December 2016
Prehistoric Indians of Mathews County and the Chesapeake Bay area
Professor Martin Gallivan of the College of William and Mary will give a talk on the prehistoric Indians of Mathews County and the Chesapeake Bay area. Dr. Gallivan is perhaps best known for leading the archaeological investigation of Chief Powhatan’s home village of Werowocomoco. He has written several books on Virginia Indians and his most recent book, the "Powhatan Landscape" was published in August. His lecture will focus upon a number of the issues raised in the book, including an…
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Prehistoric Mathews County, Part Two: The Tools Used by Prehistoric People in the County and Artifact Identification
The lecture will cover the three periods of Indian occupation in Mathews County: Paleoindian, Archaic, and Woodland. The lecture will be followed by an artifact identification session by a panel of experts from the Longwood University Longwood Institute of Archaeology and the Nansemond Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Virginia. The information will be integrated into a computerized database which will permit us to have a better understanding of who, what and when prehistoric people lived in Mathews. Although the…
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Raising the CSS Hunley
Clyde Smith, alias Dirk Pitt, Special Projects Director for NUMA, and Chairman of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, specializing in promoting Virginia underwater archeology and historic maritime preservation, will be the featured speaker at the April 19th meeting of the Mathews Maritime Foundation. Clyde Smith will tell us a bit about NUMA, The Sea Hunters, and the search for the Confederate submarine Hunley. Clyde was introduced to Clive Cussler in 1980 during the search for the C.S.S. Hunley off…
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Civil War Lecture: Harriet Tubman
Presented by Laurie King Assistant Conservator, USS Monitor Project Harriet Tubman is most commonly known for her actions as a conductor in the Underground Railroad, repeatedly crossing into slave territory to lead enslaved friends and families to freedom, However, this is only part of Tubman’s life. Between her work as an abolitionist and humanitarian, and serving as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army, Tubman spent her life fighting for freedom and justice. Join Laurie King as she…
Find out more »March 2020
A Saint Patty’s Day- eve supper
IN SUPPORT OF THE MATHEWS HISTORICAL MUSEUM Sure and Begorrah, ’tis A FESTIVE FUNDRAISING DINNER On MONDAY evening, March 16, 6:00 pm, at Kingston Parish Hall $40 per ticket. Sponsorships at $100, for two tickets. Entertainment, a splendid corned beef supper with all the “fixin’s,” a Leprechaun dessert and special Blarney Irish coffee. Tickets available at: the Visitor Center, Flowers from the Heart, Haskins Auto Body, Mathews M & M Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
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