Holy Week observances (4/1/2026) - Local community-wide observances of Holy Week date back for decades. In Gloucester, in photo above, actors depicting Jesus and a Roman centurion walked from the court circle to Newington Baptist… …Merchant resumes business in his Church Street store (4/1/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, March 29, 1906from the Mathews Journal William H. Miller wishes it known that he is again in business at his old stand on Church Street, where he… …
Clean-up campaign (3/25/2026) - Cub Scouts of Den 3 Pack 114 conducted a clean-up campaign at Mathews Court House in late February 1970. Shown from left are the scouts shown in front of the… …The sudden death of a horse; a new store at Susan (3/25/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, March 22, 1906from the Mathews Journal Mr. Walter E. Hudgins near Diggs Wharf lost his horse last Sunday night. The horse seemed all right at feeding time,… …
From the archives (3/25/2026) - Gloucester Daffodil Show historic photos show what changed, and what has stayed the same, over the decades. Top winner Elizabeth Brown of Gloucester was a top winner for many years… …
The Thomas family grew and shipped daffodils in Gloucester for decades (3/25/2026) - (Editor’s note: Bill Thomas of Gloucester wrote this history in 2023 for the Gloucester Daffodil Club.) I was asked to write a brief history of my family’s involvement with growing… …
M&G Transportation: Another family firm (3/25/2026) - Carroll Douglas Thomas built up a good business, in addition to his daffodil fields, shipping daffodils to northern markets. The Gazette-Journal reported in July 1947 that Thomas, in partnership with… …
Fields of gold (3/25/2026) - Daffodil fields abounded throughout Gloucester and Mathews in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. This photo, believed to be from 1942, was taken at the flower farm of John Albert Mickelborough… …
Play ball! (3/18/2026) - Baseball players at Gloucester and Mathews high schools got out into the spring sunshine in March 2011, practicing for their upcoming season. Above, Gloucester High School junior catcher/outfielder Josh Martin… …
Notes from the original Mathews High School (3/18/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, March 15, 1906from the Mathews Journal High School Notes: We have enrolled thirty pupils in the High School Department during the year, and a finer company of… …
Youth choir (3/11/2026) - Members of the Youth Choir at Central Methodist Church in Mathews were recognized in March 1966, as part of the Youth Month observance. Choir members included, front row from left,… …Mobjack men are making good crab catches (3/11/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, March 8, 1906from the Mathews Journal Captains W.L. James and C.H. Machen of Mobjack are making quite a success crabbing with their gasoline boats, catching as many… …
New look (3/4/2026) - Mark Donner, Ronnie Harris and Mary Jane Robins, from left, modeled new Gloucester High School band uniforms purchased in March 1966. Harris showed the uniform with the detachable overlay removed… …Changing seasons cause cold, rain, sunshine, warm, all in one day (3/4/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, March 1, 1906from the Mathews Journal Sunday was a typical March-day though, the calendar put it as the last Sunday in February, light rain in the morning,… …
Twin lambs (2/25/2026) - Mathews 4-H member John Miller of Susan coaxes his twin lambs a little closer. Nature carried on during the harsh 1977 winter, with lambs and other small animals appearing in… …Local fisherman injures hand while setting out stakes for fish nets (2/25/2026) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, Feb. 22, 1906from the Mathews Journal Mr. William Lilly met with a very bad accident Saturday while out in the bay driving stakes, he got his hand… …
On to state (2/18/2026) - The 2010 Mathews High School Scholastic Bowl team, front row from left, Leland Machen, Jamie van Emmerik, Mike Sanderson, Matt Mann; back row, Dustin Taylor, Sally Taylor, Conor Corrigan, took… …School program to celebrate George Washington (2/18/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Feb. 15, 1906from the Mathews Journal A historical celebration will be given in the Red Men’s Hall, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., by the Westville Public School,… …
Pretty cakes (2/11/2026) - Gloucester Parks and Recreation offered a six-week cake-decorating class in the winter of 1997 at Page Middle School. Among the students were, from left, Paulette Vickers of Gloucester and Catherine… …Suffering fingers, vaccines, and winter’s cold (2/11/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Feb. 8, 1906from the Mathews Journal Howard Brooks of Diggs had the misfortune of having three of his fingers accidently cut off by his brother on Friday… …
Dredge rigs (2/4/2026) - Robert Roland Hudgins of Onemo, retired from his 30-year career in the menhaden fishery, including as captain of a menhaden steamer, found a way to stay productive. Set up in… …Taffy pulling and organ music at a social evening (2/4/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, Feb. 1, 1906from the Mathews Journal Miss Lena Fary of Gloucester spent last week at the home of Mrs. Eva Simmons. Mrs. Simmons had a social gathering… …
Surprise 90th birthday (2/4/2026) - Paul Malcolm (center of photo holding great-grandson, Vincent) was treated to a surprise party for his 90th birthday by his family on Saturday, Dec. 27. Although Malcolm is a “New… …
Who knows? (1/28/2026) - This photo from the spring of 1977 shows a group of men at Callis Wharf on Gwynn’s Island preparing the poles for pound net fishing. We did not get the… …Scarlet fever and a sore foot highlight the sick list at Diggs (1/28/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, January 25, 1906from the Mathews Journal Little Howard Forrest who has been quite sick for two weeks with scarlet fever, is much improved by the skillful nursing… …