Message to Virginia TimeTravelers

Steve Rucker posted on June 22, 2010 04:18

The Historic Henry County Courthouse in Martinsville, Virginia is getting closer to being a real showpiece in our community. Rehabilitation of the building is still in progress with the funds from Save America’s Treasurers grant, a local Harvest Foundation grant and gifts. If you are in the area, we would love to show you this historic building being brought to its former glory. Hosts will be at the courthouse on Thursdays from 1 PM until 5 PM, Fridays from 1 PM until 5 PM and Saturdays from Noon until 4 PM. Please come by and see us.

If you are not a TimeTraveler, come by during the above hours and buy the TimeTravelers Passport Guide book for $5.00. It is a passport to 115 of Virginia’s museums and historic sites. Buy the guide at any of the 115 sites, take it to as many of the sites that you can and have them stamp your book. The book will guide you to places you probably do not know and to serve as a souvenir and reminder.

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Message from the President for May 2010

Steve Rucker posted on April 26, 2010 15:36

Isn’t this picture great? The community came out to show that “This Treasure Matters”.

The Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society has joined others throughout the country, who have been recipients of the Save America's Treasures grant, in showing community support for historic preservation. The Historic Henry County Courthouse has received $93,000 to contribute to the restoration of the building. Future SAT funding has been stopped. By showing that "This Treasure Matters" to our communities, it is an effort to reinstate the funds.

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President’s Message for March 2010

Virginia King posted on March 17, 2010 09:26

Work has finally begun on the restoration of the Historic Henry County Courthouse. The HVAC system is being installed. Soon we will be able to have the walls and ceilings repaired and painted. The New College Institute plans to move into the first floor on the left side for their recruiting offices. We are pleased to partner with them.

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President Message for January 2010

Virginia King posted on January 28, 2010 09:18

This year is marching right along. The historical society board has met and has started making plans for 2010. Of course, the courthouse restoration is our big project this year. The installation of the HVAC systems has been delayed. Some great new ideas came to surface after bids went out and a contractor selected. The county, the historical society and the engineer all agreed that the new ideas would give us much better systems and save a great deal of energy cost in their operation. These changes necessitated new plans being drawn, approval from Save America’s Treasurer and the Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources and a new request for bids. We are disappointed that there is a delay in installing the HVAC, but we think it will be well worth it.

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Presidents Message for December 2009

Virginia King posted on December 17, 2009 08:52

Best wishes for the Holidays from the Martinsville-Henry Historical Society. The beautiful photo of the courthouse which appears above was taken by Rick Dawson of Dawson Photography.

December has been a busy month for the Historical Society. With the help of several members, we put together a float that appeared in the Bassett parade and the Martinsville parade. The picture of the courthouse was painted by Lori Greer from Studio 107. Sam Davis prepared the board, JoAnne Philpott and Betty Scott decorated the float. Mervyn King got it all put together and drove the truck that pulled the float. The Ruby Davis Family, Doug Stegall and Grace Ann Edgerton adorned the float in their colonial apparel. We won third place in the non-profit category.

The contractor who won the bid to install the HVAC system in the Historic Courthouse is John Bryant Inc. . A volunteer crew took down the old AC ducts and air handler in the courtroom on Thursday. It was a big job, but they made it happen. Those who volunteered were Sam Davis, Steve Rucker, Doug Stegall, Max Hall, Mervyn King and myself. That work saved thousands of dollars that can now be used for the stabilization work on the courthouse.

Best wishes to all for 2010.

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November Message

Virginia King posted on November 05, 2009 19:30

November – This is an exciting month. The county will be taking bids on the first of the Stabilization of the Courthouse project. These bids will be for installing heat and air-conditioning systems. The engineer has designed three units to be installed – one for the left 1^st floor wing, a second one for the rest of the 1^st floor and a third one for the 2nd floor. Bids are to be submitted by November 18^th.

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Welcome to our new website

Administrator posted on October 08, 2009 08:30

Welcome to the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society’s updated and interactive website. The new format will make available to you more local history stories, photographs, and the ability for viewers to ...

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