January

January 14
History Book Talk: Author James Bradley
The Imperial Cruise
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5

January 17
Lee Lecture: Speaker David Naumec
Roots and Routes of the Pequot War
Memorial Town Hall, 8 Meetinghouse Lane, Madison
4:00 p.m.; $7 general public/$5 members

February

February 15
History Book Talk: Author Thomas Fleming
The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5

February 25
History Book Talk: Author Leslie Strauss
Outhouses of Connecticut
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; free.

March

March 15
History Book Talk: Author Howard Mosher
Walking to Gatlinburg: A Novel
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5.

March 21
Lee Lecture: Speaker Anne Farrow
John Brown: Fiery Persuader or Modern Terrorist?
Memorial Town Hall, 8 Meetinghouse Lane, Madison
4:00 p.m.; $7 general public/$5 members

April

April 13
History Book Talk: Author M. William Phelps
The Devil's Rooming House: The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5.

April 23
History Book Talk: Author Tony Williams
The Pox and the Covenant
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5.

May

May 10
Annual Members' Meeting
E. C. Scranton Library Community Room
831 Boston Post Road
7:00 p.m.; refreshments; public welcome

June

June 11
Members' Preview of Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

June 12
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

June 19
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

June 26
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

June 30
History Book Talk: Author Eric Jaffe
The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5.

July

July 10
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

July 17
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

July 24
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

July 31
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August

August 7
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 12
History Book Talk: Author Thomas Fleming
Now We Are Enemies
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; $5

August 14
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 21
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 28
Summer Exhibition
Lee's Academy: Madison's First High School
Lee Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 28
MHS 39th Annual Antiques Fair
On the Green in Madison
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Admission, $6

September

October

October 23
Pumpkin Blaze and Ghost Walk
on the Green in Madison
(rain date: October 30)
3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jack-o'-Lantern Display & Contest
4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ghost Walk: Witches, Murderers, & Mysteries of Madison
6:15 p.m. Jack-o'-Lantern Awards
6:30 p.m. Grand Illumination
Tickets for Ghost Walk: $5 adults/$3 children under 12/$15 family
Pumpkin Blaze Entry Fee: carved jack-o'-lanterns, $5 each/ painted pumpkins, $3 each

November

November 17
History Book Talk: Cathryn J. Prince, A Professor, a President, and a Meteor: The Birth of American Science.
7:00 p.m.
R. J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
Please call the store at 203.245.3959 to reserve a seat; tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be applied to the purchase of a book.

December

December 4
MHS Members' Holiday Celebration
Allis-Bushnell House, 853 Boston Post Road
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.