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THE DUKES COUNTY INTELLIGENCER INDEX for the YEARS 1959 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2003 Prepared by Ruth Galvin, Helen Gelotte and Tweed Roosevelt THE DUKES COUNTY INTELLIGENCER INDEX FOR THE YEARS 1959 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2003 Prepared by Ruth Galvin, Helen Gelotte and Tweed Roosevelt Arranged alphabetically in this Index, which includes every issue published through November 2003, are titles of articles, authors of articles, subjects (when not obvious from the title) and descriptions of photographs and drawings that are not part of an indexed article in which one would expect to find them. Copies of all issues, including those that are out of print, are available at the Gale Huntington Library of History of the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society or by mail. Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, Box 1310, Edgartown, MA 02539. Telephone 508.627.4441 ISSUE DATE PAGE INDEX ITEM Abel's Hill Cemetery, Chilmark, Photo August, 2002 64 "Absolutely Very Last Word [re] Martha of the Vineyard" February, 1988 116 Accidents, Care of Injured Seamen August, 1977 3 Actors, MV August, 1966 3 Acushnet , Herman Melville Whaling Ship November, 1979 47 Adams Family of Martha's Vineyard, Book Review February, 1988 133 Adams, Lily's Post Office, North Tisbury, Photo August, 1966 14 Adams, Lucy Palmer, Biography August, 1979 15 Adams, Lucy Palmer, Two Letters by August, 1979 44 Adams, President John February, 1982 91 Adams, Rev. John, Photo November, 1980 55 Adams, Rev. John May, 1985 139 Adams, Rev. John, Preaching on Martha's Vineyard February, 1991 121 Adams, Sarah Butler, Biography August, 1979 15 Addlington, Francis, (Zadoc Norton) Slanderer February, 1990 147 "Adventure on St. Augustine Island" May, 1962 3 "Adventurous Life...of Capt. LaRoy Lewis of Edgartown" May, 1993 167 Advice to a Daughter, ca 1880 August, 1984 30 Advice to Young People November, 1981 59 Aeromarine , Crane Plane, Photo August, 1991 3 "African-American Presence on MV" (see Blacks) May, 1996 186 "After Yesterday, Not Yet Tomorrow" May, 1975 116 Agassiz, Louis, Field Trip, Penikese Island November, 1973 23 Agreement and Crew List, Whaler Loan , 1824 August, 1977 21 Agriculture May, 1974 154 Air Base, MV February, 1984 124 Airplane, MV, First August, 1993 35 Alabama , Confederate Raider, Photo May, 2002 167 Alaska, Eskimo Whale Hunt, 1976 November, 1976 34 Alaska, Map, 1894 February, 1967 59 Aldrich-Moodie, Benjamin, Author, Moshup Legends February, 1987 129 Alexander Barclay , Whaler February, 1964 60 Alexander , Whaler, ca 1895, Photo February, 1967 61 Alice S. Wentworth , Coastal Schooner, History February, 1976 104 "All That Preaching Didn't Convince This Man" May, 1985 181 Allen, Everett S., MV: An Elegy , Book Review February, 1983 123 Allen, Everett S., The Black Ships, Book Review May, 1980 155 Allen, James, Original Proprietor, West Tisbury August, 1979 25 Allen, Joseph Chase, Author, Island 80 Years Ago May, 1978 149 Allen, Joseph Chase November, 1984 44 Allen, Maria, Liberty Pole Incident August, 1976 11 Alley's General Store, Archaeology November, 1985 78 Alley's General Store, History November, 1985 51 Alley, Albion, General Store, West Tisbury November, 1985 51 Amaral, "Doc," 1917, Photo February, 1979 167 Amaral, Joe, 1917, Photo February, 1999 111 Amaral, Pat,They Ploughed...Seas :Azoreans, Bk.Rev. February, 1999 111 Amaral, Phyllis, 1946, Photo February, 1987 107 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, Rambler Whaling Voyage February, 1999 116 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, Whaling Industry Aug/Nov., 1999 3 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, "Death of a Whaleman" February, 2000 66 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, Midas 's First Voyage, 1818 August, 2000 45 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, Early Whaling Trypots November, 2000 87 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, Charles W. Morgan May, 2002 173 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, "Whaleboat Crewing..." February, 2003 158 Ambrose, Edwin R., Author, Whaling From 1815 Until TodayMay, 2003 163 Ambrotypes, MV 1800s May, 2000 95 Ambrotypes, Unidentified Vineyard Persons May, 1974 112 "Amelia Watson" February, 1968 85 "America: 1845", Poem November, 1982 72 America , Photo February, 1980 116 America , Photo August, 1998 21,23,33 America Revised : History Schoolbooks ...Book Rev. November, 1998 67 America's Cup, Racing off MV, 1884 May, 1993 197 American Revolution, before Grey's Raid May, 1992 171 American Revolution, Grey's Raid August, 1996 17 American Revolution, Parson Thaxter February, 1997 107 American Revolution, Vineyard Rebellions? August, 1997 44 Andre, Capt. John February,1996 128 Andrews, Thomas J., Author, "Vineyard Ponds and Fishes"February, 1997 146 Angier, Rev. Luther H., Congregational Church November, 1997 59 "Animal Food Supply of Vineyard Indians" November, 1962 35 "Animal Remains from MV Archaeological Sites" November, 1967 60 Animal Rescue League, Edgartown, 1890, Photo February, 1972 92 Anna P. Vinson Diary -- January to March 1850 February, 1976 90 Anniversary (125th) Wesleyan Grove Camp Mtg. November, 1960 5 Annual Report, 1960 November, 1960 8 "Another View of the Island in 1874" August, 1987 28 Anthier's Pond November, 1971 37 Anthony, George February, 1970 101 Anthropology, MV, Bibliography May, 1974 130 "Antone Fortes, Whaleman" May, 1970 129 Aquinnah, see Gay Head Arcade, Oak Bluffs, ca 1886, Drawing August, 1980 30 Archaeological Sites, MV May, 1969 230 "Archaeological Study from Martha's Vineyard" November, 1959 3 Archeology, Animal Food Supply November, 1962 35 Archeology, Animal Remains November, 1967 60 Archeology, Indian Artifacts February, 1961 14 Archeology, Vincent House August, 1978 29 Archaeology, MV, Bibliography May, 1974 130 Archaeology, West Tisbury, Dig under Alley's Store November, 1985 78 Architecture,Barns May, 1974 99 Architecture, Island House Styles May, 1979 183 Architecture, Island House Styles August, 1982 3 Architecture, Island House Styles November, 1982 56 Architecture, Oak Bluffs August, 1979 3 Architecture, Oak Bluffs May, 1980 123 Architecture, Vineyard Haven August, 1967 3 Arctic Regions February, 1967 3 Arctic Regions August, 1971 1 "Arden", Billy Wood's Home in Shawsheen Village, PhotoNovember, 1959 3 Arethusa , ca.1930, Photo May, 1995 174 Argo , boat, sketch of August, 1996 13 Arrowheads, Lagoon Pond May, 1997 201 Arrowheads, Tisbury Great Pond May, 1975 133 Artifacts, Prehistoric Indian Tools November, 1959 3 "Artist and His Gift" May, 1976 131 Artist, Frederick Mayhew, Biography August, 1986 10 "Artists and Other Free Spirits at Chilmark's Barn House"May, 1978 149 "As Things Were On Island Eighty Years Ago" august, 1995 3 Athearn, Edwin, Author, Rumrunning August, 1982 31 Athearn, Elmer, Author, Waitstill Pease August, 1996 3 Athearn, Mary Beetle, Author, Burst Dams February, 1988 120 Athearn, Mary, Gravestone, Photo August, 2002 Back Cover Athearn, Simon, 1643-1715 Gravestone, Photo August, 2002 Back Cover Athearn, Simon, 1643-1715 Gravestone, Photo November, 2002 Front Cover Athearn, Tad, Photo November, 1971 37 Aunt Thaih's (Tiah's) Pond, History August, 1995 49 Australia, Fenian Political Prisoners, Catalpa February, 1970 101 Authors, Some Vineyard May, 1962 14 Automobile, Pease's Fish & Ice, ca 1900, Photo November, 1979 71 Automobiles, ca 1915, Photo February, 1988 125 "Avalon", Billy Wood's Summer home on Cuttyhunk, PhotoMay, 1995 179 "Avalon on Cuttyhunk: Summer Home of Billy Wood" August, 1978 5 Avery, C. Stuart, Author, Vincent House May, 1995 177 Aviation, First Commuter Flight, MV August, 1993 38 Aviation, MV First Airplane August, 1993 35 Ayer Mill, Photo May, 1995 167 Baer, Gene, Author, Old Island Trolley May, 1977 125 Bailey, Frances, Author, Three Poems May, 1967 83 Baker, Anne W., Author, Vincent House Architecture August, 1978 7 Baker, Mabel Keniston, Author, Vincent House Family August, 1978 61 Bakery, Pillsbury, Edgartown, Photo May, 1979 213 Bank, Edgartown National, Photo February, 1990 139 Banks, Charles E., Achievements August, 1986 32 Banks, Charles E., Author, Deputy Governor August, 1962 14 Banks, Charles E., Author, Indian Bondage November, 1985 86 Banks, Charles E., Episcopal Ch., Oak Bluffs, Sketch August, 1986 35 Banks, Charles E., Genealogist August, 1959 14 Banks, Charles E., Author, Thomas Morton May, 1981 150 Banks, Charles, E., Indian Cemetery, Drawings February, 1983 113ff. Banks, Charles E., Marine Hospital, Drawing August, 1986 34 Banks, Charles E., Steamer Monohansett , Drawing August, 1986 37 Banks, Charles E., W. Tisbury Meeting House, Drawing February, 1983 129 Baptist Church, Edgartown, Pew Owners, 1860 May, 1989 109 Baptist Church, Edgartown, Photo May, 1989 107 Baptist Church, Evangelicalism May, 1992 242 Baptist Documents May, 1984 184 Baptist Evangelicals,1820s, Ltr.Thaxter To Freeman May, 1994 155 Baptist Tabernacle, Oak Bluffs, 1878, Photo August, 1965 216 Baptist Temple, Highlands, East Chop,1888 Photo August, 1979 32 Baptiste, "Chicken," 1915, Photo May, 1985 139 Baptiste, Lester, 1948, Photo February, 1999 113 Baptists February, 1999 131 "Baptists Take a Firm Stand: [re] Adultery" August, 2001 46 Barber, James, Drawing, Gay Head Light, 1837 August, 1988 225 Barbershop, Clarence Dexter, Edgartown, Photo May, 1979 210 Barbershop, Edgartown, 1890s, Photo February, 1964 74 Barn House, Chilmark,History of August, 1990 12 Barn House, Chilmark,History of August, 1995 3 "Barn House: What Is it?" August, 1990 32 Barnes, Bruce, Author, Bk.Rev., Azores Master Mariners February, 1979 167 Barns, Brick, MV May, 1974 99 Barnum, P.T., ca 1850, Painting of May, 1984 150 Barrus, J.E. August, 1997 57 Bartholomew Gosnold, Discoverer, Planter , Bk.Rev. February, 1964 79 Basketball Trophy, ca 1930, Photo November, 1971 42 Basketball, Early High School Teams Februar, 1999 119 Bathers, Oak Bluffs, 1890, Photo
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