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Antique Weapons
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19th
& early 20th century clothing
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An Extensive
Military
and Merchant Marine Exhibit |
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Civil
War period Day Dress
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The Old
School
Room |
Humpback
Whale
Skull |
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Watermen of
the
Chesapeake |
Ornate Iron
Stove
owned
by the Miles
Family
of
Gwynn's
Island |
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Memorabilia
of
Gilbert
Klingel, author, naturalist and boat builder. |
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Marine
sextant
from the Klingel
collection
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Gimbaled
compass
in wooden case.
from the Klingel
collection |
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French
Flintlock
Holster Pistol c.1780-1810.
Originally
owned by
John Hill
of Bucks Chase, Gwynn’s Island in the 1850's, this gun is on
loan to
the
Museum by relatives of the Hill family, Mr. Edward Mallonee &
son
Ed.
Jr. of Baltimore, Md.
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See the BROOKS EXHIBIT
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Tableau depicting the legend of
POCAHONTAS AND HUGH GWYNN
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Jamestown
2007 Celebration
click here
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INDIAN & COLONIAL ARTIFACTS,
GWYNN'S ISLAND
& THE ROMAN CONNECTION,
RESEARCH
LIBRARY for
Island Families
>>>GIFT
SHOP<<<
...and much,
much more!
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BOOKS
ON SALE AT THE MUSEUM INCLUDE
*THE
BLACK AMERICANS OF GWYNN'S ISLAND, 1600'S TO 1900
by John
W. Dixon, $15.00 + s/h
*GWYNN'S
ISLAND
by David Ryan -new
edition, $19.95 + s/h
*THE
BAY
by Gilbert Klingel,
$12.95 + s/h
*CHERRY
POINT, A NOVEL FOR YOUNG READERS
by Charlene Hudgins
Klima, $9.95 + s/h
*GWYNN'S ISLAND TIMES
by Elsa Verbyla Cooke,
$15.00 + s/h
*THE
GOVERNORS' ISLAND
by Peter Jennings
Wrike, H.B. $15.00 +s/h, S.B. $10.00 + s/h
*GWYNN'S ISLAND, A BRIEF
HISTORY
by John Dixon, $6.00 + s/h
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Historic
Marker approaching Gwynn's Island, en route
to
the Museum. ALL roads lead to the Museum. Take Rte.
223 at
Donk's Theater in Hudgins,VA. Cross over the Gwynn's Island Bridge at
Cricket Hill. You are now on Old Ferry Road. Follow
the road through
the Gwynn's Island Cemetery, look for the
RUDDER &
the
MUSEUM SIGN
on
your left and
you're here.
Hours:
1 - 5pm, Fri., Sat. & Sun. April through
October.
Tours
can be arranged year round for groups of 8 or more by
appointment.
Call 804-725-7949
HANDICAP
ACCESS
FREE
ADMISSION
but
we depend on your donations to help defray expenses.
Our
Address: P.O.Box 109,
Gwynn's
Island,
VA.
23066
email
to: bobtan1@yahoo.com
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To
recreate
the Voyage of GODSPEED from London to Jamestown in 1985, click on the
picture.
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MORE
INTERESTING LINKS
For a brief
history of Gwynn's Island, click HERE!!!
Mathews County
Visitors Center-click HERE!!
Mathews
Maritime Museum - click HERE!!
To visit John's
Nautical and Boat building Page, (the Mother of all Maritime Sites)
click HERE!!
Why not visit
the Mathew's County Library??-click HERE!!
John Tobin Fine
Art Prints, click HERE!!
Want to know
more about Mathew's County??- click HERE!!
Would you like to go kayaking around Mathews County? Then
click HERE!!
Looking for fine oil paintings or portraits? Visit David
Tanners
website HERE!!
To visit BayLab
Web site & explore the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay around
Gwynn's
Island, click HERE!!
HMS Bounty site (under construction), click HERE!!
Please
Bookmark our website, we
are constantly updating.
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