The search for a pink lady’s slipper (5/28/2025) - Every spring, I search our woods for one particular species of flower: the pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule), a native orchid found in eastern North America from Maine to Georgia… …
Coleman’s Crossing tea (5/28/2025) - The Coleman’s Crossing Residential Association held a tea for its residents on May 15. The group’s guest speaker was Sidney Ripley, a Gloucester Museum of History specialist, who presented her… …
Wreath laying (5/28/2025) - To mark Memorial Day, members of Cricket Hill Mathews Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, placed wreaths at two locations in Mathews: on the DAR monument on the historic court… …
UDC Memorial Day (5/28/2025) - Members of Captain Sally Tompkins United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 2626 placed a wreath on Captain Sally’s grave. Tompkins, a Confederate nurse, is buried at Christ Church cemetery, Mathews.… …
Supporting K9 program (5/28/2025) - Mathews County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant William Hargis and K9 Karma were part of the May monthly meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons held Thursday… …Bikes and snakes and … (5/21/2025) - We love your photos. Please send them to editor@gazettejournal.net. Kathy and Loyd White sent this photo of a school bus stop with bikes waiting for kids to come home: “It… …
Protect yourself from ticks (5/21/2025) - Springtime on the Middle Peninsula is when we return to our gardens in earnest: planting, pruning, weeding, and removing winters bedraggled detritus. It is also the time when ticks increase… …
DAR field trip (5/21/2025) - The Cricket Hill chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, recently toured The Steamboat Era Museum in Irvington. Gus Kasper, the museum’s executive director, was tour guide. Following the tour, DAR… …
DAR officers (5/21/2025) - New officers of the Augustine Warner chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, were recently installed. Shown from left are associate member Dale Sawyer, former regent Alison Johnston, new regent Olivia… …
Homemakers at tour (5/21/2025) - Central Village Homemakers participated in Saturday’s Tour de Chesapeake cycling event in Mathews, serving dessert. Nancy Goldman, Carol Murdock and Susan Hill, from left, served pound cake and toppings. …Nature sings (5/14/2025) - Animal and plant kingdoms are in their full glory in the merry month of May. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Visitors at the home of Sue Henshaw, Cobbs Creek.… …
Pecht-Bridges (5/14/2025) - Tabb and Lisa Bridges of Gloucester Point, announce the marriage of their daughter, Kelsey Bridges, to Jordan Pecht, son of Cindy Pecht and Keith Clarke of Lawrenceville. They had a… …Solving mysterious tree demise (5/14/2025) - One of the most rewarding aspects of serving as an Extension Master Gardener and Tree Steward is the opportunity to provide information and education to community members about plant problems… …
York River Circle (5/14/2025) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons met on May 6 at Susannah Wesley United Methodist Church in Gloucester. Members collected 25 grocery bags of snacks for… …
Beekeeper (5/14/2025) - John Elkins, a beekeeper, recently rescued a swarm of honeybees that made their home outside Ware Academy’s pre-kindergarten 4 classroom. …
Nature Trail (5/14/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Bird Club visited Colonial Williamsburg’s Bassett Trace Nature Trail on May 6. The group was led on the 2.8-mile trail by Trail Guide Nancy Barnhart, a member… …
Bay Quilters donate to RISP (5/14/2025) - Members of Bay Quilters, a local quilting guild, have made quilts of all colors and patterns to donate to the Rural Infant Services Program in Urbanna. RISP is a program… …
Pollinator habitat (5/14/2025) - Members of Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists Cohort 5 Basic Training Class trainees recently installed a pollinator habitat at the main entrance to Beaverdam Park, Gloucester. Generous donations of native plants… …
Gloucester Daffodil Club members attend U. S. convention (5/14/2025) - Members of the Gloucester Daffodil Club attended the American Daffodil Society National Convention on April 9-13 at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada. Those attending were Peggy Bowditch,… …Winners of Gloucester Daffodil Show named (5/14/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Show was held April 5 and 6 at Newington Baptist Church as a signature event of the Gloucester Daffodil Festival. Sanctioned by the American Daffodil Society,… …
Full bloom (5/7/2025) - Regret we could not use all the photos that came our way this week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Azalea with a white rhododendrons behind it, with more to… …
Harvey-Jordan (5/7/2025) - Kathryn Richardson and Jordan Harvey were married at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Embassy Suites, Hilton Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. Carl Fountain, Associate Minister of First… …
Robbins-Hatley (5/7/2025) - Mrs. Sydney Hatley, of Bakersfield, California and Mr. Richard Hatley of Tulsa Oklahoma are proud to announce the wedding of their daughter, Kaitlyn Nicole Hatley to Jeremy James Robbins, son… …Woodland treasures (5/7/2025) - One sunny afternoon last week, I walked through our woods to check on the mature thicket of mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) with dainty pink and white blossoms that remind me… …
Easter treats (5/7/2025) - A few days before Easter, members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, put on their bunny ears and hopped into each convalescent care facility sharing smiles and laughter at each… …