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THE OCTOBER MEETING is at the the Old Mill.
The program begins at 1pm. PROGRAM: The History of the Old MIll WITH: A. Bowdoin (“Bow”) Van Riper, Research Librarian, The Martha’s Vineyard Museum About the Program:
The Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century came to the Island as it did to the rest of Massachusetts . . . and much of it took place Up-Island. The Old Mill, with its dam and pond, changed the landscape of West Tisbury. It also, by enabling the wool from Island sheep to be processed into salable MV products locally, contributed to the Island’s shift from being a source of raw materials to being (in a modest way) a producer of finished goods . . . like the Old Mill’s famous satinet cloth. The Old Mill’s heyday was brief, but – because of its bucolic setting – it has enjoyed a long second life as one of the Island’s most photographed structures . . . and, of course, the home of the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club. Illustrated with historic images the talk traces the history of the Old Mill and sets it in the larger context of the Island’s economy as it shifted from farming to manufacturing to tourism. About Bow Van Riper:
A historian by training (BA from Brown, PhD from the University of Wisconsin), Bow Van Riper spent 21 years teaching at the university level before starting one of those “second acts” that F. Scott Fitzgerald says don’t exist in American life. A summer resident of Vineyard Haven since 1963 (when he arrived by baby carriage) and a permanent resident since 2011, Bow has been Research Librarian at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum since 2014. He is also the Editor of the MV Museum Quarterly. For more information about the Museum, go to: mvmuseum.org. |
NOTE: The Google map below is deceiving. The Old Mill is located directly across the street from the Mill Pond. The Mill Pond (to the left of the red marker ) is actually larger than it appears on this map.
Driving directions from Chilmark/Aquinnah and
Alley's General Store in West Tisbury: Note: The Old Mill is less than 1/10th of a mile from Alley's General Store. Pass Alley's General Store on your left. Drive 200 feet, and turn right onto the Edgartown Road (toward the Airport and Edgartown). The second driveway on your right leads to the Old Mill's parking area. Driving directions from the entrance to the MV Airport
(at the intersection of Airport Road and the Edgartown: Head west on the Edgartown Rd toward West Tisbury Center. Drive 3.8 miles. The Old Mill will be on your left, directly across from Mill Pond. The driveway is immediately beyond the building. From Vineyard Haven and Up Island Cronig's:
Pass Up Island Cronig's (469 State Road) on your right. Turn left onto Edgartown Road (toward the Airport and Edgartown). The second driveway on your right leads to the Old Mill's parking area. IMPORTANT: From July through October, all meetings are held at the Old Mil on the Edgartown Road in West Tisbury. Parking is limited. Please carpool.
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* PLEASE NOTE:
Our meetings are open to the public; there is a meeting fee of ten dollars for non-members.
Any updates and weather-related scheduled changes will be noted here and messages sent via email to members.
Our meetings are open to the public; there is a meeting fee of ten dollars for non-members.
Any updates and weather-related scheduled changes will be noted here and messages sent via email to members.
2019 Program Committee:
Members: Chair: Anda Woodward, with Kathy Kitsock, Tracie Clark, Mary Lou DeLong and Barbara Watts.
Members: Chair: Anda Woodward, with Kathy Kitsock, Tracie Clark, Mary Lou DeLong and Barbara Watts.