Isle of Wight County Museum

Today is the 232nd anniversary of the town's confrontation between accused privateer John Sinclair and U.S. Cavalry commander John Marshall, future Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Join us to learn the details of this locally infamous engagement and […]

Join Eric Johnson of the VA250 Ideas in Action Project as he highlights tales of religious liberty and Revolutionary War service in Isle of Wight County through records contained in the Library of Virginia's collection. As we continue to commemorate […]

Today marks the 105th anniversary of the fire that radically changed the town’s economy. Citizens raced down to the docks to the loud screams of steamboat whistles and the clanging of church bells. The conflagration consumed most of the industry […]