Events

Oct. 4

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

All Things Memoir with Sherry Sidoti and Nancy Slonim Aronie

Join Island memoirists Shery Sidoti and Nancy Slonim Aronie for this special author talk, reading, and Q&A. They'll chat about Sherry’s new book A Smoke and a Song and all things memoir.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 5

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Introduction to MV History Lecture Series: Week 4 (1820s-1920s Part 2)

Join us Thursdays in September and October for our Introduction to Martha's Vineyard History Lecture Series. Week 4 will focus on tourism and immigration in the 1820s-1920s.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 6

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Lunch Lecture: The Art of Wooden Boatbuilding with Andrew Moore

Over the years, Andrew Moore has documented the wooden-boatbuilding process on Martha’s Vineyard in unique and varied ways. Enjoy your lunch while Andrew discusses how to get from idea to final product, and then visit 'The Perfect Craft: Wooden Boatbuilding, Then and Now.'

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 6

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

‘Home’ Exhibition Reception

Join us for light refreshments and remarks to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit, Home, in which we explore everything home can be.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 11

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Historic Cemetery Walking Tour: Edgartown

Join special guest tour guide Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards and let the stones speak for themselves on these historic and decidedly not-spooky walking tours. October 11th's tour will take place at Old Westside Cemetery in Edgartown.

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Pease Point Way
Edgartown, MA 02539

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Oct. 12

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Introduction to MV History Lecture Series: Week 5 (1920s-1970s)

Join us Thursdays in September and October for our Introduction to Martha's Vineyard History Lecture Series. Week 5 will focus on the 1920s-1970s.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 18

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Historic Cemetery Walking Tour: West Tisbury

Join special guest tour guide Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards and let the stones speak for themselves on these historic and decidedly not-spooky walking tours. October 18th's tour will be of Village Cemetery in West Tisbury.

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West Tisbury, MA 02575

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Oct. 25

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Historic Cemetery Walking Tour: Vineyard Haven

Join special guest tour guide Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards and let the stones speak for themselves on these historic and decidedly not-spooky walking tours. October 25th's tour will be of Village Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.

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Franklin Street
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 25

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Greasy Luck: Scrimshaw, An American Folk Art with Jonathan Blum

Join us for a fascinating presentation on scrimshaw by Jonathan Blum. Jonathan will provide a colorful history of whaling in the 19th century and its ties to Martha’s Vineyard and share images of the period and antique pieces in his collection. 

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 26

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Introduction to MV History Lecture Series: Week 6 (1970s-2020s)

Join us Thursdays in September and October for our Introduction to Martha's Vineyard History Lecture Series. The final week of the lecture series will focus on the 1970s to the present.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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