baer and Justin Baer
This Was Then: A slain Island hero
Joseph Hamel was quahogging in the Acushnet River with his friend George about 9 o’clock in the morning on June 9, 1891, when he...
This Was Then: Ben Luce
There were at least a dozen men named “Benjamin Luce” who resided on Martha’s Vineyard over the past four centuries — all cousins of...
This Was Then: Capt. Abner West and the Sapelo River Expedition
Capt. Abner West (1811–1902) of Vineyard Haven had just about retired from the sea. He had been aboard ship most of his life, having...
This Was Then: The remarkable life of Sarah Norton Wilbur
Sarah “Sally” (Norton) Wilbur (1792–1875) likely died within a mile of where she was born, in the lands just west of Major’s Cove, in...
This Was Then: Henry Clay Wade
The plaques on the side of the Civil War statue in Oak Bluffs have garnered a lot of attention in recent years. But you...