Old World herbs used in colonial kitchen gardens (7/1/2026) - Have you ever thought about what you would have taken on a tiny, crowded ship traveling over a vast, unknown ocean to a new land about which you knew nothing?… …
Timberneck House getting some much-needed TLC (7/1/2026) - Timberneck House, a two-and-half-story home located on the grounds of Machicomoco State Park in Hayes, has stood since 1793 on a steep slope overlooking Timberneck Creek, with an expansive view… …
Fannie Ware has seen a lot of changes over the last 94 years (7/1/2026) - Fannie Diggs Ware of the Hicks Wharf area of Mathews County grew up in the strictly segregated society of the 1930s and 1940s. Now 94, she has witnessed vast changes… …
Saving Poplar Grove and Tide Mill for future generations (7/1/2026) - Just about a year ago, the Poplar Grove and Tide Mill Foundation was formed to save one of the last remaining tide mills in the nation and the stately East… …
Cooking, clothing and cosmetology during the American Revolution (7/1/2026) - Imagining what the lives of those who existed two-and-a-half centuries ago were like can be a daunting task. For Gloucester Museum of History Museum Specialist Sidney Ripley, the past does… …
Seawell’s Ordinary: At the crossroads of history (7/1/2026) - Seawell’s Ordinary, on the road from Gloucester toward the York River, found itself a place of significance in final days of the Revolutionary War. The British were camped in Yorktown… …
Honoring Seawell’s Ordinary today (7/1/2026) - Seawell’s Ordinary, the shining survivor of decades, is in the hands of a family that honors its past. Joe Volpe, vice president of Auto Max, said, “When we bought this… …On the iniquitous traffic in whiskey: from 1906 (7/1/2026) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, July 7, 1906from the Mathews Journal It must be a source of great regret to the law abiding and self-respecting people of this county that it seems… …
Library move (7/1/2026) - Fifteen years ago, in July 2011, the Gloucester Library’s Gloucester Point branch was preparing for an August move from smaller quarters to leased space in York River Shopping Center, Hayes.… …Parsonage’s basket party, ice cream and cake (6/24/2026) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 28, 1906from the Mathews Journal The basket party that is to take place at the home of Mr. Charles Crockett for the benefit of the parsonage… …
Gwynn’s Island Festival 2010 (6/24/2026) - The Gwynn’s Island Festival in 2010 got in almost a full day until being cut short by approaching thunderstorms. In photo above, After Six performed under the gazebo. Phil Johnson… …
An exciting time (6/24/2026) - Exactly 50 years ago, in June 1976, a four-unit, brand-new King press was being installed at the Gazette-Journal headquarters in Gloucester. That press is still at the core of our… …Summer brings vehicles, picnic parties (6/17/2026) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 14, 1906from the Mathews Journal The Davis Carriage Company of Gloucester has just received a carload of new vehicles. Mr. Joseph Hudgins of Diggs will add… …
Hazel’s good cooking (6/17/2026) - Owner of Hazel’s Country Store at Harcum and manager of Freeport Marina nearby, Hazel Jackson had settled into country life in 1994 after a move from the city. She made… …Pastor gets a pounding (6/10/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, June 7, 1906from the Mathews Journal The members of Westville Christian Church visited Rev. and Mrs. G.W. Remagen on Wednesday and gave their popular pastor and his… …
A musical farewell (6/10/2026) - Mathews High School senior Alexis Foster performed a violin solo, and played one last time with the school band, during commencement exercises in 1996. After college and graduate school, Foster… …Strawberries, ice cream summer fete (6/3/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, May 31, 1906from the Mathews Journal From Cricket Hill correspondent: The Strawberry Festival at the factory is looked forward to with a great deal of interest and… …
Junior choristers (6/3/2026) - Junior choir members at Ware Episcopal Church, Gloucester, were honored in June 1977 for their service to the parish. Pictured from left are Paula Hicks, Virginia Birdsall, Jane Morgan, Susan… …Strawberry festival takes aim at church debt (5/27/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, May 24, 1906from the Mathews Journal The Strawberry Festival of the Old Baptist Church, under the auspices of the Willing Workers, will be held at the factory,… …
Time capsule sealed (5/27/2026) - Mathews County celebrated its bicentennial in 1991, and two years later, in June 1993, a time capsule containing newspaper articles, county budget, local bicentennial memorabilia, essays and more items from… …School year ending in Mathews (5/20/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, May 17, 1906from the Mathews Journal Notes from Mathews High School: Mrs. Marchant closed her school Friday, May 11, after 8 months of faithful and successful labor.… …
Assembled for Memorial Day (5/20/2026) - About 50 members of American Legion Post 83 and the American Legion Auxiliary attended a special Memorial Day service in May 1977 held at Mathews Baptist Church, Hudgins. A viewer… …Blakes becomes a thriving village (5/13/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, May 10, 1906from the Mathews Journal The Blakes correspondent reports: Here comes Blakes once more to be numbered among the prosperous and thriving villages. The farmers have… …
United Voices (5/13/2026) - Gloucester High School’s United Voices Gospel Choir gave a free performance, “Be Encouraged,” in May 1996. The choir included members, front row from left, Janee Arrington, Shuna Sherow, Alicia Smith,… …Expert sailmaker is working at Diggs Wharf (5/6/2026) - 120 YEARS AGOThursday, May 3, 1906from the Mathews Journal If you think of fitting new sails on your boat or putting a fine awning on your launch, a thing the… …