James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage

I will admit straight out that my knowledge of inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison is weak, limited. For myself, the donation of...

Here we are, another July 4th looming when we celebrate "Independence Day". Time again to ponder "why" don't we celebrate July 2nd? ...

Watercolor by Quaker Artist John B. Collins - 1869 May 20, 1768 Dolley Payne was born at New Garden settlement in North Carolina. Her...

Today, December 15th, is my second day back at the museum. Had a bit of a health scare but surgery was successful and no bad news for...

Mount Athos in Orange County, not Greece, has a rather “colorful” history filled with hard work, romance, excess, jealousy, betrayal,...

Constitutional/Federal Convention - May 25 to September 17, 1787. Of the 74 delegates who were chosen to attend the Constitutional...

While we may not house revered documents like the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States, our Collection...

Have you ever wondered why women rode aside, or on a side-saddle? What brought it about? Why not ride astride, as had been done for...