Remembering boyhood in the 1800s (8/12/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 11, 1910from the Mathews Journal News from Susan: Mr. Wm. B. Diggs and wife, of Baltimore, are spending the summer with his brother and sisters, as… …
Many want Glebe fund used for school purposes (8/5/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 4, 1910from the Mathews Journal Many of the school patrons of the county are agitating for using the Glebe fund for Public School purposes. We are… …
Clubhouse built in Mathews (7/29/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, July 28, 1910from the Mathews Journal A fine bungalow is being erected at “Spring Hill,” the farm of Mr. S.G. Miller, which when completed with be the… …
Planning for the 1910-11 school year (7/22/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, July 21, 1910from the Mathews Journal The county school board met for its annual settlement with the Treasurers on July 18. The finances of the several districts… …
A big sale at the Marchant store (7/15/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, July 14, 1910from the Mathews Journal We are now showing our first display of Ladies Walk-Over shoes. These do not need a line in the Newspaper to… …
Bethel Church holds a picnic, ice cream for Children’s Day (7/8/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, July 9, 1910from the Mathews Journal The Children’s Day picnic held at Bethel Church near Laban a few nights ago, was a success in some respects at… …
Summer visiting news from communities (7/1/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, June 30, 1910from the Mathews Journal Mr. B. W. Sutton, of Blakes, returned home from Norfolk on Friday. Mr. Clinton Sadler is home from Hampton and Phoebus.… …
Local residents home from college, visiting afar (6/24/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, June 23, 1910from the Mathews Journal Mr. Earl Marchant is at his home at Crickett Hill for the summer, after spending the past session at the Virginia… …
News from Gwynns…and more from days gone by (6/17/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, June 16, 1910from the Mathews Journal Gwynns: Mrs. Ruth Muse anticipates a trip to Westmoreland county in the near future. Miss Lora Owens has returned home from… …
Achilles High School corner stone is laid (6/10/2020) - 100 YEARS AGOThursday, June 10, 1920from the Gloucester Gazette With impressive Masonic ceremony, the corner stone of Achilles High School was laid Wednesday in the presence of a large gathering… …
Please pay your subscription for new high school fund (6/3/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, June 2, 1910from the Mathews Journal The land upon which the new High School will be built having been selected, those who have subscribed to the High… …
Your choice of shoes at rock-bottom prices (5/27/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, June 2, 1910from the Mathews Journal The Great Sacrifice Sale! Never was such a sale in force in this County. 5,000 pairs shoes must go at a… …
A birthday party and a hay ride (5/20/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, May 19, 1910from the Mathews Journal Little Miss Earlyne and Maurice Hughes entertained a few of her friends on Friday from two to six p.m. Those being… …
MHS commencement is at Red Men’s Hall (5/13/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, May 12, 1910from the Mathews Journal The commencement exercises of the Mathews High School will be held in the Red Men’s Hall on Friday night, May 20,… …
Mr. Clements may have a wondrous hen (5/6/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, May 5, 1910from the Mathews Journal A strange rumor is at present going around. Its origin is as follows: Mr. John Burke says that Mr. Henry Hunley… …
Consolidated school under consideration in western part of Mathews (4/29/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, April 28, 1910from the Mathews Journal To the Patrons of the Battery School: Having been appointed a member of a committee to advise as to the desirability… …
Residents to concentrate on a cleaner village (4/22/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, April 21, 1910from the Mathews Journal A meeting of the residents of Mathews C.H. will be held in the Courthouse on Tuesday, April 26 at 8 p.m.,… …
Bay Aging volunteers step up during COVID-19 pandemic (4/22/2020) - As residents across the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck confront the COVID-19 pandemic, heartwarming stories about Bay Aging’s volunteers are emerging. Social distancing is now the new normal, exacerbating feelings… …News on a new library, Sunday school, and residents visiting (4/15/2020) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, April 14, 1910from the Mathews Journal Mr. Marshall White is spending some time at his Diggs home. The Milford Haven School has had a new library put… …
A party for young people held at Blakes (4/8/2020) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 7, 1910from the Mathews Journal Blakes: The young people of this place gave a very delightful entertainment at the Chapel Lodge, I.O.O.F., on last Tuesday… …
Classifieds from one century ago (4/1/2020) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 1, 1920 from the Gloucester Gazette People’s Wants. For sale: One complete gasoline lighting system, consisting of three swinging lamps, one new wall lamp, 10-gallon… …
Battle of the Bands (3/25/2020) - The spring of 1966 brought the usual appearance of new things in Mathews County, including two rock bands formed by Mathews High School students. They faced off in June for… …