James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage

Here we are, another July 4th looming when we celebrate "Independence Day". Time again to ponder "why" don't we celebrate July 2nd? ...

Watercolor by Quaker Artist John B. Collins - 1869 May 20, 1768 Dolley Payne was born at New Garden settlement in North Carolina. Her...

Of the two settings of the Charters of Freedom in Virginia, only Orange will have the addition of the major Civil Rights amendments and...

(Trigger warning, the term “negro” as it originated from the Spanish term for black, is used in one or more direct quotations in this...

While a number of Native Americans had been skirmishing with Americans, “the Blackfeet, had been conducting an unofficial war on...

From the 7th through the 11th both Tinkham and Lt. Saxtons teams traversed, in different directions, over rather rough terrain with no...

History, as a study, is multi-faceted; interconnecting societal structure with economics, fashions, food, etiquette, architecture, art,...

As a country, we tend to focus on our European-based and Black History, often overlooking the earliest Native American inhabitants. The...

Constitutional/Federal Convention - May 25 to September 17, 1787. Of the 74 delegates who were chosen to attend the Constitutional...

August 18, 1920 - The 19th Amendment became law, guaranteeing women the right to vote. The right of citizens of the United States to...