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First Grade Students Have Hands-on Experience

A custom visit for first grade students was provided on March 24, 2017 to the Lawson-Marriott class in the morning and the King & Queen Elementary class in the afternoon. The students and their chaperones toured the Museum, the nineteenth century schoolhouse, and the old post office/carriage house. They actively participated in hands-on demonstrations of Read the full article…

Civil War Presentation At County Elementary Schools

For the second year the Tavern Museum sponsored a presentation on the Civil War by Ms. Carol Lowry to the 4th grade classes at Lawson-Marriott Elementary and King & Queen Elementary on March 20 and 21 respectively. After providing overall background, Ms. Lowry made the era come alive using national and state historical facts, accounts Read the full article…

Inventions By African Americans Exhibit At Central High School

In February 2017, to celebrate Black History Month and to promote local museums, the Tavern Museum, the J. C. Graves Museum, and New Mount Zion Baptist Church sponsored an exhibit of inventions by African-Americans in the entrance hall of Central High School at King and Queen Court House. Museum Council members and volunteers Nannie Taylor, Read the full article…

The Importance of the Lewis Gravesite

Dr. A. W. Lewis provided the attendees of the 2017 First Quarter King and Queen County Historical Society meeting an understanding of why the Lewis Gravesite is important not just to his family, but to the county. It is the oldest gravesite found in King and Queen County, dating to the death of the Welsh Read the full article…

Mrs. Betty Gwathmey Honored

On Sunday, January 23, 2017 at its first quarter meeting the King and Queen County Historical Society honored Mrs. Betty Hutchinson Gwathmey who passed away in November 2016. A resolution was read that summarized the many contributions that Mrs. Gwathmey made to the Historical Society and the Courthouse Tavern Museum. Members of the family received Read the full article…

An Afternoon of Holiday Cheer

On Sunday December 4, 2016 the King and Queen County Historical Society’s Courthouse Tavern Museum held its annual Open House. Those attending were treated to music provided by King and Queen Elementary School first grade students under the direction of Mr. Fielding and the Central High School Pep Band under the direction of Mr. Guardino. Read the full article…

Third Quarter King and Queen County Historical Society Meeting

On Sunday, July 24th Dr. Carroll William Westfall spoke at the 3rd Quarter Historical Society Meeting on how buildings and architecture traditionally shaped the civic order in rural settings. Dr. Westfall taught at Amherst College, at the University of Illinois in Chicago, at the University of Virginia, and retired in 2015 from the University of Read the full article…

Bland Family Visit

On a very hot, muggy Friday, July 8th, approximately 20 members of the 32nd National Bland Family Reunion group participated in a tour arranged by Ms. Susan Richardson, a Bland descendant. The visitors were from as far away as Texas, Oklahoma, and California. They first toured the Tavern Museum and the Courthouse Green Historic District. Read the full article…

Antique Adventurers Visit

On May 17, a very cool, bleak and rainy day, approximately 50 ladies from the Antique Adventurers group in Williamsburg spent the morning visiting the Museum, Courthouse Green, and Immanuel Church. The King and Queen County Women’s Club served them a delicious homemade “country” mid-day dinner. They then visited Mattaponi Church where the tour bus Read the full article…

Virginia Hunting and Fishing Traditions

Mr. Lee Walker, Agency Outreach Division Director for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF), gave an overview of the history of wildlife and hunting/fishing traditions in Virginia. The DGIF was formed 100 years ago to address the need for conservation of wildlife and fisheries, and preservation of their habitat. The abundance that Read the full article…