Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society Fall Fundraiser/A Colonial Wedding Celeration
October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A Colonial Wedding Celebration is Focus of Fall Fundraiser for Middlesex County Museum
Professor Theodore McCord of George Mason University is the keynote speaker for the Fall Fundraiser on Sunday, October 8 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the newly preserved barn located at Historic Rosegill. The wedding on 29 December 1741 brought together two important colonial families and took place at Brandon Planation, the adjourning property to Rosegill. Alice Grymes, daughter of John and Lucy Grymes of Middlesex’s Brandon wed Mann Page II of Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County. The groom was the son of Mann Page I and Judith Carter, daughter of Robert “King” Carter of Lancaster County. The members of the Grymes family played prominent roles in Virginia colonial government. They married members of other leading Tidewater families, including the Wormeleys of Rosegill and the Robinsons of Hewick in Middlesex, and the Braxtons of Chericoke in King William.
McCord holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in history, both from George Mason University, and a PhD in history from American University. He is the author of the book “Across the Fence but a World Apart.” His career included teaching as a U.S. history professor at George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College. Professor McCord also served as the curator at Mount Gilead House in Centreville, Virginia from 1997 until 2022. Built in the late 1700s, it was used as a Confederate headquarters during the Civil War.
The Museum’s Annual Preservation Award will be awarded during the event. This year’s recipient is Philemon Taylor Woodward, Clerk of the county court from 1852 to 1892. The museum recognizes him for relocating and saving Middlesex County’s court records from destruction during the Civil War. It is because of him that our county has such an extensive collection of our early colonial records.
Two displays will be available to explore during the gathering. Antique farm tractors will be on site along with artifacts that were discovered on the grounds of Rosegill over the last twenty years.
County history is the focus of the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society, and this event will enable the museum to preserve, collect and share our local history.
Rosegill is located at 1824 Urbanna Road, Saluda (near Urbanna). Appetizers and a cash bar offering wine and beer will be available. Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers or at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at middlesexmuseum.com, at the museum located at 777 General Puller Highway, Bristow’s Store in Urbanna, Nauti Nell’s in Deltaville and Salon by The Bay in Hartfield.
Sponsorships are available and welcomed at the following levels: Platinum, $500 (includes 4 tickets); Gold, $259 (includes 2 tickets); and Silver, $100 (includes 1 ticket).
Please contact the museum with any questions at info@middlesexmuseum.com or 804-758-3663
Organizer
Middlesex County Museum
Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society Fall Fundraiser/A Colonial Wedding Celeration
October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Historic Rosegill Plantation , 1824 Urbanna Road Saluda, Virginia 23149
A Colonial Wedding Celebration is Focus of Fall Fundraiser for Middlesex County Museum
Professor Theodore McCord of George Mason University is the keynote speaker for the Fall Fundraiser on Sunday, October 8 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the newly preserved barn located at Historic Rosegill. The wedding on 29 December 1741 brought together two important colonial families and took place at Brandon Planation, the adjourning property to Rosegill. Alice Grymes, daughter of John and Lucy Grymes of Middlesex’s Brandon wed Mann Page II of Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County. The groom was the son of Mann Page I and Judith Carter, daughter of Robert “King” Carter of Lancaster County. The members of the Grymes family played prominent roles in Virginia colonial government. They married members of other leading Tidewater families, including the Wormeleys of Rosegill and the Robinsons of Hewick in Middlesex, and the Braxtons of Chericoke in King William.
McCord holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in history, both from George Mason University, and a PhD in history from American University. He is the author of the book “Across the Fence but a World Apart.” His career included teaching as a U.S. history professor at George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College. Professor McCord also served as the curator at Mount Gilead House in Centreville, Virginia from 1997 until 2022. Built in the late 1700s, it was used as a Confederate headquarters during the Civil War.
The Museum’s Annual Preservation Award will be awarded during the event. This year’s recipient is Philemon Taylor Woodward, Clerk of the county court from 1852 to 1892. The museum recognizes him for relocating and saving Middlesex County’s court records from destruction during the Civil War. It is because of him that our county has such an extensive collection of our early colonial records.
Two displays will be available to explore during the gathering. Antique farm tractors will be on site along with artifacts that were discovered on the grounds of Rosegill over the last twenty years.
County history is the focus of the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society, and this event will enable the museum to preserve, collect and share our local history.
Rosegill is located at 1824 Urbanna Road, Saluda (near Urbanna). Appetizers and a cash bar offering wine and beer will be available. Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers or at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at middlesexmuseum.com, at the museum located at 777 General Puller Highway, Bristow’s Store in Urbanna, Nauti Nell’s in Deltaville and Salon by The Bay in Hartfield.
Sponsorships are available and welcomed at the following levels: Platinum, $500 (includes 4 tickets); Gold, $259 (includes 2 tickets); and Silver, $100 (includes 1 ticket).
Please contact the museum with any questions at info@middlesexmuseum.com or 804-758-3663
