Myths, Mistakes & Malfeasance Presentation and Annual Meeting
Meeting agenda and proposed 2022 operating budget will be available by request.
West Danville, Vermont Then and Now, 1791 – 2021 Book Announcement
We could not be happier to announce that the much anticipated and long-awaited book, West Danville, Vermont Then and Now, 1791 – 2021, will be available for purchase by the…
Annual Meeting Notice
Calling all donating members to the Annual Meeting of the Danville Historical Society on November 8th, 2021 at 6:30pm. This meeting will be held via Zoom. If you wish to…
Reopening of Danville Historical Society Choate-Sias House
The Danville Historical Society Choate-Sias house will reopen to the public on Tuesday, July 13. Currently, our regular hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and…
2021 Annual Meeting
Based on limitations imposed on large gatherings during the current pandemic, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of everyone, the Board of Directors of the Danville…
Passing The Baton
By Sharon Lakey The morning of May 14, 2020, was a bright day in early spring, and I was tasked with saying goodbye as Director of the Danville Historical Society.…
Danville’s Lovely Miss Whittier
By Sharon Lakey, Danville Historical Society Whenever we plan our Annual Meeting Program, I am always looking for Danville connections. This year, a speaker listed in the Vermont Humanities Speaker’s…
Speaker for Society Annual Meeting will be DHS senior, Brett Elliott–March 30 1:00 (open to public) Membership meeting follows at 3:00
By Sharon Lakey, Danville Historical Society Senior Brett Elliott was out of luck when working out his final year’s schedule at Danville High School—no more history courses were offered at…
A Woman of Uncommon Generosity–Mary Elizabeth Goff Robinson
By Sharon Lakey, Danville Historical Society
“Until I began to compile lifelong information, I didn’t realize the full range of gifts Meg was giving to others throughout her life, without the slightest wish for praise.” Charles A. Robinson, 2013
On July 2, 2013, a mystery came to an end in Danville: our anonymous donor passed at 88 years of age in Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania, and the requirement of her anonymity was lifted. It is with humility and pleasure that I relate some of what I have learned about this remarkable woman, Meg Robinson. Much of this knowledge comes to us through her husband, Charles, who has graciously answered questions and, as a good historian himself, provided documentation of the important events of her life.