On October 9th, I had the opportunity to visit the
museum of James Madison in Orange County. The historic site displayed
many artifacts from James Madison’s first house in Montpelier. The first part
of the museum showed all of the president’s pictures in the form of quilts. The
different quilts represented something unique about each president. James
Madison showed how he was the “Father of the Constitution”.
The museum had
displayed wire eye glasses, some infant caps, some of the clothing from the
women, and even one of his pipes. The house showed his favorite reading chair.
The museum also showed the Virginia U.S. Constitution, which was created to
adapt the Constitution. The first room also showed the bed that was given to
the James Madison’s cousin, which is where he stayed at while staying at the
President’s house. The first part of the museum was so enjoyable because it
showed a good amount of what James Madison used. The second part of the room
really focused on the different historic artifacts that were in Orange County
and a part of James Madison’s life. The room showed some of the agriculture
equipment being used during that time.
The site also showed some of the vehicles
that were used at that time. The vehicles were all donated by people in the
town of Orange. My favorite part of the tour was the house of the Spottswood
family. The house was donated by someone in the town of Orange, Virginia. The
house was moved to fit inside the bottom part of the museum. The Spottswood
family bought the land from Arjalon Price family. The third part of the museum
was dedicated to the slavery that existed during this time. The museum showed
one of men that was a known slave for James Madison. The man shared that James
Madison was one of the better slave owners, and he treated his slaves with
great kindness.
The display also showed several different some of the artifacts
the slaves possessed, which was not much. One of the slaves possessions was
they created a banjo out of gourd. The town of Orange County wants to create a
museum dedicated to the African slaves at the time. The museum was enjoyable
and was very interesting. I enjoyed seeing how much Monroe and Madison spent
time together, and how closely knit they were. I definitely recommend the
museum for another person to come and visit.
On October 9th, I had the opportunity to visit the
museum of James Madison in Orange County. The historic site displayed
many artifacts from James Madison’s first house in Montpelier. The first part
of the museum showed all of the president’s pictures in the form of quilts. The
different quilts represented something unique about each president. James
Madison showed how he was the “Father of the Constitution”. 
The museum had
displayed wire eye glasses, some infant caps, some of the clothing from the
women, and even one of his pipes. The house showed his favorite reading chair.
The museum also showed the Virginia U.S. Constitution, which was created to
adapt the Constitution. The first room also showed the bed that was given to
the James Madison’s cousin, which is where he stayed at while staying at the
President’s house. The first part of the museum was so enjoyable because it
showed a good amount of what James Madison used. The second part of the room
really focused on the different historic artifacts that were in Orange County
and a part of James Madison’s life. The room showed some of the agriculture
equipment being used during that time. 
The display also showed several different some of the artifacts
the slaves possessed, which was not much. One of the slaves possessions was
they created a banjo out of gourd. The town of Orange County wants to create a
museum dedicated to the African slaves at the time. The museum was enjoyable
and was very interesting. I enjoyed seeing how much Monroe and Madison spent
time together, and how closely knit they were. I definitely recommend the
museum for another person to come and visit.
