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  • Give Me Liberty Traveling Exhibition

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

    Give 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 […]

  • May Faire 2025- A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs

    Mathews, VA, United States

    Friday, Saturday, May 2 & 3, May Faire 2025 “A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices and Wharfs” This year, a two-day county fair-type of event, with crafters, food trucks, and entertainment, a children’s corner, Pound Cake contest, photography contest  and our traditional May Pole dance. May Faire is sponsored by the Mathews Museum, which […]

  • May Faire, A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs

    Mathews, VA, United States

    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. The 2025 May Faire theme will be A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs. The county’s 7th annual  spring heritage festival will feature a “county fair” atmosphere […]

  • Mathews Museum to Host Presentation on Historic Williams Wharf

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

    As part of May Faire, join the Mathews Museum to hear Pam Muffelman speak about the history of Williams Wharf Landing from the 1600s to present day! This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided. Local historian and longtime Mathews resident Pam Muffelman will lead the presentation, guiding attendees […]

  • Hope for the Chesapeake: Another 100 Hours Beneath the Bay

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

    Hope for the Chesapeake: Another 100 Hours Beneath the Bay... Meet the Team! This May, a team of marine scientists, filmmakers, and divers will spend another 100 hours underwater off Gwynn’s Island to revisit and update the landmark 1954 National Geographic Chesapeake Bay expedition performed by Mathews’ own Gilbert Klingel.  Join the MLC & the […]

  • VA250 All America Concert

    Harry M. Ward Auditorium - Mathews High School 9889 Buckley Hall Rd, Mathews, VA, United States

    The Mathews VA250 Committee is pleased to co-sponsor, along with the Mathews Museum and the Mathews County Historical Society, a concert at Mathews High School, featuring The Courthouse Community Orchestra, […]

  • Battle of Cricket Hill Ceremony

    Morningstar Marinas 249 Mill Point Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Sons of the American Revolution, Richard Henry Lee Chapter, for the Cricket Hill Ceremony, promptly at 10 am. On July 8, 1776, Gen. Andrew Lewis and Virginia militia […]

  • Author Talk @ the Library

    Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Historian Jon Kukla, will deliver a lecture entitled “Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty.” Patrick Henry is remembered today mostly for one line from his speech: “Give me liberty or give me death.” This is a shame because he was one of the leading patriots of the Revolutionary era, Virginia’s first governor after independence, a powerful […]

  • Bay Quilters Exhibition

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

    MATHEWS MUSEUM TO REOPEN, FEATURING BAY QUILTERS EXHIBITION  The Mathews Museum reopens September 5, 2025 after 2 months of renovation.  The  Museum’s first major exhibit will feature, “The Art of the Quilt,” sponsored by the Mathews Bay Quilters Guild. The exhibit showcases the talent of fabric artists and ranges from full-sized quilts to small items […]

  • Chesapeake Bay Buy Boats Gathering

    Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina 308 Railway Road, Port Haywood, VA, United States

    The Mathews Maritime Museum’s Maritime Heritage Day will take place at Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina on Saturday, September 20 where we will celebrate the deck boats of the Chesapeake Bay. […]

  • Changing Courses

    Kingston Episcopal Parish House 370 Main Street , Mathews Courthouse, VA, United States

    Changing Courses Presented by Paul Mitchell, Historian How two Confederate soldiers faithfully served God and changed the course of history after the Civil War Paul Mitchell is a native of Powatan, Virginia, and a graduate of VMI. In recent years, he has spent his time researching and writing. He is coming to speak at Kingston […]

  • ‘Fierce and Feminine: Female Pirates That Roamed the Seven Seas’

    Kingston Episcopal Parish House 370 Main Street , Mathews Courthouse, VA, United States

    "Some joined due to necessity, others came seeking revenge, treasure, and fame. Uncover the stories behind some of history’s most famous and lesser-known pirate queens who ruled the seas." Join the Mathews County Historical Society for an educational lecture given by Wisteria Perry of The Mariners Museum and Park. Free and open to the public, […]

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