Below is a sample portrait from our last open house. To get your very own portrait, you have to reserve your time slot prior to this Saturday, September 19th. Please click the link below to access the portrait sign up page for this Saturday’s final day. After that, Madison’s historic flag goes back into […] Read more »
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Grave House Members Add Colonial Games to the Festival Fun at Bauer Park
On October 19th, Bauer Park welcomed a record number of enthusiastic visitors for the many offerings at the 26th Annual Harvest Festival. Golden sunshine and warm weather enhanced the fun of participating in the fair’s activities, including at the tables of colonial games from the Deacon’s collection. In addition to […] Read more »
Welcome to the Deacon John Grave House Story
The Deacon John Grave House is a story of one man’s family–their living and dying, their joys and sorrows– their continual struggle to make ends meet in a constantly changing society. Through the family’s original account books, we learn of George Grave who left his native England in 1636, risking […] Read more »
Education is what the Deacon John Grave House does best
Photo Credit: Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public From the article: Each Witness Stones project centers on one enslaved person and culminates with the installation of a small bronze plaque at a site where the person lived, worked or worshiped. Henrik Sharpe, 14, a student at the Country School in […] Read more »
Third Witness Stone Ceremony Held for a Grave Family Slave
The Witness Stone Project, aided by the Country School’s eighth grade class of 2024, held a presentation ceremony to commemorate a slave named Tome. Each student in the class participated in research, establishing a biographical sketch of Tome’s life. As an early Grave family slave (c. 1682), Tome participated in […] 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 »
Our 300-Year-Old-Plus Chimney Gets New Caps
John Grave 2 lived in the original house in 1685. Around 1711 he added an addition with massive fireplaces built by slaves from Guilford. The caps were damaged and collapsed in the Summer of 2021.Thanks to a Bauer Grant, new one and one/half inch bluestone caps were fitted and secured. Read more »
Deacon John Grave Barn Gets A New Paint Job
Some restoration and painting were completed recently on the Bar It was first power washed, stripped and one full coat of grey oil primer was applied. Two coats of latex completed the job. Thanks to the Summerhill Foundation for its generous grant. Read more »