by Whitney Law | Mar 18, 2019 | Interesting History From Our Region
By Larry Chowning Sherman Holmes Jr. and his younger brother Wendell grew up at Christchurch in Middlesex County, attended the all-black St. Clare Walker High School (Wolverines) and both were stars in the late 1950s and early 60s Wolverine band. They went on to...
by Whitney Law | Mar 18, 2019 | News and Reports
By Mary Wakefield Buxton Urbanna, Va.— The study of history is difficult enough, but acknowledging our own personal history can really cause discomfort. Yet we can’t run from history. Halfway through the January program I attended on integration of public schools in...
by Whitney Law | Mar 15, 2019 | News and Reports
The Museums of Middlesex, which the Middlesex Museum is a member of, are pleased to welcome the Colonial Seaport Foundation to its group of non-profit organizations working together to promote Middlesex County history. For more than a decade, the Colonial Seaport...
by Whitney Law | Mar 14, 2019 | News and Reports
Honorary historic district status comes with no strings attached By Tom Chillemi Portions of the village of Saluda could be getting “honorary” historic designation from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR). On March 5 the Middlesex Board of...
