Henry Beetle Hough, in his 1936 book “Martha’s Vineyard, Summer Resort,” listed the Island’s five most colorful, outward-facing characters of the late 19th century: a “bell ringer at the camp meeting,” “a somewhat mad woman with her hens,” “Blind Nathan Athearn from North Tisbury who went about with a green market basket calling, ‘Bananas […]
Owners of a dilapidated Oak Bluffs house are continuing to fight their case in court for approval to demolish the structure, in order to build eight affordable housing units. A May 1 ruling by a Dukes County Superior Court judge effectively upholds the project’s denial, which was made last year by the Copeland Plan District […]
A lawsuit filed last year by the owners of a historic house in Oak Bluffs against a local review board’s denial of a request to demolish their house on Uncas Ave. has been transferred from Massachusetts Land Court to Dukes County Superior Court. This comes after the title owner of the property, Robert Sawyer, filed […]
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The pipe organ at Union Chapel was built in 1924 and was recently completely refurbished. Courtesy Bill Peek
The organ before it was restored can be seen here when the Myrtle Baptist Youth Choir peformed at the Union Chapel. Natasha Anna Petrakova
A photo of Union Chapel from 1942. Courtesy M.V. Museum
The Union Chapel today, which sits at the top of Circuit Ave. in Oak Bluffs. Jeanna Shepard
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, host of “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” addresses the congregation gathered at Union Chapel. Caroline Brehman
The Rev. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., preaching at Union Chapel. Jeanna Shepard