To mark the 25th anniversary of the film “Happy Homes and Fertile Farms on Smiling Waters” by the late Eugene C. Hudgins, the Mathews Museum will stage a free showing next week.

The movie date is Friday, July 10, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and showtime at 6:30.

Coles Hudgins, son of Eugene, will tell stories of his father’s production of the movie.

Hudgins wrote, in homage to Mathews and its people, “as we travel on the road of life, many times the sweetest part of the trail is that part that leads back home. Our home and surrounding area have a beauty which bring us a calmness which most of us really appreciate.”

Hudgins narrated the 111-minute film and it includes many notable features of Mathews, as well as people.  The movie was shown to a packed house at the museum, located at 200 Main Street, last year.
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