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Hundreds of enslaved African-American graves that were located at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill are being ...
Following Juneteenth, Staatsburgh State Historic Site presents a talk by Bill Jeffway at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, on how ...
Grand County was once described as an “island in the Rockies” by noted historian, Dr. Robert Black, because the steep, rugged ...
Orangetown's historians are a bit obsessed with the man portrayed in "Seated Merchant Wearing a Falling Lace Collar." For good reason.
The deadline to submit items to the bulletin board is 11:30 a.m. Friday. Email submission to [email protected]. Items publish ...
Over the course of several months, Pittsylvania Historical Society (PHS) Board member, Langhorne Jones Jr., wrote and anthologized a series of documents, articles and recollections to complete a new ...
A more complete, inclusive history of education in Pittsylvania County is emerging thanks to the Freedom of Choice committee and its community partners. The Freedom of Choice committee is comprised ...
Pittsylvania County’s marker ... Highway marker program began in 1927 with the installation of the first historical markers along U.S.  1. It is considered the oldest such program in ...
Using a $1.89 million loan from the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Danville and Pittsylvania County officials plan to purchase ... “Historically, only the plantation owners’ history has ...
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – The Megasite at Berry Hill ... they are a poignant reminder of history for people like Dean Hairston. As a family historian and descendant of those who once worked ...
A cell tower in Pittsylvania County stands adjacent to U.S. 58, on land that was the site of an old family cemetery. To commemorate the unmarked graves, one descendant erected this memorial. Photo by ...
The quilt is now on display at the historical society's museum in Jefferson. Antiquarians from York County’s Wehrly’s Auction were taking in a seminar about quilts when one piece bearing a ...