Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.

Mathews County Historical Society, Inc. The Mathews County Historical Society, Inc. began preserving the rich history of Mathews County, Virginia more than 50 years ago.

The Society’s Objectives:

Acquire by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise, sites, buildings, structures, objects, records and documents of historic interest in Mathews County and region, and to preserve, restore and maintain the same. Seek, collect, compile and document all available information relating to the history and facts relating to these historic objects. Promote the discussion, exhibitio

n and visitation of these historic properties, and where appropriate, the display of such records and documents and the publication of information concerning them. Solicit gifts of real or personal property for these purposes, which gifts shall be exempt from the payment of income taxes. Educate and inform the people of Mathews County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Provide an organized presence for a historical perspective in Mathews County life and activities

MCHS has enjoyed hosting Mathews students at the Tompkins Cottage for their end of the school year field trips.First pho...
06/09/2026

MCHS has enjoyed hosting Mathews students at the Tompkins Cottage for their end of the school year field trips.

First photo: Fourth graders visited historic Tompkins Cottage on Friday, June 5th. Standing with the students are docents Terri Mock and Reggie Thomas in the rear and Mary Beth Almond in front.

2nd Photo: Valerie Lewis guided the MES 2nd graders through historic Tompkins Cottage on June 1st.

Thomas Hunter seventh graders enjoyed a field trip to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond. Students t...
06/03/2026

Thomas Hunter seventh graders enjoyed a field trip to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond. Students took guided tours through three exhibits: We the People, Our Commonwealth, and The Story of Virginia. Students enjoyed a picnic lunch in the museum district after the tour.

This trip was funded by the Mathews County Historical Society, and pictured is Marymac Hoffman with the students in the Tompkins Cottage Museum.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: This old Richardson's Drug Store postcard shows a small skiff with three fishermen working on pound n...
05/26/2026

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

This old Richardson's Drug Store postcard shows a small skiff with three fishermen working on pound nets in the Chesapeake Bay. The men in the rowboat are pulling in a net full of fish.

Published by Richardson's Drug Store, Mathews, Va. Postcard,
ARCHIVES Box 110 R 162-1 MCHS

What a fun night at Music on Maple. 🍁 We’d like to thank all those who attended and sponsored the reggae-filled fun!
05/02/2026

What a fun night at Music on Maple. 🍁 We’d like to thank all those who attended and sponsored the reggae-filled fun!

From the Digital ArchivesSandbank Wharf, once located on the Chesapeake Bay in New Point, Va., served as a seafood buyin...
04/21/2026

From the Digital Archives

Sandbank Wharf, once located on the Chesapeake Bay in New Point, Va., served as a seafood buying and selling center.

ARCHIVES Box 107 R 7-96 MCHS (Archival Material)

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P. O. Box 855
Mathews, VA
23109

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