March 10 through time

100 Years ago – 1926

An epidemic of the flu was going around Martinsville, with local physicians saying that the outbreak was almost as bad as that of 1918, though this case of the flu was much milder than the previous one. On one day all high school classes were dismissed so that the building could be thoroughly fumigated. The grade school building also was closed. No fatalities from this outbreak of flu were reported.

75 years ago – 1951

Charters were presented for Explorer Troop and Scout Troop 75 of North Martinsville at the Elks Home. The troops were sponsored by the local Elks Lodge.

50 years ago – 1976

A free lecture on transcendental meditation was given at Virginia National Bank on Church Street at 7 p.m.

25 years ago - 2001

The U.S. Census showed that in 2000 Henry County had a population of 57,930, which was 988 more people than at the 1990 Census. Martinsville’s population in 2000 was 15,416, a decrease from its 1990 count of 16,162.

— Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin.