History
Events
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Mathews Historical Museum open
Mathews County Historical Museum PO Box 634, MathewsNew exhibit of memorabilia of Captain Robert Roland Hudgins is featured, a commercial fisherman and menhaden captain. His family has allowed access to his photographs so that residents and visitors may learn about his life as a Mathews waterman.
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Open House
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House will be Saturday, December 11 as part of the Mathews Farmers Christmas Market. The Cottage will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The new Christmas ornament of the Mathews County Historical Society will be available for purchase. The 2021 ornament features New Point Comfort Lighthouse, first illuminated […]
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Gwynn’s Island Museum Open
Gwynn's Island Museum State Rte 633, Gwynn, VA, United StatesVisit 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, vistus@gwynnsislandmuseum.org
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins 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, […]
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Thomas James Store Open
Thomas James Store 44 Maple Ave, Mathews, VA, United StatesThomas 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 […]
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Bay to Belly Exhibit
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesTraveling exhibit on loan from the Yorktown Watermen’s Museum Displayed at the Mathews Historical Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews Exhibit will be open Saturdays, April 2 through May 28, 10:00am-4:00pm This […]
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Mathews Maritime Museum Open
Mathews Maritime Museum 482 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesOwned 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 […]
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May Faire
Mathews Historic Courthouse 27 Court Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesFirst Saturday in May Kick off the Spring season with May Faire, in Mathews County, Virginia the first weekend of May every year; join us for a community heritage festival. […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House 43 Brickbat Rd. Sat., Nov. 19th 10 a.m.-1 p.m. https://www.mathewscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Tompkins Cottage Museum will be open for visitors and holiday shoppers during the Holiday […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House 43 Brickbat Rd. Sat., Dec. 10th 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House will be Saturday, December 10th as part of the […]
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Movie Day at the Museum
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesBack by popular demand! A matinee replay of HAPPY HOMES and FERTILE FARMS on SMILING WATERS An original movie, originally produced in 1999 by longtime county resident Eugene C. Hudgins, who narrates […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesOpen 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 […]
