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February 2019
Speaker Meeting
Carol and John McCormack present their Road Scholar Trip to the WWII D-Day beaches in France, including a painting made during the D-Day landing, and some original D-Day landing charts stamped “TOP SECRET”.
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Mathews Maritime Event Speaker Meeting
The Mathews Maritime Foundation speaker series presents Dr. Wesley Wilson telling the story of African American waterman, and the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes, involvement in the transportation of wounded Union soldiers from around Richmond to the White House, down the Pamunkey and York Rivers to a Hospital ship anchored off Gloucester Point. They transported thousands under cover of darkness. Mr. Wilson is a retired Lt. Colonel Army combat aviator having served as a helicopter gunship pilot. He has a PhD…
Find out more »April 2019
Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
The cottage is one of the oldest frame structures in the courthouse area. It contains changing exhibits and a collection of objects reflecting a typical home of the 1800s. The building is named for Christopher Tompkins of Poplar Grove, a prominent local planter, merchant, sea captain and ship owner/builder. A room is dedicated to his daughter, Capt. Sally Louisa Tompkins, CSA. Capt. Sally was the first woman to be commissioned an officer in an American army. An excellent example of…
Find out more »Lighthouse Keepers Honored in Mathews
Lighthouse Keepers to be Honored, April 13 in Mathews County The memory of six lighthouse keepers will be kept alive in public ceremonies by members of the Chesapeake Chapter, United States Lighthouse Society and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Everyone interested is invited to the graveside ceremonies to be held on April 13. Betty Collins, Board Member of the Chesapeake Chapter and Event Coordinator of the Mathews USLHS Grave Marker Ceremonies, states "recognizing lighthouse keepers and the life saving service that…
Find out more »Mathews Maritime Museum Open
The Mathews Maritime Museum will be open every Friday and Saturday 10am to 2pm until September!
Find out more »Gloucester House and Garden Tour – Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Gloucester County's rich history dates from just after the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and its role during the American Revolution was pivotal. The southern tip of the county’s peninsula extends into the York River and is directly across from Yorktown. This prime military vantage point is the location of one of our properties, Little England Farm, built in 1716. Visitors will enjoy access to additional private homes and grounds, including Sweetgrass, a low-country style home which looks across the…
Find out more »May 2019
Gwynn’s Island Museum Open
Visit the Gwynn's Island Museum Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm
Find out more »June 2019
Mathews Historic Church Tour
Six churches -- Antioch Baptist, Grace-Providence UMC, Gwynn's Island Baptist, Macedonia Baptist, Westville Baptist & Westville Christian -- in Mathews County will be open for the Mathews County Historical Society’s Historic Church Tour. The event showcases the architecture, history and culture of Mathews County through one of its richest and historical resources—our churches. Tickets will be available for purchase locally beginning May 1st at Flowers from the Heart and the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center. Tickets: $12 in advance, or $15…
Find out more »Author William Geroux presenting “The Ghost Ships of Archangel”
William Geroux, author of Mathews Men, will be at the Kingston Parish promoting his new book, The Ghost Ships of Archangel. The Ghost Ships of Archangel will be published May 14 by Viking /Penguin. It’s a narrative non-fiction account of an Allied convoy in 1942 sailing across the Arctic, trying to get through the ice and the Germans to deliver a cargo of vital war supplies to the Soviet Union, our tenuous ally. The convoy is hit by an unexpected crisis in an unforgiving…
Find out more »February 2020
Black History is American History
Open House Exhibits | Crafts | Games | Refreshements
Find out more »Mathews Maritime Speaker Meeting
Mathews Maritime Speaker Meeting at Mathews Maritime Museum Thurs., 2/20/20 at 7pm A world wide travelogue of adventures will be presented by Mr. Sam Forrest at the Mathews Maritime Foundation speaker meeting. Mathews native and current owner of the Hyco House, Mr. Forrest has sailed across the Atlantic twice, traveled the Trans-Siberian railway, been to China twice, and has traveled to 37 countries. Stating he has been mugged on both sides of the Andes, he has had many experiences…
Find out more »June 2020
Gwynn’s Island Museum Open
Visit the Gwynn's Island Museum Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm
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