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Noepe · West Tisbury · our school
The evidence archive
Explore all 47 source records and every file from the research ZIP. A nearby document can teach us about a community without proving a claim about the school lots.
116 original files · 47 source records
Original maps, archival scans, aerials, public-record evidence, research notes, and visual plates.
Nearby / regional contextThe surrounding community or island.
Unverified leadsQuestions and records still to investigate.
Showing 12 of 47 resources
Record titles and research notes below reproduce the original English catalog. “Reference only” means the linked record was not acquired in full; it does not mean the record does not exist.
Exact tractFiles included
Current assessor parcels: 420 and 424 State Road
P01 · FY2026
Town 327. Parcels 16-96 and 16-96-3, owner Options in Education Inc. Assessor geometry is not a legal survey. Both cite one deed: Book 675, page 665, 29 April 1996, $240,000. Reported lot areas sum to 316,245 sq ft (7.26 acres).
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS
1996 acquisition deed: registry index and document details
P02 · 1996-04-29
Book 675/page 665; document 2683; two pages; $240,000. Grantors indexed as Cournoyer Mary E TRS and Middletown Village Trust; grantee Options in Education Inc. Easement reference 682/724. This is an index screenshot, NOT the deed instrument or a survey. Viewer failed; full deed scan was not acquired.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. MassGIS 2001/2003 metadata: island photography acquired April 2003
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. MassGIS statewide flight-status map (2000)
Files, credit & original source
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.
A full 1996 deed, a legal survey, a proven earlier title chain, parcel-specific probate records, and a pre-1996 aerial were not acquired. No specific earlier farm, house, Indigenous settlement, or historic owner has been established at the exact school footprint.
Rights differ by source. The archive retains each source’s credit and reuse notes. An old document can also contain language or assumptions we should examine critically.
Research snapshot: September 23, 2026. The newest acquired aerial is from 2025. Original documents, catalog notes, and source images retain their original language.