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Two women at the Historical Society of Washington County, VA are on a mission to preserve the stories of veterans.
The New Hampshire Veterans Association recently contributed $12,000 to the Laconia Historical & Museum Society in support of ...
DANVILLE, Va. — Since 2016, the Danville Historical Society has sold novelty jigsaw puzzles in time for the holidays. But amid the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for puzzles has gone up as availability of ...
Holidays span cultures and time, and sometimes even lie in religious or secular commemorations. As they allow families to ...
It features restored historic images and new photography by Carlsen.The Danville Historical Society and the Schoolfield Museum contributed the historic photographs, which were digitally restored by ...
Randy Adams remembers the Danville jail as metal and concrete ... curator of African-American history at the Virginia Historical Society. “And so much was seen on television.
DANVILLE, Va. — On Aug. 16, Danville Historical Society (DHS) posted a controversial photo of a segregation era door reading “colored men.” The caption on the photo read, “As [COVID-19] numbers ...
New ownership has launched a preservation effort which involves the Patrick County Historical Society and others in the community. Being one of the last of its kind in this part of Virginia ...
That’s Danville, Virginia for you, a riverside haven that has retirees ... Organizations like the Danville Historical Society welcome newcomers who want to help preserve and share the region’s rich ...
If You Go What: Lincoln Collection Exhibit and Lincoln Impersonator When: Sunday, April 27, noon–4 p.m. Where: Northumberland County Historical Society, 1150 N. Front St., Sunbury How much ...
A staff member at Winslow Hospital, which was considered a very modern facility and one of the best Black hospitals in Virginia when it opened in 1941. Courtesy of the Danville Historical Society.
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Danville Historical Society is uncovering new pieces of the past every day, but storage restraints are keeping them from sharing all their findings with the public.