History
Events
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Mathews Maritime Speaker Meeting
Mathews Maritime Museum 482 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesMathews 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 […]
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Gwynn’s Island Museum Open
Gwynn's Island Museum State Rte 633, Gwynn, VA, United StatesVisit the Gwynn's Island Museum Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm
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Mathews Maritime Museum Open
Mathews Maritime Museum 482 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesThe Mathews Maritime Museum will reopen Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM to 2 PM, and continue through the summer months Fridays and Saturdays. We welcome visitors to view 2 new exhibits. A history of the steamboat era and its importance to Mathews County when it was the life line of this area. Also a display of the […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum circa 1820
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesOpen 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, starting June 27-Oct. 31, 2020 The 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. Exhibits include a […]
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Thomas James Store circa 1820
Thomas James Store 44 Maple Ave, Mathews, VA, United StatesOpen 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, starting June 27-Oct. 31, 2020 Take 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. The […]
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MCHS Book Launch – Historic Homes
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesMCHS Book Launch “Historic Homes and Properties of Mathews County, Virginia” Sat., June 27th at 11 a.m. Tompkins Cottage Museum 43 Brickbat Rd. | Mathews, Va. Volume 4 of “Historic Homes and Properties of Mathews County, Virginia” will be launched in a reception at 11 a.m. at Tompkins Cottage Museum. This 4th in a series […]
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Lighthouse Keeper Grave Marker Ceremonies
Trinity Church Cemetery Route 14 and Route 626, Foster, VA, United StatesOn 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 […]
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesTompkins 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 […]
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Book Signing @ Tompkins Cottage Museum
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesBook Signing @ Tompkins Cottage Museum Sat., April 17th | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 43 Brickbat Rd. | Mathews, Va. Thomas 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 […]
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Maritime Heritage Day Festival
Mathews Maritime Museum 482 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesThe Mathews Maritime Foundation (MMF) will be having a Maritime Heritage Day Festival Sat., July 17 10 am - 3 pm Come join us at this outdoor event which will take place on the lawn beside the Maritime Museum. Tents will be set up showing various activities and projects we are currently working on. Many […]
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Boat Building & Restoration – MMF
Gwynn's Island Boat Shop State Rte 633, Grimstead, VA, United StatesBoat Building & Restoration Mathews Maritime Foundation, Gwynn's Island Boat Shop Ongoing, every Sat. through November, from 9am-Noon At the Gwynn's Island Boat Shop on State Rte 633, Grimstead, VA 23064. Here's a link to find it on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/7YbwVevfUCrr4EQ39 Free Stop in, take up a tool and help, or just watch and learn. […]
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Mathews Historical Museum open
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesHot dogs & chili, chips, water, @ $6, served from 11:00-1:30 New exhibit of memorabilia of Captain Robert Roland Hudgins is featured, a commercial fisherman and menhaden captain. His family has allowed access to his photographs so that residents and visitors may learn about his life as a Mathews waterman.
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