The Gazette-Journal continues its series this week focusing on local museums, as it highlights the preservation and education efforts of many Gloucester and Mathews organizations. This week, we take a look at the Pocahontas Museum in Gloucester and the Mathews Maritime Museum. The museums’ workers shared the purpose of their establishment and pointed out their most important collections. We also took a few photos of some key artifacts for a quick look inside the exhibits, which we are sharing with our readers. The Pocahontas Museum is located off Gloucester’s Main Street at 7339 Lewis Avenue. The museum operates by appointments only. It centers around Pocahontas and the impact she had locally as well as throughout the nation. Even today, she is pictured on different types of merchandise and is mentioned in media and music. The museum aims at providing historical accuracy in regards to Pocohontas.

CALLIE LAUBACKER / GAZETTE-JOURNALItems on display at the Pocahontas Museum include a ...