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Our Blog with A Little Bit of History

B. Sullivan

Apr 16

Layer by Layer

Uncovering an historic property layer by layer.

B. Sullivan

Mar 26

English Tea Caddy

We have this simple, yet lovely, tea caddy in our Collection. Structurally, it is a simple box of 12" x 6" x 6". There are no handles...

B. Sullivan

Mar 16

Thank you & Happy Birthday, Mr. Madison!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Madison! (Photo: "President Madison" (John D. Hall) relaxing in his Campeche chair at the Museum.) In 1973,...

B. Sullivan

Feb 1

Another Coronation Long, Long Ago

While working on completing the photographic cataloging of the Museum's Collection, I enjoyed reading through three Edwardian Era...

B. Sullivan

Dec 20, 2023

"The Teddy Bear's Christmas"

Photo of cover by B. W. Sullivan. Photo is of the cover page of the booklet, published by the Buffalo Book Co., 1905. Published and...

B. Sullivan

Aug 23, 2023

Madison at 83 by Longacre

This portrait was the last painted of James Madison during his lifetime. James Barton Longacre visited Madison at Montpelier in July of...

B. Sullivan

Aug 15, 2023

Mold - P-U!

Please, protect your special treasures properly. It is sad when you see the damage that is done by moisture when something is saved in a...

B. Sullivan

Feb 15, 2023

“Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.” Henry Ford

(All images are the 1924 Model T donated by Tex Webb.) With regard to the color of the Model T's (1919 - 1925), Henry Ford is quoted for...

B. Sullivan

Feb 10, 2023

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...

Anyone who had watched Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" remembers the wicked Queen, obsessed with her beauty, uttered those...

B. Sullivan

Nov 3, 2022

I'll connect you...

We've very recently received a donation from Robbie Colvin of the original phone switchboard of the President Madison Inn (James Madison...