News2016 Danville StoryCorps – Cy and Janice Vernon
Cyrus Vernon (68) and wife Janice Vernon (69) talk about their upbringing on farms in Caswell County, North Carolina and their work at their son’s apple orchard. Produced by the …
News2016 Danville StoryCorps – William & Betty Guerrant
William Guerrant (55) interviews his mother, Betty Guerrant (73), about growing up on a farm, the foods she ate, and her life now. Produced by the Health Collaborative and History …
NewsHistory Harvest – Frank & Warrick Scott
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, brothers Frank and Warrick Scott discuss the importance of a family photograph …
NewsHistory Harvest – Paula Harrell
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, Paula Harrell discussed her family scrapbook, which she began as part of …
NewsHistory Harvest – Vanessa “Twinkle” Richmond-Graves
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, Vanessa Richmond-Graves (aka: “Twinkle”) spoke about her ancestor, Henrietta Jeffries, and Jeffries’ …
NewsHistory Harvest – Larry Aaron
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, local historian Larry Aaron speaks about his historical costume, which harkens back …
NewsHistory Harvest – Robert Martin
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries “Find Your Roots Event” in Yanceyville, NC, Chathamite Robert Martin discussed why genealogy is important to him and the …
NewsFinding Our Roots: Henry Wiencek
On May 2, 2015 Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Scholar and historian Henry Wiencek gave a talk at History United’s Finding Your Roots event in Yanceyville, NC. Wiencek discussed his …
NewsHistory Harvest – Anita Faye Dillard
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, Danvillian Anita Faye Dillard recollected her time working in the textile industry …
NewsHistory Harvest – Sandra Apple Aldridge
On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, North Carolina, Sandra Aldridge discusses the Apple side of her family from the …
NewsTranscript: Ben Rippe Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Ben Rippe (BR) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Friday October 25, 2014 at 2:45PM at Rippe’s Apparel, Furs, and Shoes, Danville, VA ER: My first …
News2014 Danville StoryCorps – Betty Lou & Lillie Mae Jones
Mother Betty Lou Jones (76) and daughter Lillie Mae Jones (29) have a conversation about their family memories and their takes on living in Danville during the Civil Rights Movement. …
