Meet Mrs. Madison in person

Want to invite Mrs. Madison to your event? She is happy to preside over teas, dinners, conversations, readings, and lecture. Please consult her confidential secretary.

Planned for 2019

Sunday, May 12, 2019 – First Lady Dolley Madison at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum for Facetime with History: Mother’s Day, from 12-5 p.m.

Previous Events

First Ladies Conversation  with Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Madison at James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library – May 16, 2018 (Youtube)

Sunday, May 13, 2018 – First Lady Dolley Madison at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum for Facetime with History: Mother’s Day.

July 15, 2017 – Mrs. Madison hosted a tea at the Rising Sun Tavern (Mrs. Madison is carrying a white parasol)(Photos courtesy of the Rising Sun Tavern Museum)

May 13, 2017 – Mrs. Madison presides over an Evening of Diversions at the Octagon (Mrs. Madison is in white with an amber shawl and a feathered berlin hat) (Photos courtesy of The Octagon Museum)

See photos from March 4, 2017, James Monroe Bicentennial Inauguration (watch it live-ish on YouTube). (Mrs. Madison is in sea green) (Photos courtesy of James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library)

February 25, 2017, Treaty of Ghent/War of 1812 program at the Octagon Museum

See photos from the December 3, 2016, tea at the DAR! (photos courtesy at DAR Museum)

Mrs. Madison and ladies at Octagon's tea table
Mrs. Madison at the Octagon