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February 2025
Build-A-Robot Day
Learn coding and construct and customize your own robotic car! Open to grades 5-8, register today at 804-725-7196, or [email protected].
Find out more »Freedom’s Fortress Movie
"Freedom’s Fortress,” a movie which depicts the story of Fort Monroe, will be shown at the Mathews Museum's Movie Night. Empowered by a legal loophole, thousands of enslaved Africans escaped and found refuge at a Union-held fort during the Civil War. Doors open at 6:30, movie begins at 7:00. Movie runs approximately 1⁄2 hour.
Find out more »Recognizing and Sharing Family Treasures
Recognizing and Sharing Family Treasures – using them to tell family stories and to animate family history – is the topic of a presentation by Bessida Carthorse White of Middlesex County. Ms. White is a well-known multifaceted retired attorney and genealogist, who will impart to her audience ways to enrich their lives through collective experiences. Bessida Cauthorne White is the President of the Middle Peninsula African American Genealogical and Historical Society. This presentation is sponsored by the Mathews County Historical…
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