Reedville Fishermen's Museum

  Our Museum, an affiliate member of the Council of American Maritime Museums, is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the maritime history of the lower Chesapeake Bay area and the watermen who have plied their trade here for hundreds of years, and the menhaden industry that has existed in Reedville for over a century.

    We accomplish this mission by acquiring, documenting and displaying materials that are historically important to the area's fisheries and the lives of the watermen, and to further educational programs to interpret this maritime heritage.

     Two of our vessels, the skipjack Claud W. Somers and the deck boat Elva C. are in the National Register of Historic Places. This action speaks to the vital role that our local heritage – the heritage we work so hard to preserve – plays in this nation's history