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… …
Sailing, swimming, tub races planned in North River regatta (8/15/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Aug. 13, 1908 from The Mathews Journal The Annual Regatta in North River will be held on Aug. 15th this year and will include some water… …
Five-pointers (8/8/2018) - Five-Pointer students of the second grade at New Point Elementary School in 1938 were, seated from left, Virginia Dare Hudgins, Walter Coles Burroughs, Franklin Grinnell, Charlotte Brown, Carrie Ann Belvin,… …
Island boys beat Cobbs Creek in base-ball (8/8/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Aug. 6, 1908 from the Mathews Journal There was an interesting game of base-ball played here on Saturday, Aug. 1st, between the Cobbs Creek and Island… …
Rain showers refresh the local crops (8/1/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 30, 1908 from the Mathews Journal From North: The refreshing showers which fell here last Sunday and Tuesday made the farmers all feel as if… …
Devastating drought (8/1/2018) - Bobby Soles of Dutton is shown in August 1980 while harvesting what he could after three months of what he called a “disastrous” drought. According to the Gazette-Journal of that… …
Eight hound pups move to Port Haywood (7/25/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 23, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Among the freight that was landed at Diggs Wharf on last Saturday was a box containing eight hound pups,… …
Red Men’s service held at Bethel Church (7/18/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 16, 1908 from the Mathews Journal An elegant sermon was delivered last Sunday afternoon at Bethel by the Rev. R. F. Gayle. The church was… …
Gloucester Point residents attend Mathews Chautauqua (7/11/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 9, 1908 from tThe Mathews Journal Among the large number of people from Gloucester attending the Chautauqua on Monday were Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Clopton… …