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Historic Mathews County On Sunday, September 17, TVHS will begin its 2017-2018 season with a lecture featuring historic Mathews County whose heritage goes back to 1635 when the entrepreneurial Hugh Gwynn received the first documented land patent and established a ship-repair business. Brown holding an early 18th-century marble urn fragment from the garden at Fairfield Dr. Dave Brown will discuss the … Read More

TVHS’ Fall 2017 Program kicks off with lecture and trip to Historic Mathews County On Sunday, September 17, TVHS will begin its 2017-2018 season with a lecture featuring historic Mathews County whose heritage goes back to 1635 when the entrepreneurial Hugh Gwynn received the first documented land patent and established a ship-repair business. Brown holding an early 18th-century marble urn fragment … Read More

A few seats remain open for  TVHS’ trip to New Kent scheduled for Wednesday, June 7 Call to reserve your seat now!   On Wednesday, June 7th, TVHS will host a special trip to nearby New Kent County, whose history and illustrious names are an important part of the early history of Tidewater Virginia. The trip will include a lecture … Read More

TVHS’ trip to New Kent scheduled for Wednesday, June 7   On Wednesday, June 7th, TVHS will host a special trip to nearby New Kent County, whose history and illustrious names are an important part of the early history of Tidewater Virginia. The trip will include a lecture outlining the stops on the trip, and their historical significance, by John … Read More

Seats still available for TVHS’  Historic Lancaster County Trip Wednesday, April 5 !   TVHS will follow-up on its March talk from Karen Hart, Executive Director of Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, with a bus trip on April 5 to explore, first-hand, the Museum and other sites covered in the lecture.   The bus trip will be held on Wednesday, April 5 and … Read More

TVHS’ Spring Lecture Series Continues with Historic Lancaster County Talk and Trip Sunday, March 12 and Wednesday, April 5   TVHS continues its preview talk and trip format with a lecture on historic Lancaster County at 3p.m., Sunday March 12 at the Jamestown Settlement. The talk will serve as an insightful preview into the sites that will be explored, first-hand, in the … Read More

TVHS’ Spring Lectures Begin with Dr. Carl Lounsbury Sunday, February 12   TVHS will kick off its spring programming with a talk by renowned architectural historian, Dr. Carl Lounsbury on Sunday, February 12, at 3p.m. in the Colonial Williamsburg Bruton Heights Lane Auditorium at 301 First Street. Dr. Lounsbury will discuss The Chesapeake House, a comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and … Read More

Members and Friends of TVHS, As we enter this holiday season, we’d like to take this opportunity to look back on our third year. From a fascinating talk about Tidewater’s oldest seafood staple,  “The Oyster”, to a beautiful fall trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore, TVHS enjoyed another strong year of trips and lectures to our region’s colorful history. The events began in … Read More

Our first bus tour to the Eastern Shore was a great success. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed visiting Eyre Hall in Cheriton. There is not enough space here to describe this wonderful home but the link below is a great reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Hall We extend special thanks to H. Furlong Baldwin, the current owner of Eyre Hall for opening his private residence to … Read More

For those of you confirmed to be on the October 19 Bus Tour to the Eastern Shore…. We will be leaving the MARQUIS SHOPPING  CENTER at 8:00am (not 8:30a as previously communicated). The bus will be in front of the JC Penny location.  There is ample parking available. Our estimated arrival time back to the parking lot is 5:00pm. Lunch … Read More