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Though times change, one thing remains constant: the bond between mothers and their children. From farm fields to riverbanks, from school events to Sunday dinners, Middlesex County has been shaped by the strength, love, resilience, and contributions of its mothers. Today we celebrate the women who nurtured generations and kept our community rooted in compassion. Happy Mother's Day to our Middlesex moms, and thank you for all you do! Pictured below are images of mothers throughout the...

The Middlesex County Museum wishes to acknowledge and thank our various volunteers who have helped to support our mission of celebrating the culture and history of life here in Middlesex County. These people have provided an array of services across various aspects of the operation and outreach of the museum. The museum has then in turn, provided a community service within our schools and general population. Volunteer Andrew Horton dressed as a colonial seaman to attend Education Day at the...

I have spent a lot of time over the last year doing research on the county. Looking at facts and figures, some specific and some general, that define our peninsula at different points in time. I thought I would share some from 1850 with you today. We are a peninsula with a fixed geographic footprint that is the same today as 1850. Our land area measures approximately 130 to 132 square miles and the U.S. Census Bureau states the total area, including water, is 211 square miles. This land...