Bird walk Tuesday at Brent and Becky’s (2/27/2019) - The Middle Peninsula Bird Club will conduct a bird walk starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday at Brent and Becky’s, 7900 Daffodil Lane, Ware Neck area. A release said that “with… …
Busy days at Mobjack (2/27/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 25, 1909 from the Mathews Journal The carpenters are busy adding improvements to Messrs. O.O. Rhea’s and O.A. White’s residences at Mobjack. Capt. V.H. Machen’s… …
Bay Home Care to hold series of Alzheimer’s programs (2/20/2019) - Bay Home Care, a division of Bay Aging, is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to offer several community education programs that are free and open to the public. The first… …
Singing and prayer planned at Bethel Church (2/20/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 18, 1909 from the Mathews Journal There will be a singing school and prayer meeting at Bethel next Thursday night. All who are interested in… …
Supervisors adopt taxes for 1919 (2/13/2019) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 13, 1919 from the Mathews Journal The Mathews Board of Supervisors, at a meeting held on February 7, laid the following levies which will govern… …
The rector should put his horse to pasture and be given an automobile (2/6/2019) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 6, 1919 from the Gloucester Gazette A prominent citizen of Gloucester county and a parishioner of Abingdon church requests The Gazette to make the suggestion… …
Classified ads from one century ago (1/30/2019) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 7, 1919 from the Gloucester Gazette Lost: One automobile extra tire and rim between Dixondale and Ark. Reward if returned to Miss Virginia Cary, Gloucester,… …
Gloucester Library to host Alzheimer’s forum (1/23/2019) - The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter will hold a community forum from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, at the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. For more information, visit action.alz.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Events/alz/MeetingRegistration.aspx?productId=41612520.… …
A dance in the Glebe (1/23/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 28, 1909 from the Mathews Journal The young people of the Glebe gave a very delightful dance at the vacated home of Mrs. Will Marchant… …
Yearly Lee-Jackson fete held by Lane-Diggs Camp (1/16/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 21, 1909 from the Mathews Journal The usual annual celebration of the Lee-Jackson Day by the Lane-Diggs Camp of Mathews which was held in the… …
A busy social season was noted at Laban (1/9/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 14, 1909 from the Mathews Journal Laban: Christmas passed off quite lively in this vicinity, weddings and parties being the chief feature of the season.… …
Mathews VFD officers (1/2/2019) - Officers of the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department in 1969 were, seated from left, president Robert M. Soles, secretary Coles Diggs; standing, vice president David Barrick, station chief Thomas S. Hunley… …
Happiness abounds with many recent weddings (1/2/2019) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 7, 1909 from the Mathews Journal Judging by the number of marriages recently consummated in our county it would seem that the ladies made good… …
Students debate: should women have the right to vote? (12/26/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 24, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The open meeting of the Philomathean Literary Society of the Mathews High School, which was held in the Court… …
Merchants of 1908 advertise their Christmas specials (12/19/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 17, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The firm of Sears & Williams will offer from now until Xmas all of their Ladies, Misses and Children’s… …
A chimney fire disrupts studies at the Milford Haven School (12/12/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 17, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Quite a sensation was created among the scholars of Milford Haven School last week by a chimney fire. Fortunately… …
Rosenwald schools talk (12/5/2018) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Tom Swankler, at left, presented Dr. Wes Wilson with a club mug for his recent presentation on the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation. Dr. Wilson recapped the… …
A barrel factory opens at Port Haywood (12/5/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 10, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Notice to my fellow countymen: I desire to announce that I have opened a barrel and broom factory near… …
Diphtheria-stricken school has reopened (11/28/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 3, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The Battery School at North, after being closed on account of diphtheria, reopened Monday with Miss Lucile Douglas as… …
Redart resident is suffering from typhoid fever (11/20/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 26, 1908 from the Mathews Journal We are sorry to report Miss Pamelia Marchant of Redart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Marchant, is quite… …
Happenings at Redart in 1908 (11/7/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 12, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Mrs. Anne Dixon came home Saturday from Norfolk. She will spend some time with her parents at Redart before… …
News from the distant past (10/31/2018) - This week we begin a new occasional item, 250 (or so) years ago, with news of Gloucester County (which then included Mathews) compiled by Sara Lewis from the Virginia Gazette… …
A delightful social is held at Diggs (10/31/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 5, 1908 from the Mathews Journal News from Diggs: The pie and ice cream social at the Haven Hall Tuesday night was much enjoyed by… …
Fortune-teller coming to Halloween party in Mathews (10/24/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 22, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The Halloween party will come off as scheduled on Saturday evening, Oct. 31, at “Cedar Lodge,” the home of… …
A boat ride and an oyster roast enliven the week (10/17/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 15, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The most striking and enjoyable event of this week was a delightful launch ride and oyster roast. The participants… …