Mathews native and public historian Russell Reed, site manager for American Indian Encampments of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will speak on “Mathews, Virginia, and the Eastern Woodlands: A Native History” on Thursday, March 5, at Mathews Memorial Library, beginning at 7 p.m. Reed will present an exploration of the native and early history of Tidewater Virginia. He will examine artifacts and material culture that constructs a picture of local history from the first peoples to the early colonial period. Reed hails from Onemo, and is a 2011 Mathews High School graduate. He is an anthropology graduate from Longwood University and, as a student, worked at Jamestown Settlement as an historical interpreter. He has held the position of anthropologist and assistant site superintendent for the museum’s Paspahegh Town Site. He appeared in a nationally televised PBS documentary on native traditions. Reed is a descendant of the Louisiana-based Atakapa tribe and served his country in the Army ...