Chilmark's deaf and signing community: A new history - The Martha's Vineyard Times
In 1785, Benjamin and Lydia Mayhew of Chilmark had a deaf son named Benjamin. Later, they had four more deaf children. By 1824, three other Chilmark households — the Smiths, Luces, and Tiltons — would also have deaf children. Though Martha’s Vineyard had a well-established deaf community in the 18th century, these parents reported that […]
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