Date/Time
10/4/2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern
Sponsors
Event Type(s)
Community Event
Event Description
The Madison Historical Society will resume its monthly History Happy Hour series on Friday, October 4, from 6 to 7 pm, at the Society’s historic Allis-Bushnell House at 853 Boston Post Road, Madison.
The first History Happy Hour of the season will feature MHS trustee and Madison Town Historian, Henry Griggs, in a presentation entitled “Madison in the Golden Age of Postcards.” Henry has been collecting postcards of Madison since 1998, when he received a framed collage of twelve cards as a housewarming gift. He now owns more than 800 different cards dating back to 1904. His talk will focus on Madison’s history from roughly 1905 to 1916, when the rise of leisure and travel and relaxed postal regulations combined with new printing technologies to create an environment in which hundreds of millions of hand-colored postcards were mailed annually. Henry’s PowerPoint presentation will feature a delightful array of representative examples from his collection.
Additional History Happy Hours of the 2024-2025 season are scheduled for November 8 in 2024 and February 14 and April 22 in 2025. Each event features a brief but fascinating presentation about Madison history, followed by a chance to socialize and enjoy beverages and hors d’oeuvres with fellow history buffs in the 1785 Allis-Bushnell House.
Location
Contact Person
Pam Allen Hunter
(phone: 203-245-4567)
(phone: 203-245-4567)
Details
Suggestion donation is $15/$10 for MHS members. Advance registration is requested.
Please register at www.madisonhistory.org
Please register at www.madisonhistory.org
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