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…
Greenbank Hollow video taken from drone.
Video as posted on John Predom's YouTube site. https://youtu.be/YXvzg7Bf2Y0
Greenbank’s Hollow Update
By the Greenbank's Hollow Team Greenbank’s Hollow Historical Park Precautions triggered by Covid-19 markedly curtailed our planned summer events at The Hollow. Thus, in the interests of public safety, we…
Eldad Alexander, A Martyr to His Profession Mysterious Pandemic Wipes Out a Danville Family
By Sharon Lakey In March, when the Covid-19 pandemic was first announced, I was reminded of a grouping of tombstones in the Danville Green Cemetery that my husband and I…
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…