DANVILLE, VA- Who is part of the Danville Historical Society? That’s a question we get asked a lot. Here’s a look at our officers, the board of directors and staff that help with the Society’s work. Robin Marcato, President Robin arrived in Danville in 2018, after working in Washington D.C…

DANVILLE- It started with a gift from Stratford College. Before closing in 1974, the institution gave away all of the books in its library. Twenty-five boxes of those books went to the Danville Historical Society. …

DANVILLE- The year’s been a busy one for the Historical Society and we’re not even through the third month. It seemed like a good time to give an update on what’s happening and some things yet to come. We’ve got some donations to mention, a couple new faces to highlight…

DANVILLE- It’s called “the house that tobacco built”. Located at 862 Main Street, the Penn-Wyatt House is connected to more than 130 years of Danville’s history. The original owner, James Penn, came from a tobacco family in Patrick County. He arrived in the River City after serving in the Civil…

DANVILLE, VA - Have you ever heard of a slug plate? Most people are staring at that sentence, trying to figure out what it means. Would that be a fancy piece of china, decorated with slugs? Or maybe a plate on which slugs are served? This is nothing to do…

DANVILLE, VA-Did you ever stop to think about just how many bricks it took to build Danville’s River District? These simple rectangular cuboids (Thanks Wikipedia!) of clay are as ubiquitous along Bridge, Craghead and surrounding streets as grains of sand on a beach. …

DANVILLE, VA- When you’re running low on money, people joke that it’s time to make your own. But it’s actually no joke. That’s exactly what happened for decades here in the city of Danville. …

DANVILLE, VA: By now, you’ve seen our name and a couple stories on the website. But what is the Danville Historical Society? What do we do? Let’s go through a couple quick questions to flesh that out. Question 1: Who Are We? You’ve heard about Pocahontas. But did you know…

Every December, the Danville Historical Society takes people on a tour of homes and businesses in the area, highlighting what they used to be and what they are now. Now we’re compiling all of that information here on the website, sorted by alphabetical order. This is the second of two…