Weather-related Closing Policy
Our policy stands at this: the Society will be closed for weather-related issues if Danville School has been closed. The Society will be open during regular hours the next day,…
Ken-Ducky Derby at Greenbank’s Hollow on Sunday, August 19
If you haven’t seen him already, stop by and visit Hollis, the Duck Man, when you see him selling rubber ducky numbers for the first 50-50 Ken-Ducky Derby to be…
Come with us to Canterbury!
The Danville Historical Society is sponsoring our first ever historical bus tour on September 15, 2012. Please consider coming with us--it's going to be a great day!
Aaron Hartshorn Grave Dedication held on July 29
At a lovely ceremony in the Danville Center Cemetery, located at the top of Danville on Dole Hill, two groups came together to honor one of Danville's founding families--Aaron and…
Boy Scouts add muscle power to put new trail at Greenbank’s Hollow
Boy Scouts and their leaders helped project leaders David Houston and Hollis Prior to complete another long term project at the Greenbank’s Hollow Historic Park. The work was hard, but…
North Danville Historical Room Open on the 4th of July
After two years hiatus, the North Danville Historical Room has been reopened in the North Danville School. For the past two years, it housed the Victorian Room Exhibit, a very…
July, 1962–Naive Speculation Over Vicksburg; Vermonters Get Roughed Up
By Gary Farrow, Danville Historical Society
The city of Vicksburg which lay on the Mississippi River was perhaps the Union’s most important strategic target of the war. Later a Federal official would say that it was “worth more than forty Gettysburgs’”. Meanwhile back East, Vermonters were engaged in a doomed enterprise called the Peninsular Campaign.
North Star
July 12, 1862Capture of Vicksburg
Cairo July 4
…On Thursday, Com. Porter’s fleet commenced to shell the upper batteries below the town. This continued all day without any result. The shelling was renewed on Friday, and in the afternoon a fire was directed on the town over which the shells were seen plainly to burst. This continued until 4 o’clock, when the firing ceased.
Danville Historical Society displays Civil War memorabilia at Vermont Expo
The Danville Historical Society participated in the Vermont Expo on June 16 and 17, 2012, in Tunbridge, Vermont. This event, held every two years, focused on Vermont in the Civil…
Margaret Springer honored in Danville
On June 2, 2012, Margaret C. Springer was honored at a service in Danville Green cemetery with a memorial reception following at the Danville Historical Society. In 1968, Margaret…