Mr. Madison's Shoe Buckles
On February 27, 1801, James Madison, Senior died in Orange, Virginia. His eldest surviving son, James Madison, Jr. (Father of the U.S....
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B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
This Piano Participated in History...
We’ve recently received a long-term loan of an 1850/52 grand piano with a link to Bloomsbury from the Camper family via the Jerdone...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
We think we know....but do we?
On December 2, 2018, the Museum opened our newest permanent cultural exhibit space, The Mannahoac [Mannahoack, Manahoack, Manahoac]...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
Minstrelsy / Minstrel Show / Black Face
Please note that the while this topic is sensitive, and the performance of blackface is unthinkable today, it is being presented in this...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
"He was an on'ry ole cuss..."
That is the line that caught my eye when I was scanning a file on an antebellum slave-made [gaming] table. This assessment came from his...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
Presidential Chairs
We are fortunate to have three chairs on exhibit that were used by presidents. Two Campeche chairs and one Federal side chair. The two...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
Payne Limner
Ann Spotswood Payne’s Portrait Returns to the Museum! (The conserved portrait will be unveiled at our September 17th Annual Meeting. The...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
James Madison and Edward Tiffin
The James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage is pleased to announce the donation of a land grant certificate, dated August 15,...
B. Sullivan
- Jan 17, 2021
One spinning wheel the same as the others?
Historians have not been able to pinpoint the who, when and where, so…once upon a time, sometime between 500 and 1,000 A. D., somewhere...
B. Sullivan
- Nov 7, 2014
Freemasons
Freemasons The museum is fortunate to have two Mason aprons (badges of office) on exhibit. Made of lamb skin, this white apron was given...
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