Annual Report 2016

Table of Contents

Year In Review........................

Financial Report.....................

Treasurer’s Report................

Contributors............................

Accessions...............................

Volunteers................................

Board & Staff...........................

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2016 Year in Review

Transformation defined everything the Martha’s Vineyard Museum did in 2016 and indeed will define its future as it becomes a renowned cultural center. New leadership, mission, vison, logo, and branding, and fresh marketing material and advertising - truly the organization recreated itself in 2016. Our programs, exhibits, and the public responded very well in many, many ways.

With the new leadership and management of its Chairman, Stever Aubrey, and Executive Director, Phil Wallis, the organization focused on the essence of the Museum, seeking to explore and discover every day how it could better achieve its new mission: to inspire all people to discover, explore, and strengthen their connections to this Island and its diverse heritage. No longer would the Museum be singularly about passive collection and curatorship, but rather a call for engagement and involvement, for meaningful connection to community, to each other. In 2016, the organization embarked upon a journey with everyone on the Island, truly to define Our Museum, Your Museum. Staff and board called out to everyone to help on this exciting new journey to interpret the Island’s history, its people and places, so that together we might better shape our future. As our Director of Education, Ann DuCharme, is quick to state: The Museum touches the past as it shapes the future.

Education continued to lead the way as the Museum worked within each of the seven Island’s public schools, bringing Island history to more than 900 Islands students, creating over 3,000 educational experiences. The Museum partnered

with a diverse group of Island preschool providers including Headstart, Project Headway, Montessori, and Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, working with more than 100 pre-Kindergarten children, ages 3 to 5.

In the 2016 academic year, the Education team developed and implemented a new Education Strategic Plan, focusing curriculum on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) priorities, with a new Cornerstone Class concept. In addition, the team started working directly with Brazilian students at the high school, pairing global history with art history to improve English Language Learning. The kids responded in surprisingly emotional ways to the global art as they also studied Island Art, even taking a field trip to the Granary Gallery - a wholly new experience for them. Museum Educators, Ann and Beth, were moved by the kids’ powerful, personal insights about what it is like to live here as a non-native English speaking teenager.

In the summer, Discovery Days programs continued to be an exciting “lab” of sorts, where kids can explore all kinds of creative ideas. A small Heath Hen Habitat class, which started last summer with a little shoebox as an art/culture project, exploded into 15 grant funded classes that explored issues of sustainability using math, art, and science this academic year.

Moving to the world of exhibits and programs, the curatorial staff explored a variety of dynamic material. In addition to the perennial favorite exhibit subject of whaling, 2016 was a great year for exhibits closely involving our Island community. The Museum hosted 66 programs and events across the Island. Four Island

Kids showing off their nature weaving projects as part of summer Discovery Days programs.

2016 Museum Exhibitions

Made of Clay: Pottery for Use & Beauty

Inventive Islanders

In the Giant’s Shadow: Whaling and

Martha’s Vineyard

Re:Make

This Far By Faith

Sandy Fisher’s Edgartown

Enchanted Isle: The Story of MV

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worked with almost 400 researchers in the library.

The response from the public was tremendous in 2016, growing significantly even before our move to Vineyard Haven. The Museum expanded membership to over 1,500 members, making all donors members and offering free memberships at Marine Hospital Open Houses. Volunteers logged over 4,000 hours in various departments thanks to over 130 Museum volunteers. The Edgartown, East Chop, and Gay Head Lighthouses saw over 33,000 people visit. Over 30,000 people visited our interactive Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship website. Finally, our prized catboat VANITY voyaged in Edgartown more than 40 times.

The funding response was equally as robust as support from many sources continued to rise. In grants, the Musuem received over $45,000 in CPC grants from the towns of Tisbury and Aquinnah. The Permanent Endowment awarded $5,000 for the Local Immigrants exhibit (2017 exhibition). The education department was also granted $10,000 from the MA Cultural Council for school programs and $5,000 from an anonymous donor for a new archaeology program Hold History in Your Hands (2017 implementation).

Board and staff’s focus on the capital campaign achieved new highs, as we reached nearly $15 million by year’s end. Members and donors were, as always, our most important resource. Indeed, you are the reason for our funding successes. Without you and your support, your donations of time, talent and treasure, the Museum could not exist. You entrusted us with your art, objects and manuscripts that tell Island stories. We can’t thank you enough for trusting us to steward the Island’s irreplaceable history.

With the capital campaign making solid progress,our Museum, your Museum has launched its transformation. We Are On The Move together to create a successful and renowned cultural center for our Island.

Sincerely,

Stever H. Aubrey Philip S. WallisChair, Board of Directors Executive Director

designers were invited to create new fashions inspired by textiles and objects in the collection. Re:Make featured clothing, leatherwork, and ethnographic objects, which designers created “modern day” comparable items, pairing their expertise and experience expressly for the exhibit. This attracted a whole new crowd to our doors – fun was had by all. In the fall, guest curator Sally Pierce worked with the family of Edgartown fisherman Sandy Fisher to pull together an exhibit showing how the town looked between WWI and WWII.

Some of our most popular Spotlight exhibits and programs focused on Black American culture. Featuring oral histories, photographs and text, the Museum celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Cottagers with a popular summer exhibit and program, and highlighted the Polar Bears group in an additional packed exhibit/program. Board member, Skip Finley, hosted an overflowing Library to hear his talk on his soon-to-be-published book on black whaling captains of Martha’s Vineyard.

In collections, Jerome Fletcher donated a 5.5”fossilized Megalodon tooth found on the Island years ago. These giant shark-like monsters have been extinct for more than two million years. A donation from a more recent era was the New York Spectator newspaper from August 18, 1798, which reported both the authorization of the first Gay Head Lighthouse and the establishment of the Marine Hospital Service. Significant additions to the collection also included eleven Jimmy Morgan weathervanes, two carved relief structures by Clifford Dugan, and six embroidery pieces made by Miriam D. Richardson.

Most impressively, the Museum, under the leadership of our Research Librarian, Bow Van Riper, fielded over 230 research inquiries and

Megalodon tooth found on the Island from millions of years ago was donated to the Museum collection.

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2016 Financial ReportStatement of Operating, Restricted, Capital Campaign, and Endowment Activities

FY 2016 FY 2015Operating Activities-Income

Admissions & Fees 83,642 76,966Lighthouse Admissions & Fees 124,565 103,049Sales 20,153 25,399Special Events (Net of direct benefit to donors) 121,441 99,410Grant and Restricted Funds Applied 82,510 223,486Interest Income 966 245Pledge Payments Received 22,500 33,091Contributions (1) 211,402 318,563Transfer from Comprehensive Capital Campaign 665,000 520,000

Total Operating Income 1,332,179 1,400,209

Operating Activities-ExpensesPrograms,Collections & Exhibits 556,281 744,060Lighthouse Operations 38,404 37,624Cost of Sales 9,585 12,830General & Administrative 277,403 328,288Membership & Fundraising 436,672 232,765

Total Operating Expenses before Depreciation 1,318,345 1,355,567

Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities 13,834 44,642

Depreciation (54,807) (47,784)

Restricted Revenue ActivityGrants, Restricted Gifts & Future Pledges 34,098 243,852Interest 3,938 926Releases of Restricted Funds (105,010) (256,577)

Change in Net Assets from Restricted Activities (66,974) (11,799)

Comprehensive Capital Campaign ActivitiesContributions and Pledges (2) 3,392,681 2,445,854Interest 4,605 2,344Expenses Related to Fundraising and Site Improvement (415,839) (301,029)Transfer for Operations (665,000) (520,000)Addition to Endowment (1,053,667) (318,633)

Change in Net Assets from Campaign Activities 1,262,780 1,308,536Endowment

Addition to Endowment 1,053,667 318,633Interest 6,058 331

Change in Net Assets for Endowment 1,059,725 318,964

Purchase of Collection Items (2,832) (1,823)

Change in Net Assets 2,211,726 1,610,736

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 7,987,033 6,376,297Net Assets, End of Year 10,198,759 7,987,033

(1) Starting in 2016, membership dues are included as part of Annual Fund contributions. 2015 has been restated on a consistent basis.

(2) In addition to the contributions and pledges raised in the Capital Campaign as shown in the schedule, the Museum receivedintentions to give through Letters of Intent or pledges with certain conditions of $249,093 in 2016 and $743,000 in 2015.

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In 2016 the Museum took a number of important financial steps to move its strategic transformation ahead. In addition, Museum operating activities and programming produced growth in revenues from operations, and operating expenses were well-managed with the most significant increase being in planned marketing related expenses. With the support of contributions from annual mailings and the portion of the comprehensive campaign planned for operations, the Museum achieved a surplus of $13,834 for 2016.

The comprehensive campaign to support the Museum’s transformation moved strongly forward in 2016. As described in prior years, the campaign is comprehensive because it is targeted to fund a range of needs – funds to purchase, develop and relocate to the Marine Hospital site; funds to support operations and transition costs during the years leading to relocation; and funds to build an endowment as a source of operational funding in future years. During 2016 the Museum raised over $3.1 million in cash and pledges, bringing the campaign total to $15.0 million by the end of the year (including letters of intent). In June of 2016 the campaign successfully moved from its quiet phase to a more public phase with significant advertising, event and public relations support.

With this fundraising success the Museum made the decision to move forward with more detailed architectural planning for the development of the Marine Hospital campus in Vineyard Haven. And asplans were completed, the Museum went through

2016 Treasurer’s Report

2016 Total Operating Expenses(Before Depreciation)

2016 Total Operating Income

a process to select a contractor for the project and retained this contractor in a preconstruction role. For 2016 $665,061 of these expenditures were capitalized in anticipation of the start of construction in 2017 (primarily for the architects and engineers).

The Museum continued to build its endowment as an important strategic step for the future. By meeting the match requirement of the National Endowment for the Humanities grant, the Museum was able to add $913,436 in cash to the endowment reaching $1.2 million by yearend. At the end of 2016 the endowment was almost fully invested in a portfolio of mutual funds.

As stated before, the Museum is undertaking this strategy of transformation with key financial strengths. In addition to its invaluable collections, it has no debt and it owns two campuses – one in Edgartown and the other in Vineyard Haven – each with substantial real estate value.

The opportunity to develop the Museum into a true cultural center for the entire Island is both exciting and challenging. With all of us working together – members, board, patrons, volunteers, staff, as well as the Island community – we believe we are closer than ever to making it happen. Many thanks for your ongoing support.

Dale N. Garth, Treasurer

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Contributions (including transfer from

Campaign) 67%

Admissions & Fees (including Lighthouses) 16%

Sales 2%

Special Events 9%

Grants & Restricted Funds Applied 6%

Membership & Fundraising 33%

General &Admin. 21%

Cost of Sales 1% Lighthouse Operations 3%

Programs, Collections, & Exhibitions 51%

2016 ContributorsIn an effort to acknowledge the ways in which our contributors support the Museum, donors are listed according to their total giving. Gifts included are membership dues, annual fund contributions, capital campaign contributions, grants, employer matching gifts, endowment gifts, donations to fundraising events, and other charitable gifts from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2016 regardless of tax treatment. The Museum is grateful for every gift. We have respected the wishes of those donors who have expressed a desire to be anonymous.

$100,000 and upAnonymousEdward & Joan DohertyThe Doran Family FoundationJohn D. and Phoebe R. LewisChrissi & Mike MorganNational Endowment for the HumanitiesBrian & Aileen RobertsDr. P. Roy & Mrs. Diana T. VagelosJohn & Amy Weinberg

$50,000 to $99,999AnonymousDavid & Elizabeth BeimDiane Bodman, The Bodman FoundationBeagary Charitable Trust - Patricia A. Morgan, TrusteeJoan Margot SmithSteven Rattner & Maureen WhiteEdwin & Caroline Woods

$20,000 to $49,999Cynthia AndersonGeorge & Mimi BennettJonathan & Jennifer BlumDavid & Karin BrownWilliam L. & Marcia Mulford CiniCox Family Fund David & Julia FleischnerWoody & Dede FrankMichael & Patricia KidderThe Leavens FoundationDavid & Ann LeBretonMartha LunbeckFrank Sica & Colleen McMahonSteve Bernier & Constance MessmerJeffrey & Jacqueline MorbyDonald & Emily Mulford FundFrank & Liz NewmanMr. & Mrs. John C. NoonMary Beth NortonH. John Riley, Jr. & Diane M. RileyAnne L. StoneLana & Willie Woods

$10,000 to $19,999Stever & Elsie AubreyErnie Boch Jr.David & Colleen Burt

Barry & Barbara CarrollRichard & Barbara CouchDavid Behnke & Paul DohertyAlan & Suzanne DworskyJohn & Linda EttingerWilliam & Prudence FinnDale & Robyn GarthWarren & Marilyn HollinsheadFrederick & Karen JonesMassachusetts Cultural CouncilChris & Sheila MorseWilliam & Lia PoorvuThe Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation TrustDavis & Betsy Weinstock

$5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous (2)Barbara AlleyneKim & Ken BlacklowRobert & Winifred BlacklowKib & Tess BramhallLeo & Alison ConveryBob & Debi CrewsMark & Lisa CroninKent & Celeste DamonBelinda EichlerJulianna FlandersPeter & Noel GearhartJim & Janet JonesMark & Helene LapmanCalvin & Patricia LinnemannMartha’s Vineyard Regional High SchoolRobert & Caroline MaruskaPermanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s VineyardRauch Foundation

James & Judy RichardsonBradford & Gail RodneyWilliam Meehan & Laura RoebuckJeffrey ScheuerAndrew & Barbara SenchakLouis & Ginger SullivanJoseph & Detta TateThe Walbridge Fund, Ltd.Patricia A. TyraEllen WeissDenys & Marilyn Wortman

$2,500 to $4,999Bonnie AkinsSusan AnsonNat & Pam BenjaminJacalyn E.S. BennettGordon & Wendy CromwellCrossland Landscape, Inc.James CurtisTracker Home DecorRobert & Priscilla DemontThe Dickinson Family FoundationIrwin Olian & Claire DonnellyJoAnn & Jack FruchtmanC. Stewart & Patsy GentschMalcolm & Susan GoodridgeHarbor View HotelEdwin & Ellen HarleyElizabeth E. HarrisRobert F. & Sheila A. HoerleTom & Sharon JohnsonPhilip & Unni KaltenbacherCynthia C. Bloomquist & Thaw MalinPaul & Tina MarcheseJohn McDonald & Melissa McCulloughGail Farrish & Warren MorseAlan & Louise ReedGeorge & Isabel ShattuckLeigh B. SmithMark & Gwenn SniderStanley Black & Decker, IncEdward SternickLouise & Robert StinsonGeorge & Joan ThomasTown of EdgartownRichard C. Walker IIIMarigil WalshAlex & Heidi WasonAnda Woodward

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$1,000 to $2,499Anonymous Clifford Lasser & Elizabeth AdamsMarilyn Jackson AdamsJoe & Yolandra AlexanderAMG Charitable Gift Fund (Chelsea Fund)James AttwoodRobert & Deborah BennettBlack SheepSherry BlalockPaul Magid & Anita BottiJoan C. BowmanPaul Schneider & Nina BramhallAlan BrigishMarc BrownJim & Pam ButterickJohn & Mollie CallagyCarson Foundation, Sis CarrollBonnie CarterCedar Tree FoundationLinda & Stephen ChapmanGerret & Paula ConoverLinc & Lois CornellMary Sharp CronsonDouglas Leavens & Judith DavidChris & Molly DillonTraeger DiPietroJoe & Marie DoeblerRick Grand-Jean & Christine DoudnaStephanie ElliottSkip & Karen FinleyRobert & Maurie FlanaganEmily Bramhall & Sam FlemingJohn & Maureen FullerRobert & Elizabeth GardinerDaniel Waters & Hal GarneauAnthony & Susanna GiordanoHenry & Carol Brown GoldbergJayne Lipman & Bob GoodmanGrey Barn Farm

Geoffrey & Sarah GundMarian HalperinThe Bergman Foundation--Linda J. HarrisAndy HeywardDavid & Lisa HolleyHutker ArchitectsKen & Jill IscolThomas & Barbara IsraelBruce & Genevieve Jeffreys

Nancy M. KingsleyChristopher Celeste & Nancy KramerFrank T. LauingerSarah G. LeahyBarbara Fish LeeLeRoux Associated StoresAnne LewisEllen Liman, President The Liman FoundationSusan Scheuer & Jonathan LipnickJoseph & Deborah LoughreyBill & Ann LucasMartha’s Vineyard Insurance AgencyMartha’s Vineyard Savings BankPaul & Gretchen Massey J Mary & Jay McElroyPeter S. McGhee Judith Scheuer & Joseph MellickerMatt & Kara MerryM-FitnessGeorge S.B. MorganSara & Bill MorganRock & Kathy MullensNantucket HotelOudens Ello ArchitectureSally Mulford PatrickJames & Elizabeth PickmanJessica Pisano Ellen M. Poss M.D.Rick & Margy RichardsonDavid & Sharon RobinsonRockland TrustE. Burke Ross Jr.Dr. Peter Norris & Amy RugelJoanne RusitzkyRuss & Margot SalisburyBette & Richard SaltzmanAlec & Lee SargentJill & Ron SargentChristian Halby & Susan SchaeferCharles & Martha SchmidtJune & Irving SchoppePeter & Lee ScottLinda ShawNicolas DiCiaccio & Marguerite Shepard-DiCiaccioPolly & Brad SimpkinsCathy Weiss & Ed SolomonBonnie StacyNeal & Lin StrohmeyerJohn Paul SullivanJim & Susan SwartzThe Rotary of Martha’s Vineyard Charitable Foundation, Inc.Robert & Wendy ThompsonPhilip & Sigrid TiedtkeOlive TomlinsonLloyd & Teri TrotterThomas & Elizabeth TrotterRuss & Catherine Urban

Alexander W. VietorDavid & Nancy VietorKen VincentAdele H. WaggamanDon Reese & Laurel WalkerPhil & Carolyn Wallis

Walter Teller & Claudia WeillLynne & Allen WhitingDonald & Pat WilksPreston & Constance WilliamsSkip WinnetteWendee WolfsonMead & Ann Wyman

$500 to $999Glenn & Suzanne AlberichLynn AllegaertClifford & Amy AronsonJean & Tom AugustMaxwell & Beth BardeenSam & Soo BarnardAnne BarryJanet BaszileEllie BatesBeetlebung Tree CareJanice BelisleFriederike BiggsCecilia & Kevin BrennanPeter & Nancy BrooksDennis & Kimberly BurnsRonald & Elizabeth CampbellCape & Island Tennis & TrackCape Cod Five Cents Savings BankCharlotte InnStuart & Ellen ChasenJudith ChurchillClaudia’sJonathan & Joanna ColeThe Cottagers, Inc.W. Read & Katharine CoughlinRichard L. Burt & Nancy S. CramerC. Ben & Virginia CrismanMarylouise & Christopher Crofton- AtkinsSherrie CutlerRon & Judy DavenportAlison Shaw & Sue DawsonJames & Caryl Dearing

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Mary Lou & Jeff DelongSimone DeSourcyRobert & Harriet DeweyMary & Bruce DonaldPriscilla DouglasCraig & Betsy DrippsHolly & Edmond EgerRobert & Angela EgertonMorris & Pamela FlamStuart & Barbara FreelandJoseph & Sylvia FrelinghuysenGertrude M. GoffSusan Sachs GoldmanGreg & Elise GreenJeffrey Heidt & Myra GreenJohn H. & Margaret C. Hager Family Fund of the Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia

David Nathans & Kate HastingsJohn D. Hawke Jr.Glenn & Linda HearnFergus & Sarah HendersonHob Knob HotelJay Coleman & Dorothy HopkinsAiko HydemanBeebee Horowitz & Stuart KendallPatty & Rob KendallJane Seagrave & John KennedyJoann KiddRobert & Pedie KillebrewGary Maynard & Kristina KinsmanRichard & Phyllis KuglerSuzanne LanzoneGlenn & Debbie LarsenLarry & Michelle LasserBradley & Kristen LewisMelinda & Michael LobergMark Alan LovewellWoody & Hope LynnJune D. ManningKen MacLean & Stephanie MashekT. Robert & Phyllis McCarronMichael & Nancy McCaskeyScot & Cathy McCullochMary L. MelvinSharon MillerAlan MuneyAnn DuCharme & Ted MurphyChris & Barbara MurphyHolly Nadler

Mr. Foster S. Osborne Jr. James E. Austin & Catherine OverholtVito & MaryAnn PalermoThe Partnership, Inc.Leslie D. PearlsonSusan RappaportRichard & Diana ReischeWalter & Clara RicciardiJohn & Jane RobertsKathryn & Ken RobinsonRoger & Juliana RogersDeirdre A. Ling & Edward H. RussellSandpiper Realty, Inc.Linda N. SchapiroRon & Carol ShilakesSkinner, Inc.Walter & Carol SlocumPeter & Peggy SnajczukArthur & Sandra SpielvogelRobert & Mary St. GermainSunderland PrintingStowe & Peg TattersallAnne ThompsonKlaus & Gesa VogtSamuel & Linda WarrinerPaul & Diane WattsArlen WestbrookJ. Randolph & Nancy WilliamsLeslie O’Brien & Kenneth WilliamsJacob Rosengarten & Nancy WolfBill & Marie WoodburnRichard Canty & Hope B. Woodhouse

$250 to $499AnonymousBarbara A. AlmquistHoward & Cynthia AtteberyVivian BeardKenneth & Patricia BerkovStephen L. & Louise A. BerryStephen & Pamela BesseCharles & Susan BowmanJudy BramhallOakley & Sydney BrooksDwight Kulwin & Elizabeth BrownDudley CannadaCape AirJohn & Ellen CarpenterCatboat Association, Inc.Dorothy ChaffeeBonnie ConwayMr. & Mrs. Tim CoySusan C. CramptonCrane AppliancePaul & Alice CruikshankMarge Luening & Jeff DandoDavid & Frederica DimmickKristin Harris & Ian DouglasMary Anna EatonMimi Davisson & Steve Engh

John FlenderDick & Donna Lee FrischPeter & Allyson GetsingerChester & Elizabeth GibsonMargot GoodwinRaymond & Linda GosselinElizabeth & Lee GuittarLucy HackneySusan HalbySusan Whiting & Flip HarringtonBob HartW. Daniel & Dodie HeadingtonDawn Bellante HolandLaurie W. HowickMr. & Mrs. Catesby C. JonesMargaret JordanFred KantrowitzDavid C. KlossBarbara KummelRichard Chused & Elizabeth LangerPeter & Dede Lawson-JohnstonWilliam & Veronica Lytle Makena Herget InteriorsElizabeth A. MansureMartha’s Vineyard Glassworks Sherry MattisonBetsey & Jack MayhewJean McCarthyJohn J. McElroy IVJ. McLaughlinRonald & Janice MooreCarolyn Blackwell Stoeber & Steve MorganAngela MorrisTheresa MorrisonShepherd & Margo MurrayJerold MuskinDaniel & Barbara NalvenMansfield & Cheryl NealFrank & Amy O’BrienLouise W. O’BrienOur Island ClubMary W. PageCaren & Randy Parker

Charles Dana Bangs & Elaine PhoutridesCatherine PierceJoan C. Potter Public Archaeology Library Janet RaposeEarle & DiAnn Ray

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Claire Bennett Geoffrey & Barbara BerresfordJoel & Noel BleierThe Boeing CompanySheila & Jay BresnehanKaren BresslerJoann Green BreuerJock & Jytte BrooksTony Horwitz & Geraldine BrooksDavid & Connie BrownEric & Brooke Brown

Judith Hoglund BruguiereKaren Liffmann & Dr. Nick BrunoBetsey BuddyFrancis Pitts & Deborah ByersC.B. Stark JewelersDaniel & Nancy CabotSally Appenzellar & John CaldwellSonya CaldwellStephen London & Diane CarrJoseph & Rae CarterChilmark ChocolatesShelley ChristiansenDouglas & Nancy ClarkWilliam & Elizabeth ClinePeter & Sarah CookJohn & Julia CorradoPatricia K. CorreiaMary E. CournoyerJay CowardNancy S. CramerMary CraryKate CronkiteBetsy Corsiglia & Kevin CusackRuss & Sally DagnallMr. & Mrs. Clay DavenportGail & Jerome DavidsonChris & Nelia DeckerPaul & Karen DiMauraCheryl & Frank DobleSteven & Patricia DonovanJamie DoylePeter & Adele DreyerWilliam Dreyer III Builder, LLCMichael & Andrea DubroffNancy & Lee DunhamTom DunlopThomas & Dianne DurawaJohn & Patricia Durfee

Barbara EdelinThe Edgartown InnDavid & Lynne Edmonds Robert & Deborah EdmundsAlan Willens & el EdwardsCorson & Constance EllisAlan EmmetDeborah B. & Harvey A. EverettRalph & Judy FargnoliRodney & Betty FarrowRichard & Marcia FennDavid FielderH. Thomas FisherAndrew & June FlakeFrancis FordAndrew FrankMary S. FrenchKathryn E. FullerMary FullerLisa & Chuck GarabedianFred Condon & Carlene GattingEdwin & Frances GentleSusan GeresyRobin GitlitzPeter & Gita GivertzmanCharles Davis II & Merilyn Hill GlassEmery GoffLes & Carol GoldsteinSusie & Sherm GoldsteinPaul & Anne GrandJohn & Anne GrandinAllen J. GreenEdwin H. GreenebaumPosie HaegerAlbert & April HamelKathryn HarcourtPhilip HartGeorge & Andrea HartmanAdrian Neil HavensCaitlin HawkeRichard & Anne HazeltonJohn & Judy HerdegConstance HickeyEvelyn Brooks HigginbothamDaniel HoganBradford & Aurora HolleyHomemakers Club of Oak BluffsIsabel HookerMichael & Jane Horvitz Norma N. Holmes & Walter J. Hunziker Jr. IsolaKenny & Kathy IvoryAndrew & Ellen JacknainMargaret JacksonLeah JampelThomas & Sandye JohnsonEverett Jones Juliska Island Store & OutletDaniel & Renee Kaplan

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Allyson ReedWendy ReilyNancy Cole & Peter RodegastBarbara RonchettiJohn RosenmillerFelicia RoworthNevin & Stina SayreStina SayreEric Koenig & Amy SchwartzLaura ShawMr. & Mrs. Robert W. SheehanDavid & Marcia SpeckMichael & Rosemary StimolaRosemary A. Chalk & Michael StotoGeniel & Marcus StrockRalph & Carol StuartRise TerneyWalter & Nancy ThompsonSummer TiesTown of West TisburyTed & Janet UrbanMichael & Carol Van ValkenburghGrace K. WarneckeColin & Adrianne WeirGranville & Lynne WhiteAgnes N. WilliamsForrest & Christine WilliamsonWarren D WoessnerDavid & Pamela Young

$100 to $249Brian & Nancy-Alyce AbbottJames AbermanMichael & Karen AchilleJames & Mary AdelsteinAngela AgrusaJonas Peter AkinsAlexander & Phyllis AldrichLouise Todd AmblerJosephine AngevinAquamarine Dock BuildersJames & Debbie AthearnAtriaSteven & Sandi AtwoodJesse H. AusubelJohn & Wiet BachellerMardges BaconBank of America Charitable FoundationAnna & Shawn BarberDonald BarkerJim & Kate BarryBarn, Bowl, & BistroFin Kaeka & Polly BassettMr. John & Mrs. Michelle BattelleMichael Baylson & Frances Batzer BaylsonJames & Lisa BeachThe Beach HouseStephen & Amy Benford

Outermost InnJoan & Joan PerrineFlorence PetersJane R. Peters Dan & Betsy PfauBeatrice PhearMarjorie PhillipsSumner Silverman & Sally Pierce

Everett PooleThomas Block & Dorothy PooleElizabeth PotterShirley K. PowersBarbara Gochberg & Steve PretsfelderRichard PriceSusan PuciulHenry RamseyJeffrey & Nancy RandallThe Ratan FamilyPeter & Eulalie ReganDr. Robert Franklin & Jacqueline RenearMary Jo RestonAlan & Lynn RetikRobin RiveraLeslie Digby RizzaNorman F. RobinsonPatricia RodgersLlewellyn RogersRosewater Market & TakeawayElizabeth RothwellChristopher RowanDavid & Lee SalamoneElizabeth K. SalmondPatricia P. SandsBarbara SandsonLinda SchlageterDaniel SchlozmanJudith SchubertPaul SchultzStephen & Elizabeth ScottJoseph & Lauren SerpaCharles ShabicaShearer CottageMike & Sarah ShepardRichard D. ShermanRalph ShunkSusan S. SilvaSteven T. SimmonsMrs. Helen SkeenRobert & Sharon Smith

Robert & Suzanne SmithTracey SmithWoollcott & Leah SmithRichard & Joan SpillmanLionel & Vivian Spiro Stephen & Happy SpongbergNorman & Sue StahlJames SteeleMatthew & Beryl StephensPage & Judy StephensRobert & Elizabeth StoneBarry & Dorothy SulllivanAli & Rick SulloEdward & Claudia Swan Terrace at the Charlotte InnSara R. ThibaultLaurance ThomasJudith A. ThomsonMelvin D. ThornhillTony TobiaRichard & Marney TooleTimeless TreasuresKaren TuckerGretchen UnderwoodMichael Vhay Vineyard Hearth, Patio, & SpaVineyard Tax Matters, Inc.D. Warren & Anne M. VoseDavid & Brenda WallisDuncan & Jocelyn WaltonRobert & Susan WassermanWaterside MarketDavid Dandridge & Nancy WeaverJohn Flannery & Donna WeinbergMr. Alex & Nancy WeinerWendy WeldonLorraine WellsWest Barnstable PressNan Tull & Frank WezniakKathy Teehan & Bill WhalenKathleen WhelenNola L. WhitemanDavid & Betsy WiceArnold & Irene WidmanSteve & Kathy WilkersonMr. & Mrs. Richard O. WilliamsHarold & Joannah WilmerdingAlfred & Jill WoollacottGreg WorleyDonald Corner & Jenny YoungDianna ZaorskiLaurent Delli-Bovi & Bill Zucker

$1 to $99Anonymous (2)Dr. Ezola B. AdamsSierra AdamsWilliam & Carolyn AitkenFrank & Pamela AmazeenAmerican Antiquarian Society

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Michael & Ellen KaplanLinda KatzArne de Keijzer Anne Speakman & Sally KellyWilliam KellyEdward T. KenyonNora & Jack KerrMary KiniryDoreen KinsmanFritz KnightNoavakay KnightHenry & Joan KriegsteinMay Baldwin & Elliot KronsteinScott E. KulpaPeter LangLouis & Beth LarsenLisa LaskinKathy & Bob LaskowskiLinsey LeeAnn M. LeesBruce & Jean LewellynStephen & Elizabeth LewenbergJack LewisThomas & Joan LitleLucky Hanks Restaurant & CafeThomas & Anne MacCowattJohn E. MacKentyDarlene MarashlianMrs. Shirley W. MayhewNicole MayhewJosh B. McCall IVLisa McCarronHappy Sayre McCordMichael A. McCormackPeter McCormickPaul & Carla McDonoughChris McIsaacRon & Ann MechurLindsay MedeirosMeg MercierDavid Smith & Deirdre MeredithCaroline MetzCarlton & La Verne MitchellJohn & Caroline MooreSarah D. MooreLeslie Gray & Hunter MoormanFred & Judie MopsikRobert & Susan MorrisonNell Mercier JewelryDonald & Margaret NelsonJames & Susan NelsonThe Net ResultRobert & Diane NichollsAtheline Wilbur NixonGinger NortonJoseph & Julie Obermeyer Offshore Ale Co.Jean F. O’ReillyDuncan & Betty OsborneOur Market Corporation

Wendy R. AndrewsSofia H. Anthony, Anthony, M.D.Edward V. ArnoldMrs. T. ArrowsmithCharles P. Baker IIIBruce & Renee BalterLinda BardGlenna BarkanRobert & Kathryn BarrettRalph & Natalie BartlettBarbara BaskinJoAnne BatesYvonne BauerJames Adler & Jane BeckerMitchell BenwayBarbara BergstrandAndrew & Peyton BerryDavid BerubeMargaret Curtin & John BestJudith BettencourtPeter O. & Priscilla S. BettencourtDeborah & Daniel BianchiJudith R. BirshThe BiteDeborah BlackstoneRobert & Nancy Le BlancJennifer BlecherJohn & Martha BowdenAlexander & Elizabeth BoyleTom BrackenDavid Nash & Robin BrayCatherine BrennanRichard & Patsy BresciaNorma BridwellPhillip & Nada Brillante

Clarence & Rhenda BrodnaxJan BroganWilliam Santo & Janice BroganAnnchen Gager BrownGeorge & Maggie BrownThomas E. BrownKirstin BuckPeter & Lois BundyJulia BurgessKatherine M. BurkeDorothy BurnhamColeen ByrneJacque CageAnthony & Pamela CampagnaJohn A. CareyChip & Sarah CarpenterMary Jane Carpenter

Nancy E. CarrollKarin & David ChamberlainJohn B. ChapmanPhilip H. ChapmanHolly & Richard ChappellChilmark Public LibraryDavid & Carol ChristensenRichard & Jerilynn ChurchAlison ClarkBenjamin & Susanne ClarkMargaret P. CloseWole & Kimberly CoaxumKaren CoffeyTimothy & Ruth CoganJody CokerJoseph & Linda ColletteBill & Susan CollinsSusan CollinsonGrace V. ConlinRoss ConnellyWilliam & Joan ConnollyRick ConveryRobert H. ConwayJane CookMolly CookPat CooneyCornell University LibraryKimberly CottrillRussell & Judith CranstonRuth CromwellThomas & Joan CrookMrs. Sally S. Cross William Cross Jr.Cheryl Crossley-SimmonsPat CrossonMichael W. CutlerFrancine DagueBruce & Stacey DanzigerDella DarlingDineia Cabral DaSilvaShelly DavisGary Flynn & Felicia DeDominicisCarol Carr DellMarcia DenineLorraine DennerleinStephen K. DesrochesRichard & Doreen DeTucciNancy A. DeWolfAntonia DiasHeidi J. DietterichPhilip & Jane DietterichJacqueline C. DiggsRichard DivverFrank & Cheryl DobleRosalie DomontKathleen DoucetteKathryn Ann DougeryScott & Wylie DoughtyJudith A. DraperThomas & Joyce Dresser

Bob & Frankie DroginMelanie DunnSuzan Bellincampi & Jean-Mark DuponLarry Hepler & Alice EarlyKenneth Warren EdwardsElaine EugsterAlfred & Joan EvilleThe ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.Win EyrickKulhanjian Strauch FamilyJane Farrow

Frank & Merrily FennerFrank & Ursula FerroDoreen FiedlerCharles FinnertySally & Joe FitzgeraldGraeme & Judith FlandersMartha FlandersRuth L. FlinnAnn FloydDonald & Bonnie FoleyLouis A. Galdo John H. Gardner, M.D.Frances GaskinRosemary GattiElizabeth GenungRobert & Bonnie GeorgeLouis GiordanoGoldfarb PeriodicalsThomas T. GoodaleAlice GoyertDr. Estherann GraceRobert & Joan GrantJane GreeneRobert & Ellen GurnitzBenjamin L. Hall Jr.Fred & Kate HancockArmen & Vicky HanjianThea HansenGary & Kathryn HarcourtDaniel E. HarnenJamie & Marge HarrisLinda M. HarrisScott D. HarrisAndrew Wiener & Deborah Forest HartHarvard College LibraryJohn C. HathawayR. Wayne Hebden

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James Lawler Arthur LernerBernard Levy M.D.Ms. Ellen LewisTobias LickermanKen LoweKathryn LukeAndrew A. LundgrenAllison J. LyttleJessie MageauWilliam & Carol MahoneyMargaret R. MaidaMiles from MainlandFred & Patricia MangetGerald & Judith La MarqueJonnie C MarshallMartha’s Vineyard HospitalMartha’s Vineyard Land BankBertie MartinDeborah MayhewJoseph & Judith MazurkiewiczAlix McArdlePatricia & Thomas McCarthyEthel McConaghyJudy McConnellAnne R. McGannCynthia & Kevin McGrathJane Taylor McGuireDavid McIntireJames & Margaret McKeoghLawrence MelloStan & Marie MercerClaudia A. MetellMs. Sylvia MetellLloyd & Susan MillerStephen & Christina MillerRez Williams & Lucy MitchellLinda & Roger MoffatAlexander MooreBenjamin C. & Patricia W. MooreBrittney MoreisRobert & Doreen MorseCarl & Judith MuellerSydney MullenKatharine B. MurphyLaura Clancy MurphySarah H. MurphyVirginia M. MurrayMV Wine & SpiritsPeter NelsonNicholas & Patricia NerneyPeter & Elizabeth NeumannTony & Nora NevinNew York Public LibraryJohn & Michele NorthropMelissa NortonOak D. NortonCarolyn O’BrienTrisha O’ConnellMichelle O’Grady

Stephen & Lucia O’HaraMark O’Keefe David & Margaret OliveiraPaulo De OliveiraRichard OlsonRobert OrswellPeter & Ann Palches

Judith F. PalmerEdward PeaseCorrina PeiponJohn & Ann PerkinsDerek PetersonPhillips HardwareDavid Pincus M.D.Alex & Joanne PolnerHarriet PotterRosalie H. PowellTheodore R. & Susan R. PowellDavid & Nancy PritchardRick & Peggy QuagliaroliCarol E. RamsayCasey ReaganJack ReeseArnold ReismanMark ReismanTimothy & Laurisa RichChristina Rigby-McCotterJames RivardBrooks RobardsAnne Bell RobbJohn & Betty RobertsSandra RobertsEileen W. RobinsonJessica RoddyTweed RooseveltSusan RosinTheresa RousseauJoel RubinsteinsMarion SanfordAnthony SchepiciBarbara K. ScherlisJohn ScherlisCynthia SchillingTodd & Sandra ScottEleanor SearlesMargaret Serpa

Mildred HendersonKristen Kingsbury Henshaw Rick & Lyn HerrickDonald & Mary Ellen HillChristopher & Joanna HodgmanWilliam H. HoffmanKathy Coe & Tom HollingerHome Port RestaurantRaymond & Margaret HopkinsSherri HorlinkTed & Judy HowellsPaul HowesWeston Howland IIIMs. Lorraine HuffmanJohn T. HughesPaul HughesJulia HumphreysCharles Clapper & Heather HuyckRobert A. IadiciccoTom IgnacioMarian R. IrvingDebby IrwinBarbara JacksonGeraldine JacksonTim & Patti JarochJudith JaycoxFrank Jennings Deborah Wells & Theodore JochsbergerVirginia Crowell JonesDavid Foster & Marianne JorgensenMichael & Sandy JoyceSusan JoyceWilliam Costanza & Kathleen JoyceSallyann KakasDavid J. KaneMs. Elisa A. KapellPriscilla KarnovskyJack Davies & Kay Kendall

Karen & Leo KennedyJohn & Eleanor KetchamRobert & Stephanie KingRobert B. KleinDoriana KlumickRoland & Susan KluverMargaret S. KrementzJudi Kronick Richard S. Knight Jr.Sara KurthEben LangShirley P. LangerLarsen’s Fish Market

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Elizabeth A. WatsonJessica WatsonPhilip & Penny WeinsteinRalph Chiumenti & Audry WeissbornJames Pringle & Lorraine WellsRolfe & Sara WennerMargot S. WestonScott WetherellHope A. WhippleLuena WhitakerJane WilburLarry WilliamsonWisconsin Historical SocietyGabriella WoeseMary WoodcockJames WordenJustin & Genevieve WynerJoshua YatesSteve & Peggy ZablotnyLawrence & Susan Zielinski

Gifts Received in Memory of William Rule Adams, Jr.Abbie BenfordEleanor BennettKaren BerubeBarbara Greenough BradleyRuth CaineDorothy & William CaldwellCay & Tom ChamberlainTherese Farrelly ChristianJim ConnelRobert and Elizabeth ConveryPhyllis H. ConwayNelson CoonFlorence CrossKenneth C. Edelin, MDMaurice, Teresa, & Patricia BrownEdward W. FarrowCharles FullerKappi GetsingerGeorge Gordon GiffordDaniel W. GreenbaumLuke GurneyJ. Axel & Annie HoglundAnn HopkinsRobert Hughes Gale HuntingtonGeorge JacksonSusan M. JarzynaFred Kingsley (2)Patricia C. KolbeConstance LeonardJack Lewis (2)Robert A. Lunbeck (8)Frank W. NorthropMr. & Mrs. Abeel D. OsborneBarbara St. PierreRobert & Ruth Plante

Matthew QuealyMimi RichardsonKathleen Conway Roberts Henry E. Scott, Jr.Harold SearlesJune ShunkLeola TuttRobert M. WaggamanJohn Walter, Lily Walter, & Family Gary M. WilliamsEthel “Eckie” Wolff (2)Bob and Jeanne Woods

Gifts Received in Honor ofStever AubreyElizabeth BeimKaren CampbellSawyer Jarzyna ConnellyBrenda DeOliveiraEd & Joan DohertyJulie FlandersKaty FullerSteve Garth (2)Conrad A. Gaskin IIDaniel W. GreenbaumMarian HalperinRobert & Ellie HanjianJerry HawkeEverett & Kent HealyLinsey Lee (4)The Malkin FamilyKay MayhewAll who have served our militaryChris Morse (2)Chris & Barbara Murphy (7)Rev. Herman PageMarge and Art Railton Juliana RogersElizabeth Trotter

Donald & Constance Shanor Henry C. Shelley Jr.Peter ShemethJoan P. ShepardShirley’s True Value HardwareVera ShorterJoseph SieberJanet SiglerAllen & Lee SinaiPriscilla SinatraStanley & Lois SingerJane SlaterJonathan SlusarzAnne & Edward SmithDonald & Cathy SmithDr. Grace Bliss SmithHariph & Virginia SmithWayne SmithGretchen SnyderJonathan & Chris SnyderSoigneMaxwell & Jo SoletMary SpencerJohn F. SpindlerWilliam StewartRose StubberfieldPaul & Sue SullivanJ. Marcel Laflamme & Carol SwiechJohn & Judith TankardMarianne H. ThomasJeanne ThurberDavid B. TiltonGail TiptonCindy TrishRichard L. TuttJill Tyler

John Stephens & Penelope UhlendorfUnited Health GroupFrederica ValoisJoseph S. VeraElizabeth Villard Charlotte VinciVineyard Haven Public LibraryElizabeth VorenbergSusan H. B. WaldropBarbara WallaceMr. & Mrs. David WarrenAndrew & Brenda WarshawHorace Hillman Waters

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2016 AccessionsWorld War II military patch collection made by Bob Tilton, whose mother ran the USO on Martha’s Vineyard during the war. Bequest of Robert Tilton, Vineyard Haven.

Final State-Level Archival Documentation for Gay Head Lighthouse in Aquinnah, Massachusetts. January 2016. Public Archaeology Laboratory, Pawtucket, RI.

Scrapbook pages including photographs of Henry Beetle Hough at Cedar Tree Neck, April 1974 and the beach opening at Quansoo in the 1920s. Gift of Cynthia Riggs, West Tisbury.

Album of Mosher postcard photographs of 1938 hurricane; Potsherds and written materials re Martha’s Vineyard archaeology. Gift of James B. Richardson, III, East Chop.

Painting of the Charles W. Morgan by Captain John Ivory. Gift of Warren C. Morse, West Tisbury.

Three Martha’s Vineyard decoys. MV Museum Purchase.

World War I veteran’s medal; 1810 tax ledger; “Poor Martha” bumper stickers; Tercentenary memorial coin struck in 1971. Gift of the Town of Tisbury.

Eight photographs of persons from the Smith and Trask families. Gift of the Plainfield Historical Society, Plainfield, NH.

Painting by Lois Mailou Jones entitled The Game, Luly, Haiti, 1985. Gift of Anne L. Stone, Vineyard Haven.

Photographs and ephemera relating to the McDonough family. Gift of Martha Sullivan, Oak Bluffs.

Souvenir spoon from Vineyard Haven. Gift of George Morgan, Chilmark.

Panoramic photograph of all Island classes on Washington trip, 1951. Gift of Peter West, Edgartown.

Collection of memorabilia relating to Martha’s Vineyard. Gift of Donna and Neil Weisman, Chilmark.

Oak Bluffs High School diploma for Gertrude Ethel Studley. 1935. Gift of Barbara Reilly, Robbinsville, NJ.

Pat Gregory’s West Tisbury town meeting materials, including his notebook and copy of “Town Meeting Time: A Handbook of Parliamentary Law.” Gift of Dorothy Gregory, West Tisbury.

Smith discharge from Navy, 1865. Gift of Jack Dennerlein in memory of Harold and Constance Tigh.

Research materials pertaining to Edgartown scenic view preservation easements, Water Street. Gift of Albert Hamel, Edgartown.

“The Spectator” (newspaper) New York, August 18, 1798, with notice of act “creating a light-house at Gay-Head.” Gift of Edward Miller and Monina von Opel in honor of the Fundraising Committee to Save the Gay Head Lighthouse: Meg Bodnar (Co-Chair), Mitzi Pratt, (Co-Chair), Larry Hohlt, Edward F. Miller, James Pickman, Berta Welch.

“Pub sign” painting of the East Chop Lighthouse. Gift of Karen and Frick Jones, East Chop.

Seven pieces of embriodery done by Miriam Richardson for Gold Thimble-Master Craftsman Award from the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of the Embrioderers’ Guild of America, 1976. Gift of Linda Colette and James B. Richardson, III, East Chop.

Photograph “Joy” by Michael Johnson. MV Museum Purchase.

Nineteen portrait photographs by Editta Sherman of persons with connections to Martha’s Vineyard. Gift of the family of Editta Sherman.

Fiberglas dory made by Erford Burt. Gift of David Morris, Vineyard Haven.

Nine color photographs of Lucy Vincent Beach as it appeared before hurricane Sandy. Gift of Phyllis Dunn, Vineyard Haven.

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Pot made by Tom Thatcher in Yakushima, Japan in February 1972; Rooster tree topper Christmas card from Polly and Ted Meinelt; ephemera from Martha’s Vineyard businesses; photographs taken during the filming of “Jaws II,” Gift of Thomas Thatcher, Vineyard Haven.

Still, crate and bottles from prohibition era on Martha’s Vineyard. Gift of Tom and Cathy Chase, Oak Bluffs.

ORAL HISTORIESGene BaerConstance BattyEdith BlakeDick BurtBarbara ChildCarleen CordwellJohn DaggettBarbara & Robert DayG.G. DeBlasePyllis DeChalusTed & Kit DreierHeidi DunklFrank DunklPeter DunklFrances GaskinConrad GaskinEsther HopkinsCaroline HunterShirley Stevens KennedyRoy LangleySally LeahyLinsey LeeDavid LymanJune ManningDonald MayhewJulia MitchellGeorge MorganJames MorganTed MorganFloyd NortonNiki Patton Rosalie PowellJames B. Richardson III Brenda RowlandsVera ShorterCynthia SmithJoan SmithPeter WestGloria Wong

Collection of ephemera from the Oak Bluffs/Cottage City schools. Gift of the Oak Bluffs Public Library.

Shirt worn by donor in 1960s; Two photographs: Theresa Fontes mid to late 1940s; Theresa and Michael Fontes mid to late 1940s. Gift of Harvey Garneau Jr., West Tisbury.

Scrapbook pertaining to the Shearer Summer Theater. Gift of Olive Tomlinson, Oak Bluffs.

Three tiles and three cups made by Martha’s Vineyard Pottery. Gift of Linda Hearn, West Tisbury.

Photograph of Max Eastman and Elena Krylenko in Chilmark, 1948. Gift of Charles Young.

Menus, posters, shopping and prep notes from Helios Restaurant. Gift of Linsey Lee, West Tisbury.

Photographs of members of Martha’s Vineyard’s creative community from Jane Dreeben’s book “The Urge to Create: Vineyard Portraits.” Gift of Jane Dreeben, West Tisbury.

Forty-one black and white photographs of Martha’s Vineyard taken by designer George Van Anda (1891-1965) in the early 1950s. Gift of Charles Rathbone, Cambridge, MA.

Photographs of Martha’s Vineyard subjects. Gift of Patricia Vanderwarker, Okatie, SC.

Black and white aerial photograph of the Marine Hospital in Vineyard Haven taken c. 1948. Gift of Dorothy Tilton Howard, Shrewsbury, MA.

Two fragmentary notebooks from Pease house, Chilmark. Gift of Jane Slater, Chilmark.

Small table made by Manuel Swartz Roberts. MV Museum Purchase.

1980 Christmas card from Stanley Murphy. Gift in memory of John M. and Anne Barney, Media, PA.

Colorless glass bottle from Oak Bluffs Drug Store, D. R. Ginn, M.D. Gift of Elsie Gilman, Montague, MA.

Indian artifacts and fossils collected by Elmer H. Fletcher in the late 1800s. Gift of Jerome Fletcher, Middleboro, MA.

Historical Photograph of Edgartown Harbor. Gift of Tony Tobia, Edgartown.

Maps, recordings, and books related to Martha’s Vineyard and catboats. Gift of Doug Leavens, Vineyard Haven.

Two photographs of Vineyard Haven fire, 1883; Poster for Old Colony Rail Road, 1873; Carving of fish by Clifford Dugan; Carving of flying duck by Clifford Dugan; Carving of flying ducks by William Dugan Sr. Gift of Irene Dugan, Vineyard Haven.

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2016 Museum VolunteersOver 165 volunteers dedicated over 4,000 hours to assist with the library, visitor services, curatorial projects, education projects, oral history, special events, lighthouses, and other areas of Museum activities. Our Museum, like so many others, depends on volunteers to fulfill our mission. They can be justly proud of what they accomplished in 2016. We thank them for all their hard work and dedication.

Barbara AlmquistMary AmbulosSusan AnsonMary AustinJeremey BalanoChris BaerDawn BarnardElaine BarnettEllie BatesJanice BelislePeyton BerryEdith BlakeJulie BrandTim BridwellBrooke BronkovicLynn BrunoSamuel BryantJudy BuehlerDick BurtJack BurtonLen ButlerPam ButterickNancy CabotBetsy CampbellJoan CareyMary Jane CarpenterBarry CarrollHeidi CarterKathy CerulloLinda ChapmanLynn ChristoffersOlga ChurchMatthew ClarkMelissa ClayRuth Cogan Susan CollinsonHelen Colvin Sean ConleyAlison ConveryBonnie Conway Duncan CooperJoyce CooperPhil CordellaPatricia CorreiaBonite Craft Grant

Brenda de Oliveira Adele Dreyer Craig Dripps Caroline DroginJoan DunayerTom Dunlop Melanie DunnPatricia Durfee Belinda EichlerTom EngleyJudy FargnoliSkip Finley Duncan FischleyAllison FordHerb FosterJohn Fuller Maureen Fuller Hal GarneauSteve GarthEve GatesRosemary Gatti Dr. Karen GearNoel GearhartPeter GearhartMary GentleBonnie George Rick GlassbergAlice GoyertSharon GrahamSarah GrevePosie HaegerRob HammettKate HancockAnita HotchkissThomas HuberCornelia HurstGenevieve JeffreysBrittany JenneyLena JohnsonSharon JohnsonWade JohnsonNorma JonesKathy KaempfertLia KahlerPeg Kelley

Puravi KumarBob LavieriSavannah Lawson David LeBretonChelsea Lee Joan LeLacheurKen MacLeanMeredith Magin Allyson MalikRizwan MalikJune ManningDevin MaraBob MaruskaCaroline MaruskaSherry MattisonJack MayhewKay MayhewAlice McGowanDonald McGregor Karen McGregor Taylor McNeelyDeborah MeddersLacie MichaelsonJudith MillerShirlee MillerDottie Mills Pat Montrowl Sandy MottWes MottBarbara MurphyChris Murphy Ted MurphyAnne NevinNora Nevin Jane NortonGreg OrcuttBea PhearCathy PierceJim PringleAlly ReedPhil ReganJim RichardsonAlistair RizzaJack Rizza Leslie Rizza

Brad Rodney Juliana Rogers Roger Rogers Margot Salisbury Joe Scanga John Scherlis Jeffrey Scheuer Lee ScottPeter ScottBeth SeabourneBilly SeabourneLinda ShawJoe SieberBarbara SilkSusan SilkRichard SkidmoreMeghan SmithSundy Smith Gina StanleyMyra StarkNed SternickFaith StimsonCarolyn StoeberDana Street Sydney TateEric ThuotteOlive TomlinsonElizabeth Trotter Chris TrubianoPat TyraTrudy UlmerGaston VadaszLinda Vadasz Bow Van RiperAnne VoseBarbara WalshMaddie WebsterElaine WeintraubMargot Weston Lynne WhitingPreston WilliamsTrude WolfarthDenys WortmanMarilyn Wortman

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Board of Directors

Stever Aubrey, Chairman Marcia Mulford Cini, Vice Chair Julianna Flanders, Secretary Dale Garth, Treasurer Barbara Alleyne Elizabeth Beim Robert Blacklow Jeb Blatt James T. Curtis Skip Finley David Foster Deirdre Frank Peter Gearhart David LeBreton Phoebe Lewis Calvin Linnemann Mark Alan Lovewell June Manning John McDonald Christopher Morse Chris Murphy Phil Regan James B. Richardson, III Juliana Rogers Paul Schneider Richard Walker Elizabeth Hawes Weinstock Cathy Weiss Lana Woods Denys Wortman Philip S. Wallis, Ex Officio

MV Museum Board & Staff

Staff

Philip S. Wallis, Executive Director Anna Barber, Exhibitions Curator Ellie Bates, Weekend Visitor Services Ann DuCharme, Education Director Katy Fuller, Operations Director Madison Ibsen, Program Coordinator Teresa Kruszewski, Development and Administrative Coordinator Linsey Lee, Oral History Curator Betsey Mayhew, Finance Director Laura Noonan, Oral History Assistant Dawna Phaneuf, Housekeeper Bonnie Stacy, Chief Curator Bow Van Riper, Research Librarian and Editor of the Dukes County Intelligencer Beth Seabourne, Museum Teacher Allison Walker, Visitor Services Coordinator

Catherine Merwin Mayhew, Genealogist* Chris Murphy, Vanity Skipper*

* Volunteer

Summer 2017 Interns

Anna Gelotte, Marketing and Events Natty Maneerit, Education Corey Pearson, Curatorial Eleanor Schultz, Education

* As of August 1, 2017.

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