At first glance, the Mathews Museum appears to be a small local history museum in a quiet coastal Virginia town. Step inside, however, and it becomes something more intimate: a place that preserves how community itself once functioned—through shared spaces, shared knowledge, and shared survival. At the heart of the museum is an immersive, walk-through general store that does more than recreate a historic interior. It reflects a time when general stores were not simply places to buy goods, but t...