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Programs and Events
All programs are held in the Chase Room of the Madison Public Library. Refreshments are available at 7:00 p.m. and the program at 7:15 p.m. unless specifically mentioned the program will occur elsewhere or at a different time. Due to the renovation of the Madison Public Library, the 2024 Spring Programs will be on Zoom.
Please take a look at our overall calendar here, and view the individual event listings below. Follow the “View Event” link for an event you are interested in, to learn more, or to register. We are so excited for you to get involved with the Madison Historical Society and hope to see you soon!
Annual Membership Meeting
The historical society will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 6:45 PM at Madison Community House, 25 Cook Avenue. The meeting will be a way to update members on the society’s activities and vote on a slate of officers and trustees for 2024- 25. All members are invited to attend. There will be a guest speaker, Janet Foster, whose topic will be: “Black, White, and Yellow Taxis: Madison and the Green Book”.
Madison's Lincoln Portrait - by Mallory Mortillaro
Although Abraham Lincoln was not 9 feet tall, his portrait in Madison’s council chamber was. Join us when Mallory Mortillaro, art historian and curator of collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation, tells us about this famed and unique portrait, its history, how it got to Madison and where it is now.
The History of New Jersey’s Movie Industry - by Stephen Whitty
There is a rich history of movie making in New Jersey and who better to tell it than Stephen Whitty, former movie critic of the Star Ledger for many years and well-known lecturer. Join us for this look back at our state’s major role in the movie industry and some of the New Jerseyans who helped shape it.