Vineyard Preservation Trust

July 18, 1980
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Preservation Society Gains Historic Whaling Church

Hollis L. Engley
The trustees of Edgartown’s stately, pillared Methodist Church have voted to transfer ownership of the building to the Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society. The gift of the 137-year-old church of whaling days ends years of struggle by the small congregation to keep the building, and opens the way to the creation of the largest year-round auditorium on the Island.
 
Old Whaling Church
Vineyard Trust
May 27, 1977
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Historic Preservation Society Will Restore Vincent House

George W. Adams

A home has been found for what may well be the Island’s oldest house.

Within a matter of months the old Vincent house which now stands on the MacKenty property on Edgartown Great Pond will be moved to the back yard of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House at the entrance to Edgartown proper.

Vineyard Trust
Vincent House Museum
June 25, 1948

House Bears Name of Desire Osborn

Vineyard Gazette
The old house on Main street, Edgartown, which has been referred to as the Edson house, has received an official and appropriate christening.
Vineyard Trust
Desire Osborn House
Edgartown
Historic buildings
August 24, 1973

Edgartown Mansion Will Be Preserved

Vineyard Gazette
An agreement to sell Edgartown’s handsome Dr.
Vineyard Trust
Dr Daniel Fisher House
Edgartown
Historic buildings
May 3, 1974

Details Prove the Care Taken with Fisher House Restoration

Edith Blake
The columns on the Dr. Daniel Fisher house in Edgartown could not be called fakes, because they certainly have done their job of holding up the portico for over 130 years.
Dr Daniel Fisher House
Vineyard Trust
November 7, 1975

Funds Are Sought for Saving Effort

Vineyard Gazette
The trustees of the two-year-old Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Society have begun a campaign - low-key, by mail - for funds and something besides.  
Vineyard Trust
Dr Daniel Fisher House
July 11, 1980

Island History Reveals Itself At Edgartown’s Vincent House

Tom Dunlop
The 300-year-old Vincent House, perhaps the oldest home on the Island, is open once again to the public in Edgartown for the summer.  
Vineyard Trust
Vincent House Museum
Edgartown History
August 29, 1980

North Water Corp. Looks to Merger

Vineyard Gazette
The proposed merger of the North Water Street Corporation with the Vineyard Historical Preservation Society moved several steps nearer at the annual North Water street stockholders and directors
Vineyard Trust
April 25, 1986

Historic Sale Will Protect A Landmark

Mark Alan Lovewell
An Island museum and landmark changed hands on Patriots Day.
Vineyard Trust
Nathan Mayhew Schoolhouse
Tisbury History
June 20, 1986

Preservation Society Launches Effort to Buy Flying Horses

Vineyard Gazette
The Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society Inc. this week formally announced the launching of its campaign to raise $740,000 by Dec.
Flying Horses
Vineyard Trust
Oak Bluffs history
November 13, 1992

An Institution Gets New Life in New Role

Julia Wells
It began with a gift some 17 years ago, a donation of money and at once an act of philanthropy and preservation.  
Vineyard Trust
December 10, 1993

Historic Transaction: Alley’s Store is Sold

Julia Wells
The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust formally took ownership of Alley’s General Store yesterday, ushering in the beginning of a new era for the renowned Dealers in Almost Everything in the he
Alley's General Store
Vineyard Trust
January 31, 1997

Preservation Trust Hopes to Restore Old Agricultural Hall to Its Full Glory

Jason Gay
With $300,000 cash and the unified support of town leaders and residents, the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust today purchases the old agricultural hall on State Road in West Tisbury.
Vineyard Trust
Grange Hall
July 2, 1999

An Old Library Gains New Life In West Tisbury

Julia Wells
The small, handsomely detailed 129-year-old building that housed the West Tisbury Free Public Library for a full century was purchased from the town this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Preservatio
Vineyard Trust
John Alley

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