by Greg Grichtmeier | Nov 25, 2022 | Culture/Life, Middlesex History, Museum Updates, News and Reports
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...
by Greg Grichtmeier | Nov 25, 2022 | Culture/Life, Middlesex History, Museum Updates, News and Reports
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,...
by Greg Grichtmeier | Nov 25, 2022 | Culture/Life, Middlesex History, Museum Updates, News and Reports
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...
by Greg Grichtmeier | Nov 25, 2022 | Culture/Life, Middlesex History, Museum Updates, News and Reports
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...
by Greg Grichtmeier | Nov 25, 2022 | Artifacts and Items, Buildings & Homes, Collections & Displays, Interesting History From Our Region
The museum was recently gifted four bricks that were found well over 10 years ago. The locally made 8inch square bricks were located in an eroding river bank in an area once the location of Corbin Hall Plantation but now lost to the Rappahannock River. Made between...