Madison Senior Center's Blog

The official start of summer, June 21st, 2023, is approaching and the excitement of summer fun radiates amongst the community from vacation plans, taking time to relax, to meeting up with friends. As the Madison community starts to enjoy this summer…

 On June 19th, Americans throughout the country will observe a historic holiday known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and promotes pride and solidarity for all African Americans.

Juneteenth is a holiday that has been celebrated for over 156 years in African American communities but in recent years it has gained greater recognition and acceptance throughout the country. Finally, this year, on Thursday, June 17, President…

Today is Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, the people of Galveston Texas were told the war had ended and that enslaved people were now free. This news came to Texas 2 ½ years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.