“Walter Hart's evening cocktail cruises for his brothers, wives and friends, on his big old cat boat (30's).
“Speed boat rides with Jim Hart to edgartown for ice cream - he would round up we harbor rats and give us a great ride.
“Dances at the East Chop Tennis Club in the 40's and the Tivoli - servicemen would come from the navy base.
“Flying Horses (and we always got impetigo!)
“Sunday nite band concerts in Oak bluffs, Ocean park. Artcliff diner - a late nite gathering place 40's.
“Gas from Williston, down by OB harbor, where gas coupons weren't usually required.
“Crabbing for blue claws in the "Crab Pond” at Young’s before and after the bridge went up.
“East Chop Beach Club and dances at the E.C Tennis Club with a full band (Al and Mike Pease can tell you about those!)
“Edgartown and Nantucket regattas (where the Kennedy boys really knew how to party).”
all above by Joanne Shepard
“Beyond the back west porch (of the White House) were mosses of different colors and textures, all soft to touch. Some looked like miniature trees. Gay and I pretended these were fairy gardens and we spent a lot of time making up stories about them.” Martha Moore
“The big (South Shore) waves were unmanageable, wild and thrilling, and we ran away from them as they washed ashore. Our fat black pug, Minnie, liked to chase gulls but always looked as if she were running in place, as hard as she could, never gaining on a bird.” Martha Moore
I can remember taking the clarks little night heron boat through the culvert to the Crab pond.
The steamers and quahogs were terrific too.” Lyn Stevens-Bugbee
1957 my first Clambake-Luau, put on by Sandy Low. Meeting scads of people for the first time and Bill reassuring me, “don’t try to remember all their names – they’re all related!” Lyn Hart
Staying at Bideau and Frank Abbot’s home across the street. Fishing and sailing out of Harthaven harbor. Dinners and great conversations with Mom and Pop Hart. Catching eels in Harthaven harbor and cooking them to a French recipe. No one would join me in eating them.
Lyn Hart
Sitting in Bill and Lucy Hart’s livingroom, and meeting Sam Low who was celebrating his first writing job with The Vineyard Gazette. He was so pleased - and just a teenager! Lyn Hart