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New Accession: Birthing Chair
This birthing chair from the Christ Church area of Middlesex County was recently accessioned by the museum. Vintage birthing chairs like this one were designed to provide balance and support, speed up the time of delivery and increase comfort for the expectant mother...
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Application Filed for Historical Marker for Antioch Baptist Church
In October of 2021 the Middlesex Museum and Historical Society filed an application for a historical highway marker for Antioch Baptist Church. The application was filed with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the agency that administers Virginia’s state...
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Tangier Islanders In Urbanna & The August Storm
https://youtu.be/9xW7jVUKWCU On August 23rd, 1933 The Great August Storm hit Tangier Island and changed the lives of several families who chose to migrate to the mainland of Urbanna, Virginia. This presentation was recorded on May 16,...
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Commercial Sailing Vessels and The Beginning of Many Middlesex Family Names
Commercial Sailing Vessels and The Beginning of Many Middlesex Family Names While Middlesex County's location on the Chesapeake Bay, between two major rivers has made it a prime spot for recreational boaters from all over, it also made way for the freighting of...
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Local Authors & Publications
Some of the Publications that can be found at The Middlesex County Museum Family Histories of Middlesex County, VirginiaThe Wyatt Family of VirginiaThe Edward Clark Genealogy by WB SmithA History of Lower King and Queen Baptist ChurchHistory of Virginia’s Navy by ...
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The History of Pipe-In-Tree, the Legend Tree is still alive, Then to Now
By Rob Warner, local historian, Deer Chase Subdivision resident NOTE: This paper is primarily based on an interview with the current owner of Pipe-In-Tree Farm, Ron Kauffman. Some additional data was from Mary Ann Willis, Pipe-In-Tree Subdivision, and Jeanette...
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Brown Money Pouch from the Bank of Middlesex
This brown money pouch from the Bank of Middlesex is part of a display in the museum of memorabilia from the Saluda Historic District. The Bank of Middlesex founded in 1900, opened a branch in Saluda in 1911. The museum is currently working on a historic timeline of...
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1921 Sanborn Map for Fire Insurance Evaluation of Saluda
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Historic Architectural Survey of Middlesex County, Virginia
Request A Copy Of The Survey 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. The survey was part of...
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“Down The County” Country Stores
Middlesex County, Virginia has an area of approximately 211 square miles and is made up of several unincorporated communities. In this excerpt of our County Store Tour throughout Middlesex, we are going to focus on our "Down The County" Stores, meaning the southeast...
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