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.…
Alice Blair, Danville’s Oldest Woman
By Sharon Lakey Just to get a historical perspective on what it is like to have lived nearly one hundred years in America, here are a few Interesting events that…
“Keep Your Mind and Your Body Going”
Good advice from Danville’s Oldest Man, Hazen Spaulding By Sharon Lakey, Danville Historical Society At 92 years of age, Hazen Spaulding is a picture of health. At his home on…
Greenbank’s Hollow Event on May 6, 2017
If you have never had the official historical tour of Greenbank’s Hollow Historic Park, this could be the event for you. Dave Houston and Hollis Prior will lead a two-hour…
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…
On her 80th birthday, a Danville Artist Shares her Story
By Sharon Lakey
“I’ve been kind of a maverick. I feel as if I’ve washed along, fitting in here and there…”
Robin Rothman
Robin Rothman has always been a bit of an enigma. She is a lone walker on the streets and roads around Danville; she is that small woman standing among the few at the St. Johnsbury post office, holding signs promoting world peace; she is the woman who draws our attention to the details in our surroundings through the thread of a fine-line ink drawing.
AMERICAN PICKERS To Film In Vermont this Fall
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Vermont! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region this fall.…
An unusual way to cook beans!
A fund raising and delicious old-timey way of cooking beans is being enacted at the Greenbank's Hollow Historic Park this coming Sunday. Please join us. Call for tickets.