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… …
The school year gets underway in Mathews (10/10/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 8, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Gwynn’s Island School will open this week. We are glad to have Miss Addie Pugh as teacher with us… …
A Sunday School picnic is enjoyed (10/3/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 1, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The Sunday School Scholars of the Old Baptist Church went on a Sunday School picnic Thursday last. Dinner was… …
Mathews Triad hosts Senior Safety Fair (9/26/2018) - Mathews County Triad’s Senior Health Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the social hall at Mathews Baptist Church at Hudgins. The… …
Gloucester Civil War soldier’s story told (9/26/2018) - The story of Gloucester County Confederate soldier Robert Henry Gwynn, captured near Richmond in 1864 and sent to Union prison camp Elmira in New York, where he died, was told… …
Merchants travel to Baltimore to buy their winter goods (9/26/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 1, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Messrs. J. Boyd and Robert Lee Sears were in Baltimore several days this week purchasing new goods for their… …
Genealogy group meets Monday at Gloucester Library (9/19/2018) - The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Gloucester Public Library, Main Street Center. Rob Garnett will talk about Robert… …
Court week draws out-of-towners (9/19/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 24, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Judge Claggett B. Jones, of King and Queen, Major James N. Stubbs of Gloucester, Col. John R. Saunders and… …
How editors get rich (9/12/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 10, 1908 from the Mathews Journal “After a good deal of study and work we have at last figured out why so many country editors… …
A rainy August finally comes to an end (9/5/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 3, 1908 from the Mathews Journal North correspondent reports: What phrase can better describe the weather of last week than the proverb, “It never rains… …
Island crowd enjoys a watermelon party (8/29/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Aug. 27, 1908 from the Mathews Journal A watermelon party was given at the home of Miss Bernice Callis on Gwynn’s Island on Tuesday evening last.… …
Overturned lamp almost causes a calamity (8/22/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Aug. 20, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Bohannon: Mr. J.B. White’s house came near to being burned on Thursday night of last week by the overturning… …
Bay Aging receives national award for its veteran care program (8/22/2018) - Bay Aging’s Veteran Directed Care Program has been honored with an Aging Achievement Award by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). The awards program is supported by… …