Events

MCAAHA Hosts Black History Month Celebration The Madison County African American Historical Association hosted a Black History Month celebration on February 16, 2025, at Antioch Baptist Church in Madison. The event featured speakers, including youth participants, and...

MCAAHA Welcomes Visitors to the Lodge Hall for a Holiday Gathering The Lodge Hall on S. Main Street served as a festive venue for MCAAHA’s holiday open house on December 14, 2024. We were thrilled to welcome many visitors, including Mrs. Lillian Turner Holly, one of...

MCAAHA Awards Two Scholarships In May 2024, MCAAHA awarded two scholarships to students graduating from Madison County High School. We were pleased to honor Kirsten Henshaw, one of MCAAHA’s interns, and Damajah Brown-Robinson with $1,000 scholarships. MCAAHA President...

Nancy Garnett Williams Honored with NAACP President's Award Congratulations to our founder Nancy Garnett Williams on being presented with the 2023 NAACP Culpeper President’s Award! The award was presented by the Rev. Frank D. Lewis, president of the Culpeper Branch...

In late September, historian and MCAAHA board member Zann Nelson led an informative discussion on men of color from Madison County who served in the Civil War. The event was part of Revalation Vineyard’s “Sip & Learn” series.

On May 20, 2023, the Madison County African American Historical Association partnered with Right the Record and History Quest to honor more than 300 African American soldiers who fought for the United States in the Union Army during the Civil War.