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  • Black History Month Celebration

    Cobbs Creek Arts Center 61 Cobbs Creek Lane, Cobbs Creek, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews County NAACP for a Black History Month Celebration! Guest speakers, including S.A. Cosby, Allison Thomas, Maria Montgomery Giddens, and Elise Williams, will discuss the history of the Black community of Gwynn's Island, the Black Exodus from Gwynn's Island, and "The Mathews I Call Home," with music provided by the Emmaus Male Chorus.

  • Mathews Gardening Group Monthly Meetings

    Virginia Cooperative Extension Office Mathews 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Comprised mostly of beginner or intermediate gardeners, Mathews Gardening Group meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December- third Wednesdays), and will offer regional experts as speakers to continuously improve and sharpen each member's gardening skills.  For more information, please contact the Mathews VCE office at (804) 725-7196 or by […]

  • Mathews Gardening Club February Meeting

    Virginia Cooperative Extension Office Mathews 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews Gardening Club for their monthly meeting. This month's meeting topic is Optimized Seed Starting and Seed Swap, with guest speakers Melanie Storrs and Heather and Andrew Fry.

  • What the Eyes Can’t See Lecture

    Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews Memorial Library for a lecture by author Margaret Edds. What The Eyes Can’t See provides a revealing examination of race in the nation, how racism might be addressed and reckoned with, and how we all may find a measure of redemption in listening to one another. Edds will discuss her work and sign […]

  • Movie Night at the Museum: “State Fair”

    Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Movie Night at the Museum, Friday, March 8, will open with a brief historical slide presentation  of the nearly 40 years of County Fairs that were held in Mathews beginning in 1901, and lasting  up to the early 1940s.  That  presentation will be followed by the movie, “State Fair,” an American musical film which tells […]

  • Tompkins Cottage Open

    Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Open April 6th – October 26th! 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 […]

  • Summer Lecture Series

    Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    The Mathews Museum will host a discussion of the use of silver in the colonial period. The presentation will be in the Museum’s newly renovated and updated media room. It is open to the public and there is no charge for this event. The presentation will provide an overview of the history of the use […]

  • Saltwater Learn to Fish Day

    Williams Wharf Landing 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Fishing & Learning Stations, children will be required to wear life jackets while fishing.  Participants will be asked to sign a waiver.  Refreshments provided!  Rain or Shine (the fish don’t care)! 

  • Presentation: General James Henry Lane: Soldier & Educator

    Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Dr. John A. Coulter II will give a public presentation entitled, “General James Henry Lane: Soldier and Educator” on Thursday, June 13, 2024. He will speak at 7 p.m. at Mathews Memorial Library, 251 Main Street, Mathews. General James Henry Lane, a Mathews County native, was the youngest general in the Army of Northern Virginia. […]

  • Lecture Series at Williams Wharf Landing

    Williams Wharf 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews Land Conservancy for a discussion on the rise in modern aquaculture in Chesapeake Bay and why we should make room for it, with Mike Congrove and Stan Allen from Oyster Seed Holdings. Oyster aquaculture in Chesapeake Bay bloomed relatively late on the world stage, but rose very quickly in the 2000s so that […]

  • Public Opening of the Thomas Hunley General Store & Post Office

    Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    General stores and post offices were both a mainstay and a way of life in Mathews County years ago. They were the gathering spots and the epicenters of each of the respective communities throughout the county. On Saturday, June 22, 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, Mathews “newest general store” will open its doors to the […]

  • The Adventure Begins: Teen Summer Program

    Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Register today for the Teen Summer Program at the Mathews Memorial Library! This free program is daily from 10 am- 2 pm, and open to ages 12-17. There will be many activities, including: nature safety, learning to LARP, cosplay social, archery, Library Olympics, fantasy writing & art, tips for reading to learn, games & crafts, […]

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