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Boyle Landmark Trust to offer architecture historian as speaker on Sunday
Janie-Rice Brother, an architectural historian, of Lexington, will be speaker for a gathering of Boyle Landmark Trust from 4 ... Read more
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The history of Danville’s Bellevue Cemetery
The Danville cemetery had its first burial on June 14, 1847, and nearly every person in the community ... Read more
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Forkland Heritage Festival adds a special salute to veterans
FORKLAND — An appreciation program to honor military veterans will be a new feature of the 2017 Forkland Heritage ... Read more
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Looking back: Constitution Square’s early days
It is hard to imagine what Constitution Square Park looked like before the city decided to close First ... Read more
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Descendants of Perryville’s Walker family
Alexander Walker and his wife Charlotte Laws were among the pioneers who settled in the Perryville area while ... Read more
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Smallpox threatened Boyle County in the early 1900s
Smallpox, an infectious disease that caused a rash and blisters in the mouth and throat, was a threat ... Read more
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Danville gets new system of telephone numbers
Danville got the latest system of telephone numbers 53 years ago this month when the local Southern Bell ... Read more
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John W. Yerkes was a well-respected gentleman and politician
John Watson Yerkes was a leading citizen in Danville in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The 1877 Centre ... Read more
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Corning Glass softball team
The Corning Glass women’s softball team in Danville pose for an official photograph during the 1963 summer season. ... Read more
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Steuben B. Godbey history
(Editor’s note: Research for this article was taken from U.S. Census and death records, newspaper articles, and family ... Read more
