75 years (10/28/2026) - The North River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons celebrated its 75th anniversary in October 1970 with a tea in the Ware Episcopal Church parish house. Officers, from left,… …
Rushing for yards (10/28/2026) - MHS rusher Stuart Anderson, left, assisted by blocking from Brian Byrd, ran for a short gain in a game against Middlesex in October 1977. Anderson, a member of the Class… …A wedding reception at Spring Hill (10/28/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Nov. 1, 1906from the Mathews Journal On Friday evening last Mr. Shepard G. Miller was the accomplished host of a delightful reception at his country home, Spring… …
75 years ago, GVRS had the same task before it as today (10/28/2026) - The Gloucester Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service has embarked on construction of its new, 25,000-square-foot, $13 million+ Station One on Main Street in Gloucester Court House. Seventy-five years ago, the… …
Branch relocates (10/21/2026) - A grand opening ceremony was held in October 2011 for a new Gloucester Library Point branch, located York River Crossing Shopping Center, Hayes. Taking part in the ribbon cutting were,… …A Fair Ball is enjoyed at Red Men’s Hall (10/21/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Oct. 25, 1906from the Mathews Journal The Fifth Annual Fair Ball was given at Red Men’s Hall on Thursday evening. Prof. Fisher’s band from Norfolk furnished delightful… …
Oystering: Bad day, good day (10/14/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Oct. 18, 1906from the Mathews Journal Willie Godsey and Walter Owens of Gwynn’s Island, while out oystering, came near being drowned Saturday. Their canoe was capsized and… …
Honoring a master (10/14/2026) - Edward Diggs, center, retired master boatbuilder in Mathews County, was honored at a surprise reception in October 2011 by the Mathews Maritime Foundation. Twenty models that Diggs has crafted, after… …
Heartfelt Community to release Volume 2 of ‘What These Hands Have Seen’ (10/14/2026) - Heartfelt Community will release its second book, “What These Hands Have Seen,” on Nov. 14. The sold-out first volume, published in 2024, will also be reprinted and available that day.… …Caregiver luncheon Tuesday in Gloucester (10/14/2026) - Caregivers are invited to enjoy lunch and supportive conversation at Bay Aging’s Caregiver Conversations luncheon at noon Tuesday at The Office Bar and Grille, 4115 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes.Held… …
Powerhouse (10/7/2026) - Gloucester High School’s varsity Dukes edged Denbigh in overtime in October 2011 to become the only unbeaten Peninsula District field hockey team. The 2011 squad included, front from left, Simone… …
Musicians perform (9/30/2026) - The October 1970 meeting of the Mathews County Woman’s Club featured a talk by Rosalind Knight, music director of Mathews Intermediate School, and instrumental selections by several students. From left… …
Big birthday party (9/30/2026) - Gloucester County had a few big birthday parties in 1976, not only for the nation’s Bicentennial for also for the county’s 325th birthday, as well. At one of the parties,… …All-day teachers’ meeting at the Tabernacle (9/30/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Oct. 4, 1906from the Mathews Journal Educational rally day: At the Tabernacle, 18th, Beginning at 11 o’clock a.m. Mr. J.D. Eggleston Jr., the superintendent of schools, with… …
1931: An outstanding teacher won praise from her superintendent; Achilles graduate had a distinguished teaching career (9/23/2026) - The Gloucester Gazette of Feb. 26, 1931 contained a profile of a teacher at Achilles High School, Miss Geraldine Rowe. The profile stated that she was an honor student of… …
What a terrible storm it was: The Great August Storm of ’33 (9/23/2026) - The morning of Aug. 24, 1933 found residents of Gloucester and Mathews, especially those of low-lying, flood-prone neighborhoods, gazing at the ruin strewn across yards, tidal marshes, and waterways. The… …
‘One of the worst hurricane disasters’: Isabel in 2003 (9/23/2026) - Area residents remember Sept. 18, 2003, as the day of one of the worst hurricane disasters to have occurred in Guinea since the August 1933 hurricane. Both events created flood… …
From 1954: Cook Oyster Co. grows with hope of local labor (9/23/2026) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: A local man who became a leading oyster producer in Gloucester and later a leading benefactor of good causes got his start in the early 1950s. Eldridge N.… …
Who was Eldridge Cook? (9/23/2026) - The successful oyster producer of Bena lived to be 98 and in addition to his long legacy in the seafood business, carried on an active presence in his home county… …
1942: An amazing story of survival on open seas (9/23/2026) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: The Summer of 1942 brought wave upon wave of tragic news to the people of Gloucester and Mathews in the early months of World War II. A number… …
Shackelford served aboard tanker sunk by U-boat (9/23/2026) - Joseph “Pat” Shackelford served aboard the S.S. Halo, a Cities Service Oil Co. tanker which was laden with crude oil on her unescorted route in the Gulf of Mexico. She… …
A winner at age 96 (9/23/2026) - Rebecca Smith Cooke of Bena, by mistake (it was intended for a bake sale), entered a cake in the Gloucester County Fair in 1983, and it won a blue ribbon!… …A close call with a bolt of lightning (9/23/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 27, 1906from the Mathews Journal Last Saturday night while Justice C.E. Diggs was driving to his home, near Cardinal, he met with a singular experience. He… …
Over the years (9/16/2026) - Callis Wharf on Gwynn’s Island has been a center of commerce since the 19th century, as a steamboat wharf, commercial fishing center, grocery store, boatbuilders, and many other uses in… …New school building; more needed (9/16/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 20, 1906from the Mathews Journal A letter from Blakes: In your last issue you had an article on education. The writer was congratulating the county on… …