Mathews Maritime Foundation
We will kick off the summer season with an early opening and a Nautical Book SALE at the museum on Fri. and Sat., April 19 and 20, 2024, from 10AM - 2PM. The museum's weekend schedule will continue through November. Click here to learn more about our museum.
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Can you help us restore and care for the historic boats Green Heron, Freya, and Peggy of New Point? We need help with haul-outs, repairs, and reconstruction.
See our newsletter for updates on these boats →
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Work continues on weekends at the Gwynn's Island Boat Shop, with ongoing boat restoration and repair, as well as boat building projects. Stop in and try your hand. All skill levels welcome.
Latest boat shop activity on Facebook →
The March 2024 edition of the MMF newsletter, The Broadside, is out, featuring updates on the museum, historic boats, boat projects, and more.
Read the newsletter →
We are looking for information on the Mathews-built boat, Maid King, built by Lennie Smith on Pepper Creek in the 1920s. Director Don Good is building a model and we want to get it right. If you have a memory or a picture, please share. Contact link below.
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2800+ local artifacts and exhibits.
Your support funds educational programs, restores historic boats, and preserves the maritime history of Mathews Co.
Tax deductible donations can be made by cash, check, or PayPal. We are a Candid Gold Transparency recipient.
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Documentary “Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel” is winning awards. The Houston International Worldfest Film Festival, Texas. Read more...
"In 1951, several nature writers were captivating readers with books that would endure for generations. Rachel Carson opened our eyes to the oceans’ wonders. Thor Heyerdahl thrilled us with his tale of South Seas bravery aboard a log raft. And Gilbert Klingel, a lesser known but no less knowledgeable author, took us where no one else had gone before and lived to tell of it: to the bottom of Chesapeake Bay..."
Click here to read the full story from April 2021 →
Mathews Maritime Museum
482 Main St.
Mathews, VA 23109
contactus@
mathewsmaritime.com
Mathews Maritime Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 1201
Mathews, VA 23109-1201
Gwynn's Island Boat Shop
donorboats@
mathewsmaritime.com
