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Publications The following
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Order Form Mathews County Panorama: A Pictorial History of Mathews County 1791-1941 by MCHS (1983; reprint 2000) Hardcover, 124 pp., index $27.95 $1.40 Sales Tax for VA residents History and Progress, Mathews County, Virginia by MCHS (1982; reprint 1988) Hardcover, 176 pp., index $24.95 $1.25 Sales Tax for VA residents Tombstones of Mathews County, Virginia, 1711- 1986 complied by Christine L. Sheridan and Elsie W. Ernst (1988; reprint 1992) Softcover, 268 pp., indexes, 10 pp. addenda $24.95 $1.25 Sales Tax for VA residents The Vestry Book of Kingston Parish, 1679-1796 edited by C. G. Chamberlayne (1929) Hardcover, 161 pp., index $30.00 $1.50 Sales Tax for VA residents Mathews County Virginia Land and Personal Tax Lists 1791-1800 abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. (1992) Softcover, 127 pp., index $25.00 $1.25 Sales Tax for VA residents Mathews County, Virginia Censuses 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840 abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. (1992) Softcover, 93 pp., index $20.00 $1.00 Sales Tax for VA residents The 1850 Federal Census Mathews County, Virginia (Includes all Schedules) abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. (1990) Softcover, 67 pp., indexes The 1860 Federal Census Mathews County, Virginia (Includes all Schedules) abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. (1998) Softcover, 150 pp., indexes $25.00 $1.25 Sales Tax for VA residents The Governor's Island: Gwynn's Island, Virginia During The Revolution by Peter Jennings Wrike (1993) Hardcover, 166 pp. $19.95 $1.00 Sales Tax for VA residents Gwynn's Island Times -- News Items 1905-1950 compiled by Elsa Cooke Verbyla (1998) Softcover, 156 pp. $15.00 $.75 Sales Tax for VA residents Chesapeake Legacy: Tools & Traditions by Larry S. Chowning (1995) Softcover, 304 pp. $29.95 $ 1.50 Sales Tax for VA residents The
thirty chapters in this comprehensive work encompass a wide range of
subjects, from the finfishing industry at the mouth of the
Chesapeake to the hoop net fishery for catfish on the Sassafras River.
In addition to the details of the fisheries, Chowning includes
some carefully illustrated how-to chapters on shaft-tongs, clam rakes,
and rope bow fenders.
Harvesting the Chesapeake: Tools & Traditions by Larry S. Chowning (1995) Hardcover, 307 pp. $29.95 $1.95 Sales Tax for VA residents Knowing that many of the tools and traditions of the Bay’s fisheries are likely to disappear by the twenty-first century, Larry Chowning has gathered much of his information from elderly practitioners, preserving the crafts and lore of the Bay’s harvesters in words and pictures. His talent for getting people to trust him with their reminiscences and trade secrets is evident in the book’s sparkling dialog and outstanding photographs. A tribute to the patience and perseverance of the Bay’s watermen, these vignettes also emphasize the alarming decrease in the resources of the Bay. Dearest of Captains by Keppel Hagerman (1996) Hardcover, 85 pp. $10.95 $.55 Sales Tax for VA residents Written as a narrative poem, Dearest of Captains traces the life of Sally Louisa Tompkins in three parts: Poplar Grove (1833-1849); The War (1861-1865); and Richmond (1865-1916). Often called the "Florence Nightingale of the Confederacy", Tompkins, the only woman to be commissioned an officer in either the Army of the Confederacy or the Union Army, is a heroine of the Civil War. Historic Homes and Properties of Mathews County, Virginia by MCHS (2009) Softcover, 20 pp. $9.95 $.50 Sales Tax for VA residents Top of Page |
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