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Hunt for History in Annual Scavenger Hunt Across Middlesex
Want to explore history with technology, experiencing 350 years in a day? There’s an app for that.
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‘For God, For Country … For Love’ Book Signing With Robbie Slaughter
Join fellow history lovers and avid readers Monday, October 15, starting at 4 p.m. at the Middlesex County Women’s Club in Urbanna (210 Virginia Street) for a ‘For God, For Country … For Love’ book signing event with author Robbie Slaughter. The event is hosted by the Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society.
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Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places September 2018 Public Information Session
Citizens of Saluda interested in learning more about the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places are invited to attend a public information session scheduled for September 25, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Middlesex County Courthouse. Representatives from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society will be on hand to discuss this exciting opportunity and answer questions.
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Cultural and Historic Resource Survey Report of Saluda, Virginia
In the spring of 2017, a cultural and historic resource survey of eighty-one properties in Saluda, Virginia was conducted for the beneft of the Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society.
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Middlesex County Architectural Survey Results
Between October 2015 and August 2016, Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc., in association with Debra A. McClane, Architectural Historian, completed a historic architectural resource survey of Middlesex County, Virginia.
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Join the Middlesex Museum for Finding our Past through Archaeology
You’re invited to join us in “Finding our Past through Archaeology,” a special event presented by The Fairfield Foundation on Sunday, September 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina located at 137 Neptune Lane in Deltaville, Virginia.
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Discover Historic, Rural Jamaica in Middlesex County
The Jamaica District in Middlesex County is often times considered the forgotten region of the county. Yet, it is perhaps the county’s best kept secret.
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Special Exhibition: African American Culinary Notables from the Middle Peninsula
This year, the Middlesex Museum had the pleasure of tampharing the stories of African American Culinary Notables from the Middle Peninsula. Read on here for details about their illustrious careers and contributions to history and the culinary arts that we all continue...
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Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society Annual 2018 Fish Fry
Join us Friday October 12, 2018 at Christ Church Parish Hall (56 Christchurch Lane in Saluda) from 4:30 to 7 pm for our annual Fish Fry fundraiser!
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The Most Important Person in Colonial Virginia Who Also Led Two Lives
By Rob Warner, Guest Writer for the Middlesex County Museum It was hard to pick a title for this story because it has so many interesting parts. Like all stories, and coins, this one has two sides. The story I am telling is the side of the coin you don't hear too...
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