NewsLinwood Wright Oral History
Linwood Wright was a research chemist for the Dan River Mills. A longtime resident of the area, Mr. Wright began working at Dan River Mills when he graduated college and …
NewsTranscript: Fred Smith and Sallie Smith Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Fred Smith (FS) and Sallie Smith (SS) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Monday June 2, 2014 at 1:00PM at Danville Regional Foundation Offices, Danville, VA …
NewsTranscript: Mercer Motley Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Mercer Motley (MM) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Tuesday March 11, 2014 at 11:00AM at Danville Regional Foundation Offices, Danville, VA ER: The interview is …
NewsTranscript: Frank Mobley Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Frank Mobley (FM) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 3:00PM at Mobley Household, Danville, VA ER: So just to start off …
NewsTranscript: Kelvin Perry Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Kelvin Perry (KP) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Monday, November 25th at 9:30AM at First State Bank, Danville, VA ER: So I’m just going to …
NewsTranscript: Landon Wyatt Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Landon Wyatt (LW) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Friday, October 25th, 2013 at 1:00PM at the Danville Regional Foundation Offices, Danville, VA ER: We just …
NewsBill Yates Oral History
Danville native Bill Yates, who worked at the tobacco company Dibrell Brothers in the 1960s, discusses his childhood fascination with tobacco auctioneers, his time at Dibrell, and how he would …
NewsEvelyn Reynolds Oral History
Evelyn Reynolds, a native of Danville and Pittsylvania County, remembers her favorite childhood memories, the pleasures of drinking milk straight from the cow and her Sunday school teacher, Ms. Rosa. …
NewsTranscript: Bill Yates Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Bill Yates (BY) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER), Amelia Grabowski (AG), Kathryn Bennett (KB) July 19, 2013 at Danville Regional Foundation Offices, Danville, VA BY: …
NewsTranscript: Evelyn Reynolds Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Evelyn Reynolds (ER) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (I), Amelia Grabowski (AG), Kathryn Bennett (KB) July 19, 2013 at Dan River Crossing Senior Apartments, Danville, VA …
NewsDouglas Davis Oral History
Douglas Davis highlights the importance of community and talks about growing up in a family of ten children in Liberty Hill of Danville, Virginia. Watch the video to hear him …
NewsTranscript: Douglas Davis Oral History
History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Douglass Davis (DD) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER), Amelia Grabowski (AG), Kathryn Bennett (KB) Friday July 12, 2013 at 10:300AM at Greater United Apostolic Church, …
