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Saluda Historic District Public Information Hearing

Saluda Historic District Public Information Hearing

by Whitney L | Jul 31, 2020 | Museum Updates, News and Reports, Saluda Historic District, Saluda History

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources will conduct a public information hearing of the Saluda Historic District on August 10, 2020. The meeting begins at 7 pm and will be a virtual meeting. Details may be found on our website...
Stingray Point Contraband: Enslaved Men Use Lighthouse As Safe House During Civil War

Stingray Point Contraband: Enslaved Men Use Lighthouse As Safe House During Civil War

by Whitney L | Jul 24, 2020 | African American History, Deltaville History, Middlesex History, News and Reports, People of Middlesex

On June 19, 2020 (Juneteenth), Governor Ralph Northam announced the approval of an Historic Highway Marker recognizing the Stingray Point Contraband, six enslaved black men who in July of 1861 self-emancipated by turning themselves in to the United States Navy at...
Saluda District Cultural and Historic Resource Survey Report

Saluda District Cultural and Historic Resource Survey Report

by Whitney L | Jul 13, 2020 | Middlesex History, Museum Updates, News and Reports, Saluda Historic District, Saluda History

This Cultural & Historic Resource Survey Report was prepared in 2017 for the Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society. The information found in the study was compiled by John Settle in 2017, with a history by Larry Chowning. A cultural and historic...

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The History of The Country Store

Old general stores are found often in rural communities, some may still be in business while others are converted into visitor centers, new businesses, or sadly, torn down. The origination

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April 8, 2021

Recording: Fairfield Foundation’s Urbanna Archaeology Dig

The Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society recently conducted a virtual lecture with the Fairfield Foundation on the Urbanna archaeological dig in Urbanna, specifically at the Sandwich location. Below, you

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April 5, 2021

Women In History: Patricia Royal Perkinson

by Larry Chowning          As part of the Middlesex County Museum’s celebration in March of Women’s History Month, the museum is recognizing the late Patricia (Pat) Royal Perkinson.    Pat,

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March 25, 2021

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777 General Puller Highway
Saluda, VA 23149

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