The Madison Historical Society’s second Holiday Lantern Tour attracted an estimated 150 participants for visits to decorated homes around the Madison Green. This year the theme reflected the Civil War era in Madison, circa 1862. Groups of twenty departed every 30 minutes for the 90-minute presentation, featuring eight brief stops. Along […] Read more »
A Large Crowd Joined the Deacon’s Friends for Their Sixth Annual Children’s Holiday Event
Decorated for the season, the Deacon John Grave House set the perfect scene to create old fashioned winter memories. Children, parents, and friends enjoyed an afternoon of cookie making and chestnut roasting at the hearth. Live music and storytelling entertained visitors, while they savored holiday refreshment. Read more »
Deacon John Grave House Open Following Tree Lighting
Revelers were welcomed after the tree ceremony to a roaring fire and refreshments. Visitors toured the House and enjoyed hot cider and cookies. Read more »
A Colonial Holiday For Children 2019
Join us on Saturday, December 14th from 2 to 4pm 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 and here to […] Read more »
Grave House in Madison’s 4th of July Parade
On a very warm fourth of July holiday, board members hopped in a 1931 Model A Ford, owned by Natalie Evans, and joined a large parade in downtown Madison. Members were dressed in Colonial attire and received cheers from the crowd. Read more »
A New Holiday Tradition
A Journey Through Time – The Lantern Tour On a mild evening, December 14th the Deacon John Grave Foundation together with the Madison Historical Society and students from Daniel Hand High School offered special house tours in the Madison Historical District. Over 100 people participated. Groups of 10 visitors with […] Read more »
Children’s Holiday & Open House
November 30th brought the month to a close and opened the winter holidays. To celebrate the start of the festivities, the Deacon’s family had decorated their homestead. Guests were welcomed into the kitchen for cookie baking at the “Children’s Holiday”. With cookies in the oven, families retired to the main […] Read more »
Children’s Colonial Holiday & The Madison Tree Lighting
The Deacon John Grave house is celebrating the season. Join us before the Madison Tree lighting for our Colonial Children’s Holiday. We will be decorating ginger bread, making ornaments, singing carols, and listening to holiday stories told by the Deacon. It all starts at 4:30 until 6:00pm, Friday, November 30th. Admission […] Read more »
Fourth of July Open House
Madison marked Independence Day, starting it with a bang…and an evening of fireworks! The celebration continued the following morning with a Fourth of July parade down the main street. Many of the parade entries lingered in front of the Deacon’s house for an extra drum beat or photo shoot, where […] Read more »
Holiday Members Party at the Grave House
Members of the Deacon John Grave Foundation and its Board braved the frigid 10-degree conditions for a fun-filled evening at the Deacon’s House. To extend the holiday season, the house stayed decked with ornaments and greens for the January 7th event. A tasty array of goodies and a large roaring […] Read more »