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January 2022
Virginia Boating Safety Course
Details The course is free but advanced sign up is required due to classroom limits. A typical Boater Education Course lasts 6-8 hours with exam time. Completing this course and passing the exam meets the VA requirements. Who Needs Boater Education? In 2007, the Virginia General Assembly established a boating safety education compliance requirement which has been phased in over the past several years. As of July 1, 2016, all operators (regardless of age) of PWCs (personal watercraft such as jet skis, Sea Doos,…
Find out more »February 2022
Boatbuilding Saturdays at the Boat Shop
Boatbuilding Saturdays at the Boat Shop Mathews Maritime Foundation Saturdays, Jan 22nd - Nov 26th All ages and skills... experienced, new learners, and those that simply want to observe - all are welcome!
Find out more »April 2022
Gwynn’s Island Museum Open
Visit the Gwynn's Island Museum Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm, April - October Gwynn's Island Museum, 1775 Old Ferry Road Gwynn, VA 23076 (804) 725-5022, [email protected]
Find out more »Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
Tompkins Cottage Museum Open Open Saturdays 10 am - 1 pm, April - October The cottage, which is headquarters for the Mathews County Historical Society, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a local sea captain, planter, local merchant and member of the state legislature. He bought the cottage property in 1837 and is the first known owner. Exhibits include a room dedicated to the history of Mathews County and serves as a gift shop, two rooms representing a home from the…
Find out more »Thomas James Store Open
Thomas James Store Open Saturdays, 10 am to 1 pm, April - October Take a self-guided tour of one of the best-preserved early 19th--century stores in the southeastern U.S. This rare commercial structure has retained much of its original fabric; shed-roofed rectangular wings were added around 1900. Interpretive signage explains what the various marks and features represent. The Thomas James Store is owned and maintained by the Mathews County Historical Society.
Find out more »May 2022
Mathews Maritime Museum Open
Owned and operated by the Mathews Maritime Foundation, the Mathews Maritime Museum houses artifacts, documents, and photographs depicting the history and legacy of Mathews County and the Middle Peninsula of Virginia. This area has a varied, rich maritime history from colonial times through today, playing a vital role in all the major events of our country, the Chesapeake Bay, and world-wide commerce. The Mathews Maritime Museum will be open Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM to 2 PM, May through November.…
Find out more »July 2022
Learn to Farm Day!
Learn to Farm Day! A day of Farm Skill Classes offered by various, amazing speakers! See our website, www.cajfarm.com the Events & Music Page, for full details and the ticket link to get your tickets now for this wonderful Farm Experience
Find out more »November 2022
USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage
USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage John D. Broadwater, PhD Tues., Nov. 15th | 7 p.m. Mathews Yacht Club | 390 Yacht Club Rd | Hudgins, VA Open to the Public • No Charge • Refreshments will be served The Mathews County Historical Society will host world-renowned underwater archaeologist John Broadwater, author of USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage, for a talk about the Monitor’s sinking, discovery, and eventual designation as our nation’s first national marine sanctuary. Broadwater…
Find out more »April 2023
Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
Open April 1st - October 28th! The cottage, which is headquarters for the Mathews County Historical Society, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a local sea captain, planter, local merchant, and member of the state legislature. He bought the cottage property in 1837 and is the first known owner. Exhibits include a room dedicated to the history of Mathews County which serves as a gift shop, two rooms representing a home from the 1840s to the 1900s, and a room dedicated…
Find out more »Let’s Farm Day!
This Let's Farm Day will focus on: beekeeping basics, seed starting 101, organic growing basics - how to get your gardens started, planning & growing your own herbal medicine gardens. We will have new Chicks on the Farm and will talk a bit about caring for new Chicks. We will start with a quick tour of our Farm before we start the Sharing & Learning! There will be a Discovery Weed Walk too! There will be light refreshments out, but…
Find out more »Movie Night at the Museum: BLUE GOLD
On the second Friday of each month, the Mathews Historical Museum hosts a movie that is of historical or general interest to the public. April’s movie, BLUE GOLD:World Water Wars, is a 2008 documentary film directed, co-produced and co-written by Sam Bozzo, based upon the book, Blue Gold: the Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water, by Maude Barlow and Tony Clark. The book examines the environmental and political implications of our planet’s diminishing water supply, suggesting that future…
Find out more »Earth Day Community Drum Circle
Drumming, singing, prayers and fun around the fire! There will be Farm Puppets for children, and an interactive activity of creating a Nature Mandala in the sand! There will be health snacks and drinks, plus drums provided, no experience needed. No tickets required, just show up... $10 donation for anyone over the age of 12.
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