Community
New station and members needed at HVFD
The Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) station was built in 1977 and it has been added onto in its 49 years.
“It has been the pride and joy for so many of our life members but the time has come...
Woman’s Club crab bisque goes on sale
The ladies at the Middlesex County Woman’s Club have made their delicious crab bisque and it is on sale now!
The bisque sells for $32 a quart before the Urbanna Oyster Festival and $40 a quart at the festival.
To purchase...
Wake’s Steve Kancianic judges pair of RAL Art Center shows
The RAL Art Center, located at 19 Main St. in Kilmarnock, welcomes October with three exhibitions: an exhibit by visiting artist Christopher Wagner and two member exhibitions, “Photography and Digital Art” and “Autumn Colors.”
Wagner judged RAL’s 64th Labor...
Box office opens for Lancaster Players production of “It’s a Wonderful Life
Directors Doug Dillard and Karen Stanley recently announced the cast for the Lancaster Players production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.”
“With 18 gifted performers responding to the casting call for just three men and two women,...
Aero group plans Oct. 15 meeting
The next monthly luncheon meeting of the Topping-based Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society (VAHS) is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Hummel Field airport’s new terminal building, rather than at its usual...
Feminine objects from 1800s part of new museum exhibit
The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society has a large collection of more than 2,500 objects collected and donated by our residents since we opened in 1935. We went through our archives and brought out pieces from the 1800s...
Oyster and Ham Dinner returns to Water View firehouse on Oct. 24
The ever-popular Oyster and Ham Dinner is set for 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department station located at 4583 Water View Road in Water View.
In addition to oysters and ham, the fundraiser will...
Helping hands: Summer of service, awareness and community
As a contestant for the 69th Urbanna Oyster Festival, Sarah Laster and her Little Miss Spat co-contestant, Paisley Duke, devoted their summer to something much greater than a competition. Together, they spent their time giving back to the community,...
Berkeley and Montague important names in Middlesex Colonial record
Edmund Berkeley IV and James Montague of Middlesex County are names not well known, but names that every student of county history should know for their involvement with the American Revolution.
If the British had won the Revolutionary War, most...
Luna: bringing maritime history to life
History defines this area and volunteers labor to keep history engaging.
Among area museums are the Northern Neck Farm Museum, the Kilmarnock Museum, the Morattico Waterfront Museum; and the Colonial Seaport Foundation’s Luna, a floating museum based in Deltaville. All...
