Join us for A Colonial Holiday 2023 on December 10th from 2 to 4 pm

Join us on for our sixth annual Children’s Holiday Open House. Enjoy an old-fashioned holiday afternoon full of cookie decorating, holiday crafts, roasting chestnuts, live music, storytelling and refreshments. Create winter memories with the whole family! Admission is free. Click here, here, here and here to see all the fun of previous […] Read more »

2023 Theater Season’s Grand Finale on the Grave House Grounds!

Madison Lyric Stage concluded their season under the tent at the Grave House with The Women of Opera. Mid-October’s weekend event featured seven amazing divas performing renown arias. The guest artists sang work from The Marriage of Figaro, Madame Butterfly, Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Walküre, among others. Audience members at […] Read more »

Production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Greatest Hits on the Deacon’s Grounds!

An impressive and large cast from Madison Lyric Stage presented many of the beloved works by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Greatest hits from this stellar creative team included favorites from Carousel, Cinderella, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Sound of Music…among others. Sold out performances took place under the Madison Lyric Stage tent, as […] Read more »

Annual George Manstan Band Concert

On August 27th, the George Manstan Band performed music from the great American Songbook on the beautiful Grave House grounds. The appreciative audience consisted of members from the Deacon John Grave Foundation, Madison Historical Society, The Garden Club of Madison, CLEMA (Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archive), and Madison Lyric Stage. Read more »

Madison Historical Society Summer Festival

DJGH Board members in colonial dress served as docents and participated in the return of the Historical Society’s Summer Festival on the Madison Green on August 26th. The festival featured antiques, arts and crafts, games, music, and food. The Grave House display offered a collection of 18th century toys and […] Read more »

Barn Parking Area Redo

A Bauer Grant was used to upgrade the Grave Barn parking and Seashore Construction of Madison was selected for the project. The north existing lot and the westside parking areas were first sub-graded and then topped with 3/4-inch Tilcon process stone which was machine spread and packed. Read more »