Listen to our interview on Music on Martha's Vineyard.  It was on The Point with Mindy Todd. Here's the link to the program: http://capeandislands.org/post/music-lives-martha-s-vineyard. 
Just submitted the manuscript for the latest book in the series : Martha's Vineyard : A History.  Due out in the spring.
Below: standing: Rick Convery of the Bodes; seated: Jerry Muskin; front: Tom Dresser
Tom and Jerry just published Music on Martha's Vineyard.  Book launch was held Sunday September 28, 2014.

Enjoy this website.  Feel free to browse.  And visit again.

My latest book, Music on Martha's Vineyard, is in bookstores, as of September 17, 2014!  Check it out.

The wampumcollection.com published my article entitled The Prime of Life.  Find out what I think about being 67!

Our book, Martha's Vineyard in World War II, was published on May 1, 2014.  Here's a review published in the Martha's Vineyard Times:
https://www.mvtimes.com/2014/05/06/marshalling-the-troops-world-war-ii-on-marthas-vineyard-comes-to-life/

And the Vineyard Gazette had this to say: http://shar.es/VYn1E
Here is the link to our radio interview on May 20, 2014, aired on WCAI.
http://capeandislands.org/post/book-chronicles-wwii-impact-marthas-vineyard

Music on Martha's Vineyard, the History of Harmony, with Jerry Muskin has been published. It is in the bookstore, awaiting you!      
                   Available Now!

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With our book about World War II, we held a cross-Island speaking tour, visiting libraries, book stores, senior centers and the high school to spread the word about our work in this landmark book, Martha's Vineyard in World War II.  Very pleased with the response, from people whose memories include some of the events we write about to younger people curious about what went on on the Vineyard, all those years ago.
We're enjoying the ride!
[photo taken May 27, 2014 at the Oak Bluffs library]
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Three Romeos (retired old men eating out) enjoying a restful moment at our local haunt, Woodside Grill. Stop in and say hello!
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Tom Dresser, Herb Foster and Jay Schofield in the field, researching World War II on Martha's Vineyard. Photo by Bud Mayhew.
Books are available at:
Alley's General Store - West Tisbury
Bunch of Grapes - Vineyard Haven 
Camp Meeting Museum - Wesleyan Grove, Oak Bluffs
Chilmark General Store - Chilmark
C'est La Vie - Oak Bluffs
Edgartown Books - Edgartown 
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Gift Shop - Oak Bluffs
Martha's Vineyard Museum - Edgartown
Phillip's Hardware - Oak Bluffs
Polly Hill Arboretum - West Tisbury
Secret Garden - Oak Bluffs
 
                                                                (Kindle edition available on Amazon.com)
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    All books are $20 unless otherwise noted.  
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    {Dogtown and Tommy's Tour booklets only $10!}
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    Tom Dresser
    PO Box 749
    Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

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  Tom Dresser, enjoying his mid-life chassis.

Book Launch for Women of Martha's Vineyard was April 28, 2013.  Nearly a dozen people shared good food and delightful conversation.  The book is now off and running! 
We enjoyed a great turn-out at the Vineyard Haven Library.  Many people offered memorable comments.  
Pre-Mother's Day book signings, in Edgartown and Vineyard Haven, went  well.  We continue to talk up the book. 
We hit the Tisbury Senior Center on May 28, followed by a good turnout of twenty people in Oak Bluffs on June 4.  Engaging conversation.  High interest! And thirty-one people filled the Chilmark Library for my chat on June 12.  More events continued through the summer months.  



You may want to check out this fine interview by Connie Berry in the Vineyard Gazette on Friday, May 24! http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2013/05/22/praise-vineyard-women


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Tom Dresser, hawking his wares, at the Tisbury Street Fair, July 8, 2013. Photo by Shelley Moore Christiansen.