History
Events
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews County
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesMathews County Historical Society, in partnership with the Mathews Memorial Library, will host a lecture by historian Benjamin H. Trask on “Lighthouse Keepers of Mathews County” on Thursday, November 14, […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Thanksgiving Open House
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins Cottage Museum Thanksgiving Open House will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. as part of the Mathews Thanksgiving Farmers Market. Traditional fall decorations will be featured throughout. The 2024 Mathews County Historical Society ornament the Linda Carol will be featured. Other Mathews County Historical Society ornaments, Sally Tompkins dolls and publications will […]
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Christmas Comes to Gwynn’s Island
Gwynn's Island Museum State Rte 633, Gwynn, VA, United StatesJoin us on Gwynn’s Island to kick-off your Holiday Season! During this free event, see the educational exhibits that portray our rich history. As the oldest museum in Mathews County, […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. as part of the Mathews Christmas Farmers Market. Traditional holiday decorations will be featured throughout. The 2024 Mathews County Historical Society ornament the Linda Carol will be featured. Other society ornaments, Sally Tompkins dolls and publications will also be available […]
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Freedom’s Fortress Movie
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States"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 […]
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Recognizing and Sharing Family Treasures
First Baptist Church 9654 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesRecognizing and Sharing Family Treasures – using them to tell family stories and to animate family history – is the topic of a presentation by Bessida Cauthorne White of Middlesex […]
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MUSEUM TO FEATURE LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesThe Mathews Museum will recognize Mathews County’s local business women as the nation celebrates Women’s History Month in March, with an informational speakers panel at the Museum, March 21 at 7 pm Janice Jones, founder/owner of Roane’s Antiques at The Cottage on Main Street, began her career in the 1980s with redoing old furniture and […]
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Grand Re-Opening of Thomas James Store
Thomas James Store 44 Maple Ave, Mathews, VA, United StatesThe Mathews County Historical Society announces the re-opening of ca. 1820 Thomas James Store, one of the best-preserved country stores in southeast. The store was the recipient of Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Funds by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, administered by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The store has been lifted, […]
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Founding Frenemies: Hamilton and the Virginians
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States“Founding Frenemies:Hamilton and the Virginians” is a traveling exhibit on loan from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, will be at the Mathews Museum for 6 weeks, from April […]
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Give Me Liberty Traveling Exhibition
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesGive Me Liberty Traveling Exhibition, on loan from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation will explore the unique and essential Virginia people, events, and sites that helped bring liberty and democracy to a nation. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this […]






