Bicentennial merchandise
Apparel, gifts, etc.
You, your friends, and family will want unique Madison Bicentennial items to remember this special event.Many Madison merchants have Bicentennial products available in their stores. Sales of all items displaying the official logo will benefit the Bicentennial effort.
The Madison Visitors Center, 601 W. First St., Madison, IN 47250, is selling official Bicentennial logo items. Shipping can be arranged. Currently available:
- Long-sleeved Ts
- Sweatshirts
- Limited edition clear glass Christmas ornament
- Woven afghan
- Pewter-look lapel pin
- Collapsible fabric shopping bag
- Dry-erase board
- Bicententini Glasses ($7 each or four for $25)
Tickets for Rivertown the Musical
The original Bicentennial musical "Rivertown" premieres Friday, Oct. 9, at the Opal Sherman Auditorium at Madison Consolidated High School. Additional shows are scheduled for Oct. 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18. Click here to order tickets now.
Faces of Madison
RoundAbout Madison has published "Faces of Madison," a photographic journal of the Bicentennial's 200 Hour Party. It is an official publication of the Madison Bicentennial.
Capture the excitement of the June 2009 celebration with this commemorative photo essay book, featuring coverage of all aspects of the nine-day event, including photos from preliminary activities. This 8.5" x 11 " soft-cover book contains hundreds of color pohtos of Madison's people participating in this historic community celebration.
Books may be ordered via credit card by calling 812-23-2259 or 1-800-343-3005.
Click here to order your copy by mail.
• RoundAbout Madison office, 314 Jefferson St. (second floor)
• Village Lights Bookstore, 110 W. Main St.
• Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, 975 Industrial Drive
• Madison Post Office (downtown branch)
• Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
• Madison Main Street Program office on Main Street
• Jefferson County Historical Society Museum Gift Shop
Madison on the Ohio
"Madison on the Ohio" is the official Madison Bicentennial history publication. This high quality pictorial book will feature Madison's history from 1809-2009 in lively text and fascinating photography, with many color pages. Authored by Camille Fife and Ron Grimes, this 136-page commemorative volume will be treasured for years to come. The price is $34.95, plus tax and any shipping.
Download order form here:
Madison on the Ohio flyer (644 KB)
Madison on the Ohio counter card (188 KB)
Madison on the Ohio is underwritten by The Madison Courier.
Glassware, napkins, plastic cups, stir sticks, party picks
Celebrate Madison with party supplies imprinted with the Bicentennial logo.
"Party Pail"
Includes 25 picks, 25 stir sticks and 50 cocktail napkins, in a collectible metal Bicentennial logo pail. $15
Cocktail Napkins
Napkins by the case -- 6,000 imprinted cocktail napkins. $150
Napkins by the sleeve -- 300 imprinted cocktail napkins. $15
50 imprinted cocktail napkins. $5
Stir sticks
1,000 stirs. $50
25 stirs. $2
Party Picks
1,000 picks. $40
25 picks. $2
Other quantities available by request.
To place an order for party supplies, call Jim Grant at (812) 525-3690. See samples here.
Bicentennial Recipe Book
It's here! "200 Years of Hoosier Cooking & Stories from Madison Indiana and the Ohio River Region" has arrived to coincide with Madison's Bicentennial year. It includes 120 pages with more than 200 recipes and stories gleaned from Madison's colorful past. The price is $10.
Books are now available at these locations: All Ways Pottery, Binzer's Custom Framing, Christy's Candles, Downtowner Restaurant, Fat Boyz Automotive, Hanover Flea Market, Hanover Health & Rehab Center, Hickory Creek Nursing Facility, Madison Coffee & Tea, Main Street Antique Mall, Main Street Program Office, Riverboat Inn, River Valley Bank (hilltop), River West Antique Mall, Rogers Corner, Thornton Terrace Health Campus, Wanda's Gifts, the Waters of Clifty Falls, We Sell It 4 U and Windy Hill Bed & Breakfast.
'Our Heritage in Praise' CD
Sunday mornings have been a traditional time for family and friends to gather at their churches and worship in music and praise. To celebrate this tradition singers and musicians from many Madison area churches have combined their talents to create a commemorative CD titled “Our Heritage in Praise”. On the CD are choirs from six churches, songs featuring an ecumenical choir with 117 singers from 10 churches and elementary schools plus recordings of the four historic ‘tracker action’ organs here in Madison.
Featured are several favorite hymns and anthems that have been sung in our churches for many years: Amazing Grace, In My Heart there Rings a Melody, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, God So Loved the World, Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus, This Little Light of Mine and many more. A wide variety of choirs and organs and styles of music are sure to hold memories for everyone.
The CD will be released at a party / concert during the 200 Hour Bicentennial Celebration. It will be available for purchase at $10 from all of the participating churches, at the Lanier Gift Shop and possibly other Madison shops. It will also be available at many 200 Hour Party events, such as the ice cream social at Trinity United Methodist Church, the block party and the closing ceremony.
Participants in the recording include singers, musicians and choirs from Christ Episcopal, First Assembly of God, First Baptist, First Christian, Hanover United Methodist, Pope John XXIII Elementary School, Prince of Peace Catholic Parish, Resurrection Lutheran, Southwestern Elementary School and Trinity United Methodist. The entire project is conceived and directed by Larry Wickersham, Choir Director and Organist at Prince of Peace; sponsored by the Madison Ministerial Association and funded by Morgan Nay Funeral Centre. For nine consecutive years on the second Sunday after Easter the Ministerial Association has sponsored a Spring Choir Festival. This CD project is a compilation of many of the elements and music from previous Choir Festivals.
The four historic organs are found in St. Michael’s, St. John’s, First Baptist and Windle Auditorium. These instruments remain in their original configurations with only the addition of electric blowers to supply the air. They are known as fine examples of organ building from the time period. These organs were featured with much acclaim during a National Convention of the Organ Historic Society attracting many visitors to Madison.
Irene Dunne book
Amy Christner and Harold Lakeman of Madison have co-authored a book on Madison's beloved movie star, Irene Dunne. To order the book, download a form here.
