Educational
Events
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CERT Interest Meeting
Mathews County Court Complex 10622 Buckley Hall Road Suite A, Mathews, VA, United StatesStop in to learn what the CERT program is, and volunteers if you are interested in helping to make a positive impact on your community. Please come on out and learn more- we hope to see you there! Light refreshments will be provided.
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The Adventure Begins: C2K Camp Week
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Coalition4Kids in their summer camp at the Mathews Memorial Library and the Bay School Community Arts Center, for ages 6-12! This free camp runs from 10 am - 4 pm daily, and starts each day with activities at the Library, before heading to the Bay School for the afternoon after lunch! Register by […]
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July Gardening Meeting
Virginia Cooperative Extension Office Mathews 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesMathews Gardening Group Come join us at the next Monthly Meeting! Meeting Notice When: Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Where: Mathews County Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Main Office: (804) 725-7196 10494 Buckley Hall Road Suite B, Mathews, VA 23109 Speaker & Topic: Pamela Darney, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist Seed Saving […]
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What Is It?
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesBring your ceramics, arrowheads, pottery, and other artifacts, to the Mathews Historical Museum to have them identified. This annual event is co-hosted by the Mathews Historical Museum and the Fairfield Foundation. There is no charge for this event. On site will be a special guest, antiquities authority William (Bill) Pitman, formerly Curator of Archaeological Collections […]
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Teen Writer’s Workshop
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Memorial Library for a Creative Writing Workshop and author talk with Shannon Dunlop, author of Right Here, Right Now. Free and open to youth ages 12-18!
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CANCELED: Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews County: Presentation by Benn Trask
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED* Benn Trask, noted historian, educator, Marine Corps veteran, librarian and museum curator, is the author of numerous books, including academic works on the Virginia Civil War regimental histories series. Most recently, he has written “Lighthouses of Hampton Roads: A History,” on the eleven light stations of Southeastern Virginia. Free and […]
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The Enemies List: Invasive Plants
Virginia Cooperative Extension Office Mathews 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Gardening Group for a lecture entitled "The Enemies List: Twelve of the Most Notorious Invasive Plants of Tidewater, Virginia," with special guest speaker Christina Verderosa, Newport News Master Gardener & Tree Steward. This event is free and open to the public.
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MLC’s Lecture Series
Williams Wharf 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesA Long-Awaited Update to the ‘State of the York’ Report! presented by CIRSE GONZALEZ Cirse Gonzalez, Coastal Training Program Coordinator of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERR-VA) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science will guide attendees through the recently completed update to the “State of the York” report - the […]
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Forgotten Black Patriots, Loyalists, and Women
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesDiscover the mostly forgotten history of free and enslaved African Americans during the American Revolution. Learn about the events in 1775 that led Virginia Governor Dunmore to issue a proclamation freeing enslaved people owned by patriots in exchange for joining the British troops. Why did enslaved people risk their lives for freedom in places like […]
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Discussion on Quilt Exhibit
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJOIN WITH FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM for A DISCUSSION on the NEW QUILT EXHIBIT The public is invited to hear local historian and genealogist, Lori Jackson Black, detail her journey in discovering, researching and telling the stories about the extensive quilt collection which she and her husband, Jay, are proud and privileged to share. The […]
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Program by Colonial Williamsburg Textile Curator
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesCurator of Textiles and Historic at Dress Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to Speak Neal Hurst, Curator of Textiles and Historic Dress at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will be guest speaker. "I produce the highest quality 17th - 19th Century men's clothing. I provide clothing to not only re-enactors but to museums and living history sites,“ says Hurst, "and I […]
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Fall General Membership Meeting
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library for a Fall General Membership Meeting. There will be a presentation by Pam Muffleman on the History of Williams Wharf. There is a hybrid option available at tinyurl.com/2s3nc6nv.
