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Vermilion County War Museum offering free admission May 20
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 14—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County War Museum will honor veterans at a free open house on Armed Forces Day. The museum at 307 N. Vermilion St., Danville, which is adjacent to the library ...
War museum advancing with technology room, veteran videos
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 17—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County War Museum will soon have some technological and display upgrades thanks to the Vermilion County Board, and its allocation of ARPA (American Rescue Plan ...
War Museum to host annual Armed Forces Day open house
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 16—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County War Museum will honor members of each branch of the military on Saturday, May 20, in observance of Armed Forces Day. Admission will be free. Hours are ...
War Museum reopens with new exhibits after month of remodeling
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMar. 2—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County War Museum will be re-opening on Saturday, March 2, following remodeling. Several new exhibits, spaces and rooms will be open. Those include a Media/Technology ...
Rotary Club planning 24th annual Memorial Way
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoApr. 30—DANVILLE — The patriotic image is a proud moment for the community each year as flags line North Vermilion Street in Danville for the Memorial Day holiday. Memorial Way is marking its ...
Students celebrate Lincoln's 214th birthday
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 7—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County Museum Society is celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 214th birthday with an open house. The event will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in the Museum ...
'Cards for Veterans' sets record-breaking response
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 6—DANVILLE — It's been a record-breaking response for this year's holiday "Cards for Veterans." According to Larry Weatherford with the Vermilion County War Musuem, "As of Saturday, at ...
Museum hosts Holocaust speaker
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 14—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County Museum Society is excited to host Dr. William Gingold, a child Holocaust survivor from World War II, as he presents his fascinating story of his family's ...
Gary Resh named AMBUCS 91st First Citizen
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoApr. 29—DANVILLE — The Danville Chapter of AMBUCS has chosen Gary Resh as the 2024 recipient of the annual First Citizen award. "I was stunned," Gary said on learning of the recognition. He ...
Impact awards surpass $500,000; Oakwood ambassador class announced
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMar. 22—With this year's $120,000 in Community Impact Awards to 19 Vermilion County schools and organizations and establishing the Ron Crick Memorial Scholarship, Balloons Over Vermilion and ...