A Woman of Uncommon Generosity–Mary Elizabeth Goff Robinson

February 5, 2014Posted inDanville Green, Historical people, News from Choate-Sias house, NSM articles

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

Meg shares the joy at the dedication of the stained glass window she commisioned for the Danville Congregational Church, dedicated to mother, Eva Crane Goff, in 1988.
Meg shares the joy at the ded­i­ca­tion of the stained glass win­dow she com­mis­sioned for the Danville Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church, ded­i­cat­ed to moth­er, Eva Crane Goff, in 1988.

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.

It’s time for a Thaddeus Stevens postal stamp!

April 25, 2013Posted inHistorical people, News from Choate-Sias house

Stamps–Telling great tales in the smallest of spaces

By Sharon Lakey

Don Gallagher, A Stamp for Stevens volunteer
Don Gal­lagher, A Stamp for Stevens volunteer

Don Gal­lagher is a man on a mis­sion; he thinks it is the right time to get Thad­deus Stevens on a first class for­ev­er stamp. But he needs a lot of help to fur­ther the cause. He came by the Choate-Sias one day last week and shared his enthu­si­asm for the project. “Now, since the movie Lin­coln has been released, a lot more peo­ple are inter­est­ed in Thad­deus and the role he played in the pas­sage of the civ­il rights amend­ments,” said Don.