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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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Gimbaled compass
in wooden case.
from the Klingel collection |
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Marine
sextant
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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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
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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 Rte 633. 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. May through Oct.
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
E-Mail: [email protected]
ACCEPTING AN AWARD FROM GWYNN'S ISLAND CIVIC LEAGUE
PRESIDENT DAVID
CROCKETT & VICE PRESIDENT CLARENCE COLLIER FOR 10 YEARS OF
DEDICATED SERVICE
IS MUSEUM DIRECTOR JEAN TANNER, DECEMBER, 2002.
For more
information about Gywnn's Island, please click HERE!!
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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!!
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!!
To visit BayLab
Web site & explore the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay around Gwynn's
Island, click HERE!!
Interested in
flying Ultra lights in Mathews County??-click on the picture!!
