"To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.
For what is the value of human life unless it is woven into the lives of our ancestors by the records of history?"
-Cicero, 46 B.C.

News & Events Publications Inside the Bulletin Crossing of the Dan Exhibit Research Documents Buy Books Online Resource Room at The Prizery Membership The Society's Bylaws 2007 - 2008 Board of Directors Email the Society Mission Statement     To preserve historical information for dissemination to the public, to help individuals who wish to preserve historic structures, and to present programs and exhibits of historic value to the public.

Limited edition prints available here. Exhibit Grand Opening July 26, 2008 The Crossing of the Dan's 227th Commemoration will begin on Friday, February 8, with county school presentations, featuring D'oyle Moore as General Nathanael Greene, and continue to Saturday the 9th with a Laying of the Wreath ceremony by the SAR and DAR, and guest speaker, author Larry Aarons. The Crossing of the Dan exhibit design phase has been completed. As of January 2007 we have received about 1/3 of the funding needed to continue into the construction phase. An Architectural History of Halifax County - This Hardbook will contain approximately 500 pages of illustrations, photos, histories, and guidelines for preserving historic properties. This volume will go on sale during the fall of 2008. See Publications for more detail. History of Halifax - This is a republication of the original two volume hardback by Pocahontas Wight Edmunds and is now available for sale. The Race to the Dan - "the retreat that rescued the American Revolution", written by Larry Aaron - an educator, historian and a Pittsylvania County resident - on sale now. The author is contributing all proceeds to the the construction and maintenance of The Crossing of the Dan exhibit. 2007 Christmas Ornament - Limited Edition (100) - The Brooklyn Tobacco Factory. Click on image at right for a detailed photo. Available at the Prizery, the Triangle Florist in Halifax, or by mail. $20. For mail orders add $2 shipping & handling.

Halifax County Historical Society, P.O. Box 601, South Boston, Virginia 24592 Reference Links:                                     County History The Prizery Genealogy Museum of Fine Arts & History L. E. Coleman African-American Museum Historic Sites Historic Markers About Halifax County Southern Virginia Route 58 Travel Southern Virginia Home Tours Virginia Historical Society Pittsylvania Historical Society Person Historical Society Campbell County Historical Society The Virginia Department of Historic Resources National Register of Historical Places - Virginia National Register of Historic Places Virginia Landmarks Register Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities The Preservation Alliance of Virginia

Dejarnette's Tavern

DeJarnette's Tavern, built in the 1780s, is located on Highway 40 or Stage Coach Road in Halifax County. The house is on three acres which includes a log granary, a chicken house and the remains of two tobacco barns. DeJarnette's Tavern is a rare, surviving example of vernacular tavern architecture.

The Halifax County Historical Society is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization and all gifts are tax-deductable. The Society's mission is to preserve historical information for dissemination to the public, help individuals who wish to preserve historic structures, and present programs and exhibits of historic value to the public. The Halifax County Historical Society Barbara Bass, President Phone: 434-753-2137 bdbass@cstone.net

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