Founded in 1917, the Madison Historical Society is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of citizens whose mission it is "to preserve, collect, interpret, and promote the history and heritage of Madison for present and future generations."

In that effort, we own, preserve, and protect three Madison, Connecticut, properties:
1) the Allis-Bushnell House on the historic Boston Post Road,
2) the Lee Academy on the historic town green, and
3) the pre-Revolutionary Smallpox Cemetery.

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Announcement

Please join us June 13 for CT Open House Day!

Free admission at the Lee Academy to our award-winning exhibition,
A Road Runs Through It: How the Turnpike Transformed Madison.
This exhibit offers a look back in the rear-view mirror to 1958, when the Connecticut Turnpike changed the place and pace of Madison. Open-house hours will be on all Saturdays, except July 4, through August 29, from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.

Free Admission at the Allis-Bushnell House as well from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Visit
with reenactors of the Civil War 14th Regiment, CT Volunteer Infantry and take a family-focused tour led by our charming costumed junior docents.
Enjoy refreshments and activities for the whole family!

Come visit us! We look forward to sharing and making history with you!