Welcome to Deltaville Maritime Museum
~ Deltaville, Virginia ~

… where maritime history comes to life. Peruse our website and then come to see our beautiful park and museum for yourself.
Our exhibits reveal the maritime history of the Deltaville area beginning with the catastrophic impact of the Delmarva meteorite 35 million years ago and chronicle the more modern period of area wooden boatbuilding beginning in the late 1800s. Bring history alive by joining us for our Family Boatbuilding Week, where families build a Wright Skiff very much like the small utility boats John Wright built here in Deltaville around the 1930s.


The annual meeting of the Museum & Park membership will be called to order at 4pm September 12. There will be a report on the state of the museum and park and a presentation of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors. John England and Raynell Smith will be running for another term and Stephen Blue and Larry Chowning will be running to fill vacant positions on the board.  Every member, in good standing( dues paid), of DMM & HPNP is entitled to one vote. Our board governs the running of the Park and Museum so this is an important occasion to attend. Come hear the candidates and vote. After the election, there will be a Happy Hour, followed by the Oyster Roast, and then dancing with Edison & Co. until 9pm. Tickets are $45 each until September 6 and then $55. Purchase them on line or in the Museum.


                                                 Our Mission                                                  

   

The mission of the Deltaville Maritime Museum is to acquire, document, display and preserve materials that are historically important to Middlesex County, Virginia and the lower Chesapeake Bay; with special emphasis on activities relating to the boat building industry and the lives of those affected by this industry. The museum’s further mission is, through a series of interactive activities such as Family Boatbuilding Week, to ensure the future of boat building skills.

 The Holly Point Nature Park’s mission is to provide a surrounding setting which will encourage a continuing habitat for indigenous flora and fauna; the park being available for visitors to enjoy while visiting the museum or participating in its activities.