Who was Rev. Prescott Jernegan? What were jitneys? And what's the history behind James Pond?

The broad strokes of Spike Lee’s style have remained the same over time, even as the particulars have changed.

A half century ago America was more divided than it had been since the Civil War. More divided, even, than it is today. It was no different on Martha’s Vineyard.

John H. Kennedy

Who was William Hardy? Is the heath hen coming back to life? Who was the Homes of Homes Hole? And what is the deal with the fountain next to the Green Room?

Carly Simon outside Yates Drug Store in the days leading up to the annual Tisbury Street Fair.

Where's the painted house? What was Emily Post's connection to the Island? And do we really want to find the recipe for a puppy pie?

From yesteryear’s war on bugs to today’s war on weeds, has anything really changed?

Alex Elvin

On TV he was known for his sharp suits and even sharper questions. On the Vineyard, where he spent part of most every summer, legendary newsman Mike Wallace cut a friendly, more familiar figure.

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