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  • Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House

    Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews County Historical Society at the Tompkins Cottage Museum's Christmas Open House! This will be held on Saturday, December 9th as part of the Mathews Christmas Farmers Market. Stop by for a tour and do some holiday shopping for the history buff in your family!

  • History of Williams Wharf Landing: Tales & Artifacts from the Wharf

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

    Join the Mathews Land Conservancy for the next of their Lecture Series, featuring Pamela Muffelman. Pamela, a Mathews local, will discuss the Wharf's history of shipbuilding, tobacco exports, customs house, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Flights to Freedom Historic Highway Marker Unveiling & Dedication

    First Baptist Church 9654 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews County Historical Society, the Mathews NAACP, and the First Baptist Church, for the Unveiling and Dedication of the Flights to Freedom Historic Highway Marker. This event is free and […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Movie Night at the Museum: Happy Homes & Fertile Farms

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

    Join the Mathews Historical Museum for a free Movie Night at the Museum! This month, enjoy a 25th anniversary showing of a 1999 film “Mathews County: Happy Homes and Fertile […]

  • What Is It?

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

    Bring 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 […]

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