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Saluda Historic District

Saluda Historic District

The museum is building an exhibit around the Saluda Historic District and is asking for residents to share objects and stories related to life in this area of the county.    Did your family ever have dinner at the Saluda Hotel? Trade goods at the General store? Were...

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65th Urbanna Oyster Festival

65th Urbanna Oyster Festival

This year of 2022 we celebrated the 65th Urbanna Oyster Festival in Middlesex County with beautiful weather the first weekend in November: Picturesque, perfect fall weather actually. The museum was there for all three days and saw over a thousand people come through...

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Archaeologist speaks at Middlesex Elementary School

Archaeologist speaks at Middlesex Elementary School

On Wednesday, November 9, Professor Julia King of St. Mary’s College, Maryland spoke to Mrs. Paige Moore’s fifth grade classes about on-going archaeological research in Middlesex County. Dr King On Wednesday, November 9, Professor Julia King of St. Mary’s College,...

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New HVAC

New HVAC

The long-awaited upgrade in the Middlesex County Museum’s HVAC system took place in Oct 2022. The new unit is a Carrier Infinity – 3 Ton 20 SEER residential Variable Speed Heat Pump Condensing Unit with Greenspeed Intelligence with a variable-speed fan coil. It was...

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2022 Annual Meeting Held

2022 Annual Meeting Held

The Middlesex County Museum board of directors and members gathered at the historic courthouse in Saluda on Sunday, November 13 to hold their annual business meeting. The past year was discussed and budgets and investments revisited. Board member Bessida Cauthorne...

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