Stratton Hicky has collected cars his entire life. As a child he was drawn to toy cars such as a jeep that he received for Christmas when he was still a small boy. One observer has written that, "It's the passion for auto that drives someone to start admiring and collecting diecast models." For Stratton, I think it began before that age and certainly his passion to collect extended beyond.

Stratton Hicky has collected cars his entire life. As a child he was drawn to toy cars such as a jeep that he received for Christmas when he was still a small boy. One observer has written that, "It's the passion for auto that drives someone to start admiring and collecting diecast models." For Stratton, I think it began before that age and certainly his passion to collect extended beyond.

Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in ways to document time. From Stonehenge to nuclear clocks – there have been standing stones, sundials, water timers and, as in Brad’s collection, sand clocks or hourglasses.

The current Collector’s Corner Exhibit in the entry hall of the Cultural Center is a display of Chinese Export Porcelain owned by the Morehouse family. Chinese ceramics were being made in China 2,000 years ago. Over time, the shapes and colors and decorations changed.

An amazing collection of European, English, German, French, American, Nippon and Occupied Japan tea sets and miniatures are on display in MMCC’s Collector’s Cabinet now through Feb. 2022.

The Richter Family Collection of Silver Souvenir Spoons can be viewed at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center for the month of September. The Center is open Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM.

The Vintage Duck Decoy Collection of Gene Massey, features working decoys primarily from New England, Maine, and Maryland. They are weighted for stabilization, some have glass eyes, and a few are signed by the maker.

Vaseline glass is also called “uranium glass,” and for good reason. Like all types of colored glass, minerals are added to the molten mixture during production to achieve the color. The type of mineral added to Vaseline glass is actually what makes it glow.

Children at Play - 1895 to 1957 is a collection of vintage toys, which represent the years of the Madison Graded School. The exhibition centers on toys that were in the toy room at the historic Stokes McHenry house in Madison, GA. Seven generations from that family lived and played in the house since 1822.