Moments in History

Our Blog with A Little Bit of History

Thank you & Happy Birthday, Mr. Madison!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Madison! (Photo: "President Madison" (John D. Hall) relaxing in his Campeche chair at the Museum.) In 1973,...

Shrouded Veterans; Dr. Madison

On April 23, 2023, I received an email from Frank Jastrzembski of "Shrouded Veterans" that gave us an opportunity: I want to share my...

Cucumber/Torpedo Ballast-Style Bottle

There are probably as many different kinds of bottles as there are types of trees. I was both enthralled and aghast at the varieties. ...

Another Coronation Long, Long Ago

While working on completing the photographic cataloging of the Museum's Collection, I enjoyed reading through three Edwardian Era...

Mice are NOT our friends!

If you have documents (or textiles) stored in cardboard boxes in closets, attics, basements or storage units; please don't leave them...

December 24, 1814 and January 8, 1815.

I'm writing this brief blog to share our "War of 1812" exhibit in the Madison Exhibit Room. The 209th anniversary of the Battle of New...

1934 Commemorative Bicentennial, OC, VA

Orange County, Colony of Virginia, was Great Britain's largest county in Colonial America. Established (around August 8th) in 1734 to...

A Historic Program Found

In 2018, the estate "Grassland" was being prepared for auction and the postal unit (left), telephone system, and several boxes of "stuff"...

Letters of Recantation 1742

In the 1740s, Colonial America was in the midst of a religious "Great Awakening". The passion of the Puritan growth of the early-to-mid...

Mold - P-U!

Please, protect your special treasures properly. It is sad when you see the damage that is done by moisture when something is saved in a...