Pound net fishermen are cutting down too many trees (2/11/2020) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 17, 1910 from the Mathews Journal Susan: If something is not done to protect the pine woods, it is only a question of time when… …
Gearing up for the 1910 census; and old classified ads (2/5/2020) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 10, 1910 from the Mathews Journal The examination for census takers was held in the Court House on Saturday by Mr. G.S. Marchant. Sixteen candidates… …
News from Mobjack in 1910 (1/29/2020) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 3, 1910 from the Mathews Journal Everything is going on smoothly and quietly at Mobjack, where the sun shines brighter in winter, and the breezes… …
Snowy days (1/22/2020) - Two snowstorms of the past cast their beauty over the area. At left, a long-idle workboat on Timberneck Creek in Gloucester is further iced in by a storm in the… …Literary society is thriving at Cardinal (1/15/2020) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 20, 1910 from the Mathews Journal The annual election of officers of the Cardinal Athenaeum took place Saturday, Jan. 15. The following officers were elected:… …
News from Susan: marriages and deaths (1/2/2020) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 6, 1910 from the Mathews Journal Susan: Cupid, who it seems has made many captures during the summer, is now turning them over to Hymen,… …
Bay Aging partners with Home Instead make holidays special for area seniors (12/26/2019) - Bay Aging partnered with Home Instead Senior Care as it did last year, to provide 142 seniors across the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula with gifts this holiday season. With… …
Time to register your automobile: new law takes effect in 1920 (12/26/2019) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 25, 1919 from the Gloucester Gazette To Whom This May Concern: The new Automobile Law of Virginia requires owners of Cars to register their titles… …
A new doctor is practicing medicine at Mobjack (12/18/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 16, 1909 from the Mathews Journal Dr. T.B. Henderson of Wakefield has located at Mobjack and will take up the practice of his profession at… …
Fitness classes for seniors begin in January (12/11/2019) - It’s time to make your New Year’s Resolutions. The next six-week session of Gentle Yoga (designed for those aged 55 and older) will begin on Jan. 2 at Gloucester’s Botetourt… …
Wells are going dry during a very warm fall (12/11/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 9, 1909 from the Mathews Journal We are having the warmest and driest fall that has been known for a long time if ever. Some… …
Senior exercise programs offered by Gloucester PRT (12/4/2019) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism has several athletic programs geared toward men and women ages 55 and above. Chair Yoga is currently held at 11 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays… …
A lady’s mare, farm horse for sale, and lots of firewood (12/4/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 2, 1909 from the Mathews Journal For sale: A lady’s riding and driving mare, also fine road and farm horse, neither afraid of automobiles. —Dr.… …
