About the Society

The mission of the Mathews County Historical Society is to educate and inform the people of Mathews County and the Commonwealth of Virginia of the part played by the people of the County in the great history of the Commonwealth and nation and thereby engender interest in and promote respect for the history of Mathews County and the Commonwealth of Virginia in this and succeeding generations.

The Mathews County Historical Society has served Mathews County for more than 40 years. Volunteers help the Society in a number of projects and activities designed to enhance the understanding of the many aspects of Mathews County's rich history. A volunteer Board of Directors administers the Society. Twelve board members serve for three years and officers, who are members of the board, serve one-year terms. The board and officers are elected by the general membership at its annual meeting held in February. The Society is an all-volunteer organization.
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​History of the Society

The Mathews County Historical Society, Inc. was established in 1964 and incorporated in 1970 to preserve, study, and promote the unique heritage of Mathews County, Virginia. Since then, the society has grown from its original 26 members to over 150 members who reside in the county and throughout the United States.

A volunteer Board of Directors administers the society. Twelve board members serve for three years and officers, who are members of the board, serve one-year terms. The board and officers are elected by the general membership at its annual meeting held in January or February. The society is part of the Tidewater Historical Society Museum Trail.
Board of Directors
President ..... Reed Lawson
1st Vice President ..... Martha McCartney
Secretary ..... Trish Reed
Treasurer ..... Hunt Thompson

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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, exhibition 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.