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Museum Pieces: Island treasures

Nov 26, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” —Eckhart Tolle Welcome to the time of year when we begin to focus on our many blessings. Even writing that gave me a not so peaceful, easy feeling. The reason is that it’s kind of sad that it takes a holiday like Thanksgiving to nudge us in the direction of palpable gratitude for the little things (and the not so little things).
Museum Pieces: Mysteries and stories

Nov 19, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“It’s a dinner party, and death is on the menu, as they say … Except nobody wants a part of this main course — well nobody sane, that is.” —Raemi Ray, author of the “Martha’s Vineyard Murders” series It’s true that I have been reporting on some pretty dark subjects recently, but this time of year just brings it out in me. The grayer skies, bone-chilling wind, and earlier darkness combine to amp up our imagination.
Museum Pieces: Who we are

Nov 13, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

Longside the stove in Sanderson’s, The gang don’t meet there anymore. The most of ’em have sailed away, For ports upon a brighter shore. But we who still hang on to life,Called old ourselves by younger men,We figger maybe we will meetAnd gam them fellers once againLongside the stove in Sanderson’s. If Heaven really holds all joys,Then somewhere ’round a stove they sit,That gang we knew when we were boys. I never knew that Alley’s General Store was originally Sanderson’s.
Museum Pieces: Ships, trains, and fish

Nov 6, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“I’m not all that nice. I just try to avoid trouble, is all.” —Norman Bridwell They say we New Englanders are not all that nice, but we’re kind. We’ll stop and help anyone who needs it, but we may not stick around and have a cup of coffee with you, unless, of course, it’s a particular kind of coffee. There is a hearty spirit to those who dwell in N.E., especially those who live along the sea.
Museum Pieces: Halloween on the Hill

Oct 29, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“To be thus situated in storms when the Sea is beating with such violence.” —Matthew Mayhew, Cape Poge lighthouse keeper Every day we encounter challenges, and we have to remind one another that we can absolutely handle them. History gives us examples of perseverance that are inspiring — even if it is frightening to read about. It shows us the grit we can muster when push comes to shove.
Museum Pieces: Diversions

Oct 23, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“The wheel of time, as it rolls on, carries with it that of fortune — either good or bad.” —Hebron Vincent, March 6, 1855 We never know what the future will bring, but we can sure prepare ourselves for anything that it does. I was reading an article in the November 1982 Dukes County Intelligencer about “Politics and Politicians in the 1850s,” by the Dukes County Historical Society (what the M.V. Museum was known as then).
Museum Pieces: History in every nook and cranny

Oct 16, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“The thing is, we longtimers occasionally feel stranded on the Island, and we ask ourselves if it’s absolutely necessary to stay.” —Holly Nadler Well, is it? Many of us actually do escape during the darkening days of Island life — heading for ski slopes, or more tropical environs. Many of us use these days to rest, recoup, and research ways of improving the next high season.
Museum Pieces: Slippery seaweed and cemetery tours

Oct 8, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington

“The number of living creatures of all orders whose existence intimately depends on kelp is wonderful.” —Charles Darwin There are three basic groups of seaweed: red, green, and brown. To clarify, kelp is a very specific subcategory of seaweed that is always large, and always considered brown. Did you know that most of the world’s oxygen comes from seaweed, and that seaweed contains more vitamins and minerals than most of our fruits and veggies?
Museum Pieces: Immerse yourself in history

Oct 2, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington |Jose Andres |José Andrés

“Soy sauce and seaweed go really well with potato chips.” —Jose Andres Time to feed our curiosity with all kinds of things you may have never thought about before. Trying something new — even if it doesn’t sound good to you — brings you back to life. Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s mission is a space where you can experience things that challenge us all to learn, create, share, and experience more.
Museum Pieces: readings, conversations, and land

Sep 24, 2024 | mvtimes.com | Laurel Redington |Emily Dickinson

“I really couldn’t tell which were fantastic and which were novelty. I just love the words.” —Fan Ogilvie Island poet Fan Ogilvie has just released a trilogy of poetry books that explore life and death called “Dust Is the Only Secret – Assent to Life”. She invites us all to take it in slowly, a chapter at a time, to absorb what we can, and contact her with our feedback. She wants us to go in, knowing each of us will have our own experience with her words and sequencing of her poems.