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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-christmas-open-house-2/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,History,Holiday/ Seasonal
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mathews County Historical Society at the Tompkins Cottage Museum’s Christmas Open House! This will be held on Saturday\, November 18th as part of the Holiday Farmers Market. Stop by for a tour and do some holiday shopping for the history buff in your family!
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-holiday-open-house-3/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,History,Holiday/ Seasonal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T200000
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SUMMARY:The Haunting of the Hudgins House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mathews Memorial Library for “The Haunting of the HUDGINS HOUSE… an Ever-Evolving Tale” with Benn Trask. This free event is open to the public\, and refreshments will be served! \nThe Hudgins House tale began in the fall of 1882 when lighthouse officials in Baltimore granted Assistant Keeper Augustine F. Hudgins of the Wolf Trap station a leave of absence to tend to an unusual family matter. The issue reportedly was a malicious spirit that was tormenting the lighthouse keeper’s wife and children\, who were living in the family home near Garden Creek. Despite the keeper’s best efforts\, the family’s ordeal continued. The Hudgins family’s story received national attention and changed with each reprinting. Some Mathews County residents still remember this eerie tale. \nBenn Trask\, noted historian\, educator\, Marine Corps veteran\, librarian and museum curator is the author of numerous books including academic works on the Virginia Civil War regimental histories series and lighthouses of southeastern Virginia. Trask holds Bachelor and Master degrees from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Library Science from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has twenty years of teaching experience\, primarily as a middle school history teacher and worked at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News as librarian and curator.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/the-haunting-of-the-hudgins-house/
LOCATION:Mathews Memorial Library\, 251 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History,Library Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T160000
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SUMMARY:Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mathews Historical Museum for an Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show\, featuring the “Underside of History\,” with 17th\, 18th and 19th century garments! Tickets are $12 in advance\, and $15 at the door- more information on how to purchase tickets is available at the Visitor Center & Doodlebugs.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/afternoon-tea-fashion-show-2/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Community Events,History
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231008
DTSTAMP:20230818T024433Z
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SUMMARY:4th Mathews USLHS Grave Marker Event
DESCRIPTION:SIX LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS TO BE HONORED \nOn Saturday\, October 7\, volunteers with the nonprofit organization\, U.S. Lighthouse Society and its Chesapeake Chapter\, will honor six Chesapeake Bay lighthouse keepers in special ceremonies at three cemeteries in Mathews County.  During the ceremonies\, each keeper will be honored with the unveiling of a United States Lighthouse Service grave marker. The chapter will conduct the first 30-minute long tribute to William Edward Davis at H.C. Smither Cemetery in Hudgins at 9:30 a.m.  The event (rain or shine) then moves on to Mathews Baptist Church Cemetery\, also in Hudgins\, where at 10:45 a.m. Keeper Robert Franklin  \nPowell will be honored.  After a lunch break\, the ceremonies will continue at St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery in Susan as Keeper John William Thomas is honored at 1:30 p.m. followed by a 2:15 p.m. ceremony recognizing Keeper James Temple Ripley.  And at 3:30 p.m.\, Keeper Oliver R. Hudgins will be honored\, followed immediately by a ceremony for Keeper James Beauregard Hurst.  Keepers Hudgins and Hurst were brothers-in-law and the same group of descendants is expected to attend both ceremonies. \nOf note is the fact that honorees Oliver R. Hudgins and James Beauregard Hurst both served at New Point Comfort Lighthouse.  And honoree John William Thomas recuperated in Lancaster County after a narrow escape with his life when the screwpile lighthouse at Wolf Trap was destroyed by ice floes in 1893.  His family in Mathews received notice a week after the event that he did indeed survive. \nA team from Flotilla 66\, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary\, will serve as color guard with additional personnel (as available) from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Milford Haven serving as honor guard.   \nThe ceremonies are open to the public. For more information about the Chapter Grave Marker Program honoring Chesapeake Bay keepers buried in VA and MD\, visit www.cheslights.org/Programs or email buffman1881@gmail.com or piano4u@msn.com.  For information about lighthouse keepers\, please visit www.cheslights.org/LHHeritage/Keepers.  The Chesapeake Chapter\, USLHS has already honored 19 lighthouse keepers buried in Mathews during three previous grave marker events.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/4th-mathews-uslhs-grave-marker-event/
LOCATION:Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230811T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230811T203000
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SUMMARY:Movie Night: Horatio's Drive
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mathews Historical Museum for a free\, family-friendly movie night! The Museum is screening the movie “Horatio’s Drive.” \nIn the spring of 1903\, on a whim and a $50 bet\, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the US in a “horseless carriage!” \nDoors open at 6:30 PM\, movie begins at 7 PM.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/movie-night-horatios-drive/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Community Events,Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230714T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230714T210000
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SUMMARY:Movie Night at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Local Gloucester resident\, Mary Bush Shipko\,  aviatrix and a violinist in the Courthouse Community Orchestra\, is guest  speaker at Mathews Historical Museum Movie Night\, Friday\, July 14.  Shipko’s remarks will precede a showing of Part II of a movie detailing Virginia’s role in aviation history.  “Taking Flight—Stories of Modern Virginia Aviation\, 1941 to Present Day\,” Part II\, is produced by Dave Miller of  Miller Productions of Virginia. Miller is a prize winning independent film maker who is now focusing his efforts on Virginia stories and films about the Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia coast. His recent film on the life and accomplishments of Gwynn’s Island resident Gilbert Klingel\, received the Platinum Award at the International Film Festival. \nShipko is an aviation pioneer\, one of the first women airline pilots in the country. Author of three books\, her popular memoir\,  “Aviatrix” is a personal account of the many challenges she faced in breaking the industry’s  gender barrier. Another is  a children’s book\, “Daring Mary Aviation Pioneer\,” which recounts her life on her path to becoming an airline pilot. Her newest book for ages 12 and up\, “The Firsts: Women Pilots and How They Changed the Airlines” is a STEM book. \nDoors open at 6:30 and the program begins at 7:00. The Mathews Historical Museum is located at 200 Main Street in Mathews. There is no cost for this event.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/movie-night-at-the-museum-3/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T200000
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SUMMARY:Movie Night at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mathews Historical Museum for a Friday Movie Night! The Museum cordially invites you to a showing of “TAKING FLIGHT\,” stories of early Virginia aviation from 1864 to 1940. \nDoors open at 6:30 PM\nMovie at 7 PM \nThis no-cost event is open to the public\, at no cost.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/movie-night-at-the-museum-2/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Community Events,History
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230531
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SUMMARY:Memorial Day Weekend Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:The Mathews Historical Museum will team with the Retired Officers of Mathews County Association (ROMCA) to present a memorabilia display over the Memorial Day Weekend! \nThe display will be open to the public at no charge.  It will consist of a wide variety of unique and personalized items reflecting ROMCA members’ military service during the past 75 years.  There will be a ROMCA member present for all the sessions to answer questions\, and also to provide information concerning ROMCA. \nThe museum\, will be open Saturday (10AM-2PM)\, Sunday (12-4PM)\, and Monday\, Memorial Day (10AM-2PM). For more information\, contact Joe Syslo at joesyslo@verizon.net
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/memorial-day-weekend-exhibit/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Museum":MAILTO:mathewsvamuseum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230401T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230401T130000
DTSTAMP:20230316T145250Z
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
DESCRIPTION:Open April 1st – October 28th! \nThe cottage\, which is headquarters for the Mathews County Historical Society\, is named for Christopher Tompkins\, a local sea captain\, planter\, local merchant\, and member of the state legislature. He bought the cottage property in 1837 and is the first known owner. \nExhibits include a room dedicated to the history of Mathews County which serves as a gift shop\, two rooms representing a home from the 1840s to the 1900s\, and a room dedicated to Sally Louisa Tompkins who was the first woman commissioned in an American military unit. \nThe Tompkins Cottage is registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark and placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-open-5/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230304T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230304T153000
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SUMMARY:Movie Day at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand!  A matinee replay of HAPPY HOMES and FERTILE FARMS on SMILING WATERS  \nAn original movie\, originally produced in 1999 by longtime county resident Eugene C. Hudgins\, who narrates the film. Mathews County was the subject of his interest for many years. The history of the area was a special love of his and as he shows and talks about the county\, one can feel the love and pride that he has for it. The Museum is proud and pleased to showcase this movie. A no-cost event! \n 
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/movie-day-at-the-museum/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221210T130000
DTSTAMP:20221116T172403Z
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House\n43 Brickbat Rd.\nSat.\, Dec. 10th\n10 a.m.-1 p.m. \nTompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House will be Saturday\, December 10th as part of the Mathews Farmers Christmas Market. The Cottage will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Stop by for a tour and do some holiday shopping for the history buff in your family.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-christmas-open-house/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221119T130000
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House\n43 Brickbat Rd.\nSat.\, Nov. 19th\n10 a.m.-1 p.m. \nhttps://www.mathewscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ \nTompkins Cottage Museum will be open for visitors and holiday shoppers during the Holiday Farmers Market on Saturday\, November 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Stop by for a tour and do some holiday shopping for the history buff in your family.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-holiday-open-house-2/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220507T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220507T160000
DTSTAMP:20220329T132501Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T132501Z
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SUMMARY:May Faire
DESCRIPTION:First Saturday in May\n\n\n \nKick 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. This year’s festival will be held on Saturday\, May 7th on the Historic Courthouse Green. \n\n\n \nThe 2022 May Faire theme will be Celebrating Mathews Watermen. This year’s theme will be a tribute to those county residents who worked in the past and now work on the water: the oystermen\, fishermen\, crabbers\, clammers and the U.S. Coast Guard. \n\nFood trucks\, Vendors\, Music\, Ceremonies and Performances\nHonoring the Coast Guard at our opening ceremonies.\nHosting “Conversations\,” at the Court House\, with a cross-section of our watermen and women\, sharing their stories and their experiences with us.\nExhibits such as net making and crab pot making\, on the Court Green\nPhotographic Exhibits from Captain Robert Roland Hudgins\, a commercial fisherman and Captain Charles Lee Forrest\, a menhaden fisherman.\nCall for Photos and Stories of Local Watermen
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/may-faire-2/
LOCATION:Mathews Historic Courthouse\, 27 Court Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Food & Drink,Front Page Featured,History,Outdoor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T140000
DTSTAMP:20220314T201711Z
CREATED:20210323T175330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T201711Z
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SUMMARY:Mathews Maritime Museum Open
DESCRIPTION:Owned 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 Virginia. This area has a varied\, rich maritime history from colonial times through today\, playing a vital role in all the major events of our country\, the Chesapeake Bay\, and world-wide commerce. \nThe Mathews Maritime Museum will be open Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM to 2 PM\, May through November. Want to tour by appointment? Contact us at info@mathewsmaritime.com. We are located in downtown Mathews\, 482 Main Street. Get directions. \nAlso\, be sure to check out our Saturday boatbuilding workshops at the Gwynn’s Island location. Visit our website for more information!
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-maritime-museum-open-3/
LOCATION:Mathews Maritime Museum\, 482 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Maritime Foundation":MAILTO:info@mathewsmaritime.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T160000
DTSTAMP:20220325T160610Z
CREATED:20220325T160610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T160610Z
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SUMMARY:Bay to Belly Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Traveling exhibit on loan from the Yorktown Watermen’s Museum\nDisplayed at the Mathews Historical Museum\n200 Main Street\, Mathews \nExhibit will be open Saturdays\, April 2 through May 28\, 10:00am-4:00pm \n\n\n\n\nThis exhibit teaches us how the Chesapeake Bay sustains us while exploring the relationships among people\, aquatic species and foods of the Chesapeake.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/bay-to-belly-exhibit/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T130000
DTSTAMP:20220314T201955Z
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SUMMARY:Thomas James Store Open
DESCRIPTION:Thomas James Store\nOpen Saturdays\, 10 am to 1 pm\, April – October \nTake a self-guided tour of one of the best-preserved early 19th–century stores in the southeastern U.S. This rare commercial structure has retained much of its original fabric; shed-roofed rectangular wings were added around 1900. Interpretive signage explains what the various marks and features represent. \nThe Thomas James Store is owned and maintained by the Mathews County Historical Society. \n 
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/thomas-james-store-open-2/
LOCATION:Thomas James Store\, 44 Maple Ave\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T130000
DTSTAMP:20220718T133741Z
CREATED:20210323T174134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T133741Z
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum Open\nOpen Saturdays 10 am – 1 pm\, April – October \nThe cottage\, which is headquarters for the Mathews County Historical Society\, is named for Christopher Tompkins\, a local sea captain\, planter\, local merchant and member of the state legislature. He bought the cottage property in 1837 and is the first known owner. \nExhibits include a room dedicated to the history of Mathews County and serves as a gift shop\, two rooms representing a home from the 1840s to the 1920s\, and a room dedicated to Sally Louisa Tompkins who was the first woman commissioned in an American military unit.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-open-4/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T170000
DTSTAMP:20220314T202306Z
CREATED:20210323T174946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T202306Z
UID:11091-1648818000-1648832400@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Gwynn's Island Museum Open
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Gwynn’s Island Museum Fridays\, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm\, April – October \nGwynn’s Island Museum\, 1775 Old Ferry Road Gwynn\, VA 23076\n(804) 725-5022\, vistus@gwynnsislandmuseum.org
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/gwynns-island-museum-open-4/
LOCATION:Gwynn’s Island Museum\, State Rte 633\, Gwynn\, VA\, 23066\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Gwynn's Island Civic League":MAILTO:gwynnsislandfestival@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T130000
DTSTAMP:20211111T195340Z
CREATED:20211111T195340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211111T195340Z
UID:12307-1639216800-1639227600@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Open House
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins 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 in 1805\, the third oldest surviving lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay\, and the tenth oldest in the nation. Other items for sale include all MCHS publications and Sally Tompkins dolls. Martha W. McCartney will be on hand to sign her book Mathews County Virginia: Lost Landscapes\, Untold Stories. \n 
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-open-house-2/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211204T140000
DTSTAMP:20211112T165836Z
CREATED:20211112T165836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T165836Z
UID:12322-1638612000-1638626400@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Mathews Historical Museum open
DESCRIPTION:New exhibit of memorabilia of Captain Robert Roland Hudgins is featured\, a commercial fisherman and menhaden captain.\nHis family has allowed access to his photographs so that residents and visitors may learn about his life as a Mathews waterman.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-historical-museum-open-4/
LOCATION:Mathews County Historical Museum\, PO Box 634\, Mathews\, 23109
CATEGORIES:History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Museum":MAILTO:mathewsvamuseum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211127T140000
DTSTAMP:20211112T165712Z
CREATED:20211112T165712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T165712Z
UID:12320-1638007200-1638021600@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Mathews Historical Museum open
DESCRIPTION:Hot dogs & chili\, chips\, water\, @ $6\,  served from 11:00-1:30 \nNewly introduced exhibit of memorabilia of commercial fisherman and menhaden captain\, Robert Roland Hudgins. Captain Hudgins\nspent over 50 years on the water. His family has generously allowed access to his photographs so that residents and visitors to Mathews\ncan learn about his life as a Mathews waterman.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-historical-museum-open-3/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Museum":MAILTO:mathewsvamuseum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211120T140000
DTSTAMP:20211112T154229Z
CREATED:20211112T154229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T154229Z
UID:12318-1637402400-1637416800@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Mathews Historical Museum open
DESCRIPTION:Hot dogs & chili\, chips\, water\, @ $6\,  served from 11:00-1:30\nNewly introduced exhibit of memorabilia of commercial fisherman and menhaden captain\, Robert Roland Hudgins.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-historical-museum-open-2/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Museum":MAILTO:mathewsvamuseum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211120T130000
DTSTAMP:20211111T195231Z
CREATED:20211111T195231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211111T195231Z
UID:12305-1637402400-1637413200@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Open House
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum will be open for visitors during the Holiday Farmers Market on Saturday\, November 20 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 in 1805\, the third oldest surviving lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay\, and the tenth oldest in the nation. Other items for sale include all MCHS publications and Captain Sally Tompkins dolls. Martha W. McCartney will be on hand to sign her book Mathews County Virginia: Lost Landscapes\, Untold Stories.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-open-house/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T140000
DTSTAMP:20211112T153754Z
CREATED:20211112T153754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T153754Z
UID:12315-1636797600-1636812000@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Mathews Historical Museum open
DESCRIPTION:Hot dogs & chili\, chips\, water\, @ $6\,  served from 11:00-1:30 \nNew exhibit of memorabilia of Captain Robert Roland Hudgins is featured\, a commercial fisherman and menhaden captain.\nHis family has allowed access to his photographs so that residents and visitors may learn about his life as a Mathews waterman.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-historical-museum-open/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Museum":MAILTO:mathewsvamuseum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210904T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210904T120000
DTSTAMP:20210903T134100Z
CREATED:20210903T134100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210903T134100Z
UID:12063-1630746000-1630756800@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Boat Building & Restoration - MMF
DESCRIPTION:Boat Building & Restoration\nMathews Maritime Foundation\, Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop\nOngoing\, every Sat. through November\, from 9am-Noon\n\nAt the Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop on State Rte 633\, Grimstead\, VA 23064.\nHere’s a link to find it on Google Maps:\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/7YbwVevfUCrr4EQ39\n\nFree\n\nStop in\, take up a tool and help\, or just watch and learn. An easy way to gain skills in boat repair and restoration. All ages welcome. Photo: Canoe building at the Boat Shop
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/boat-building-restoration-mmf/
LOCATION:Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop\, State Rte 633\, Grimstead\, VA\, 23064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Maritime Foundation":MAILTO:info@mathewsmaritime.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210717T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210717T150000
DTSTAMP:20210629T174552Z
CREATED:20210629T172729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210629T174552Z
UID:11802-1626516000-1626534000@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Maritime Heritage Day Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Mathews Maritime Foundation (MMF) will be having a\nMaritime Heritage Day Festival\nSat.\, July 17\n10 am – 3 pm \nCome join us at this outdoor event which will take place on the lawn beside the Maritime Museum.\nTents will be set up showing various activities and projects we are currently working on. Many  photos of past and present will be displayed.  MMF members can sign up for a Sunday Cruise on our buy boat The Peggy\, or for boat building and boat repair workshops which will take place at our Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop (GIBS). There will be interesting outdoor boat exhibits\, country music by John Atkinson of Gwynn’s Island\, food available by Backwoods BBQ \, and much more. The Museum will be open to browse\, see our new exhibits\, visit our gift shop\, and to be surprised at all you find in this little museum.  We hope our membership and friends in the community will take advantage of this opportunity to come talk to us in person and learn more about the activities planned for this summer. \nDirections:  The Maritime Museum is located at 482 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA.  It is on the right of Rt. 14\, just beyond the old courthouse area leading toward New Point.  Parking that day will be along the road on Main Street.  For those who prefer walking from the Courthouse area in town\, it is just a short walk down the street from the Bay School.  There are other events taking place on Main Street on July 17\, so come on down to add us to your adventure. \nRain date will be the following Saturday\, July 24. \nMathews Maritime Foundation\nwww.mathewsmaritime.com\n804-725-4444
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/11802/
LOCATION:Mathews Maritime Museum\, 482 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Front Page Featured,History,Outdoor
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Maritime Foundation":MAILTO:info@mathewsmaritime.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210417T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210417T130000
DTSTAMP:20210413T211321Z
CREATED:20210413T211258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T211321Z
UID:11424-1618653600-1618664400@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Book Signing @ Tompkins Cottage Museum
DESCRIPTION:Book Signing @ Tompkins Cottage Museum\nSat.\, April 17th | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.\n43 Brickbat Rd. | Mathews\, Va. \n \nThomas T. Wiatt\, a distant cousin of Sally Tompkins through the Todd and Field families\, will be on hand at Tompkins Cottage Museum on Saturday\, April 17 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. to sell and sign copies of his recent book\, Captain Sally: A Biography of Capt. Sally Tompkins\, America’s First Female Army Officer. \nWiatt was born in Savannah\, Ga.\, grew up in Newport News and has deep Gloucester County family roots. He is a graduate of Thomas Nelson Community College and Virginia Tech. He is a retired engineer from Newport News Shipbuilding and serves as a consultant for Gibbs & Cox\, Marine Solutions\, a Naval architectural and design firm in Newport News. Wiatt volunteers at the Mariners Museum and Park. \nIn addition to Captain Sally\, he also authored Lawyer Walker: A Biography of Thomas Calhoun Walker\, Alleged Pirate: The Legend of Capt. John Sinclair of Smithfield and Gloucester County\, Virginia\, his great-great-great-great grandfather and Rev. William E. Wiatt; The life and times of a Confederate Chaplain and related family stories. \nMathews County Historical Society is sponsoring the book-signing. Copies will be available for purchase for $10.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/book-signing-tompkins-cottage-museum/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T130000
DTSTAMP:20201117T133749Z
CREATED:20201117T133314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T133749Z
UID:10668-1605952800-1605963600@visitmathews.com
SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum will be open for visitors and holiday shoppers. Stop by for a self-guided tour and do some holiday shoppingfor the history buff in your family. All items will be 20% off.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-holiday-open-house/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201003T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201003T170000
DTSTAMP:20200916T191820Z
CREATED:20200916T191808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T191820Z
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SUMMARY:Lighthouse Keeper Grave Marker Ceremonies
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 3\, volunteers with the non-profit Chesapeake Chapter\, U.S. Lighthouse Society\, will honor seven Chesapeake Bay lighthouse Keepers in special ceremonies at three cemeteries in Mathews County.  The Chapter will hold the first 30-minute-long tribute to Keeper Walter M. Shawn at the Trinity Church Cemetery in Foster at 9:30 am. Keeper Henry Luther Dow will then be honored at the St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery in Susan at 11:15 am. After a break for lunch\, five keepers will be honored at the H.C. Smither Cemetery in Hudgins beginning at 1:30 pm. In order\, the Chapter will dedicate Lighthouse Service plaques at the grave sites of Keepers James Garnett Williams\, William Thomas Brooks\, Robert Harold Matthews\, Andrew Broaddus Sadler\, and Charles Franklin Sadler. Members of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 66 Milford Haven will provide the color guard. For more details and current information\, please see the Chesapeake Chapter’s web site – www.cheslights.org or email – lghthskpr@aol.com or piano4u@msn.com or call (703) 494-8344.  \nBecause of the ongoing pandemic\, we encourage attendees at all ceremonies to practice CDC guidelines of mask wearing\, social distancing and the use of hand sanitizer. The public is invited to this event which will be held rain or shine. \n9:30AM: Honoree: Keeper Walter M. Shawn – Trinity Church Cemetery \n11:15AM: Honoree: Keeper Henry Luther Dow – St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery \nLunch \n1:30PM: Honoree: Keeper James Garnett Williams – H.C. Smither Cemetery \n2:15PM: Honoree: Keeper William Thomas Brooks – H.C. Smither Cemetery \n3:30PM: Honoree: Keeper Robert Harold Matthews – H.C. Smither Cemetery \n4:15PM: Honoree: Keeper Andrew Broaddus Salder and Keeper Charles Franklin Sadler – H.C. Smither Cemetery
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/lighthouse-keeper-grave-marker-ceremonies/
LOCATION:Trinity Church Cemetery\, Route 14 and Route 626\, Foster\, VA\, 23056\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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