Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a special stop at the Deacon John Grave House, 581 Boston Post Road, after Madison’s Fourth of July parade. On display for one day only will be Madison’s remarkable 38-star U.S. flag, believed to have hung from the Hull Building on Wall Street during parade […] Read more »
Deacon Graves Continues Tradition with the Annual Children’s Holiday & Open House
‘Twas days before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, ’twas quiet as a mouse Folks had been busy, festivities to share With gingerbread ready for decorating flare Musicians were tuned up and all set to sing The treats, they were laid out […] Read more »
Tis the Season on December 6th from 1 to 4pm
Join us for our ninth annual Children’s Holiday and 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. See highlights from last year’s festivities here. Read more »
January 5th & Festivities to Start the New Year!
The cold early evening of January 5th brought together the Board and members of the Deacon John Grave House for the warmth of fellowship, the taste of good food, and the joy of music. House decorations lingered from December’s holidays and created a festive scene. The tables in each […] Read more »
The Deacon Opens his Home for the Children’s Holiday Party
December weather proved the perfect time for families to visit the Deacon’s house for the annual holiday festivities there. The hearth fire was ablaze for the baking of gingerbread to be decorated by all young guests, both children and those young-at-heart. In the adjacent room, surfaces were packed with sweets […] Read more »
A Colonial Holiday 2024 is on December 15th from 1 to 3 pm
Join us on for our eight annual Children’s Holiday and 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. See highlights from last year’s festivities here. Read more »
Children’s Holiday Festivities Return to the Grave House
To celebrate the winter holidays, adults and children stepped into the colonial setting for festive activities from times past. The stormy afternoon did not interfere with the cheerful spirit in the Grave house. The Deacon’s guests decorated cookies baked at the hearth, created beeswax candles, and added fragrant cloves to […] Read more »
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 »
Holiday Lantern Night Tour 2019
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 »