Tom Dresser has contributed articles to the local press and published numerous books on New England history. He drives a school bus during the year and a tour bus in season. Tom and his wife, Joyce, have been married for fourteen years. Between them, they have five children and seven grandchildren. For more information visit thomasdresser.com.
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Thomas Dresser: Hidden History of Martha’s Vineyard
Celebrated local historian Thomas Dresser unearths the little-known stories that laid the foundations for the community of Martha’s Vineyard.Behind the mansions and presidential vacations of Martha’s …
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Thomas Dresser: Whaling on Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling t …
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Thomas Dresser: Travel History of Martha’s Vineyard
The story of Vineyard transportation and the story of evolution and innovation.Getting to Martha’s Vineyard has never been easy. Native Americans built canoes for the journey, and early settlers cros …
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Thomas Dresser: Disaster Off Martha’s Vineyard
With its rocky coast and treacherous shoals, shipwrecks were a common occurrence in nineteenth-century Massachusetts. Few claimed as many lives as the City of Columbus. The night was clear and the ro …
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Thomas Dresser: Women of Martha’s Vineyard
Generations of women have traveled to Martha’s Vineyard to find solace in its calming waves and varied shoreline. Many prominent and capable women set down roots, contributing to the fabric of the co …
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Thomas Dresser: Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is cherished by many as a summer paradise, but few know of its rich past. Descendants of the first Native American inhabitants still reside on the Vineyard. Once a critical whaling …
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Thomas Dresser & Jerold Muskin: Music on Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard has a rich musical legacy that stretches back to the earliest drumbeats of the Wampanoags and the whaling chanteys of the nineteenth century. Returning Civil War veterans formed the …
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Thomas Dresser: Rise of Tourism on Martha’s Vineyard
Now known as a resort community and vacation destination, Martha's Vineyard was once a simple fishing and whaling community. From the popularity of the Methodist Campground, founded in 1835, the …
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Thomas Dresser: Martha’s Vineyard in the American Revolution
As an isolated island outpost, Martha’s Vineyard faced some unique challenges during the American Revolution. Neutrality was maintained at the start of the war due to the impact of the British regula …
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Thomas Dresser & Richard Lewis Taylor: Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard has always been a unique island and vacation destination, made even more diverse with the arrival of Black homeowners in the 19th century. Early landowners included the formerly ens …
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Joyce Dresser & Thomas Dresser: Culinary History of Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is known as a popular vacation destination with high profile visitors. Below the surface, however, bubbles a culinary melting pot. Native Americans, Blacks, European settlers and Az …
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