Matthews Historical Foundation Plans Hometown History
Community Meetings
The Matthews Historical
Foundation has announced a series of Community Meetings, designed to
explore the history of the Matthews area. All programs are free, open
to the public and will be held on the last Tuesday of each month,
beginning at 7 p.m. The meetings will be held at Matthews Women's
Club, 208 South Trade Street in downtown
Matthews directly across from Matthews Elementary School.
Upcoming programs
planned in the series are:
September 30, 2008
Explore Your Genealogy
presented by Rosemary Lands, retired from the PLCMC Carolina Room.
Learn how to obtain genealogy information and research your roots.
October 28, 2008
See Old Matthews Come Alive
with pictures dating to the early 1900s of the Historic Downtown
Block. A PowerPoint presentation of historic buildings past and
present will be presented by Paula Lester.
There will be no Community
Meetings during November and December due to the holidays. Plan now
for 2009 with meetings on January 27, February 24, March 31, and April
28. Speakers will be announced at a later date. Our Annual Open
House will be combined with a Garden Tour and Strawberry Festival
scheduled for May 2009. Please check back for more information.
Refreshments will be served
at these events. Mark your calendars, plan to attend and learn what
Matthews was like before the traffic, housing plans, and the
population boom.
All events are open to the
public free of charge.
Please contact the MHF with
questions or comments:
info@matthewsreidhouse.org
