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VOLUME 19, SECTION 1 A SEMI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION WINTER, 2014 MUSEUM LAUNCHES “CLOCK TOWER SOCIETY” TO GROW ENDOWMENT

Last year (2013) was an important one for the this Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. Inside It marked twenty years since a group of ci zens pooled their talents and resources Edition and established the museum. Since that me the museum has grown into one of From the Director the premier local history museums in the Carol’s Corner ...... 2 state if not the region. Programs, Exhibits & Events...... 3 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS In 2000 the museum’s leadership saw the Recent Gifts to the Museum Museum Wish List ...... 4 value in crea ng an endowment fund to help February April June ensure the long-term fi nancial security of the Gifts of Memorials & Honorariums .. 5 18 New Docent Training, 4-5pm 4 Storybook Museum, Hands-on History Gallery 6 Storybook Museum, Hands-on History Gallery Genealogy Workshop #2, $5/class, 6-8 PM, 10:30 AM, Free 10:30 PM, Free museum. With contribu ons from the community New Staff Member 2nd Floor Classroom 5 Ba k Egg Workshop #2 (for adults) 14 Summer Storytelling Saturday that fund was established and con nues to slowly grow. The goal is for this Membership Social New Members ...... 6 19 African American Read-In Museum Classroom 2:00 PM, Courtyard, Free fund ul mately to provide a signifi cant por on of the museum’s opera ng 2nd Floor Classroom, Free 1–4 PM, $10 member/$15 non-members Sustaining Members ...... 7 25 Genealogy Workshop #3, $5/class, 6-8 PM Limited space please pre-register July revenue in perpetuity. Surry County Register of Deeds 12 Easter Bonnet Workshop and Egg Hunt 4 Independence Day program, 10:00 AM 27 Tommy Jarrell Fes val (Runs through March 1) 10-11:30 AM, Members Free, All others $5 Courtyard In an eff ort to ensure that the endowment reaches that level the museum 12 History Talks: Tom Perry—the Dinky Railroad 12 Summer Storytelling Saturday, 2:00 PM March 2:00 PM, 3rd Floor MAMRH, Free Courtyard, Free is launching a new affi nity group dedicated to growing the endowment 1 Ba k Egg Workshop #1 (for adults) 28 Volunteer Brunch, 10:00 AM, 3rd Floor MAMRH through annual gi s and estate planning. This new group is called the “Clock 2nd Floor Classroom By invita on only, Program: Trunk of Troubles August Tower Society.” The Society membership is open to anyone who recognizes 1–4 PM, $10 member/$15 non-members with Archivist Heather South 1 Storybook Museum, Hands-on History Gallery Limited space please pre-register 10:30 AM, Free that their regular and ongoing fi nancial support is important to the current 4 Genealogy Workshop #4, $5 class, 6–8 PM May 9 Summer Storytelling Saturday: Terri Ingles day-to-day opera ons, but that there s ll exists an addi onal need to invest SCC Carlos Surra Genealogy Room 2 Storybook Museum, Hands-on History Gallery 2:00 PM, Courtyard, Free in the future of the museum. 7 Storybook Museum, Hands-on History Gallery 10:30 AM, Free 25 Membership Hot Dog and Ice Cream Social 10:30 AM, Free 3 Bud Break Wine Fes val, Downtown 8 History Talks: Carolyn Boyles – 12:00-6:00 PM, Fee is charged **Historic Mount Airy Ghost Tours every Friday and For more informa on about the Clock Tower Society or to become a The Early Days of Pilot Mountain 10 History Talks: Dr. S. Jason Couch—Elkin History Saturday at 8 ÖÃ starƟ ng the end of May through member contact Ma Edwards at 339-786-4478 x 224 and help ensure that 2:00 PM, 3rd Floor MAMRH. Free 3rd Floor MAMRH, 2:00 AM, Free end of October, $11 11 Genealogy Workshop #5, $5 class, 6–8 PM 18 Interna onal Museum Day Program: Trunk of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will be a bas on of regional 2nd Floor Classroom Troubles with Archivist Heather South history for genera ons to come. 15 St. Patrick’s Day Party, Old North State Winery 2 PM, Free Music by Mediocre Bad Guys, 8–11 PM $10 in Advance, $15 at Door 21 “One Noble Journey” performance with Mike Wiley, 7:00 PM, 3rd Floor MAMRH, Free Phone: 336-786-4478 Email: [email protected] Contact Us Fax: 336-786-1666 Web: www.northcarolinamuseum.org FROM THE DIRECTOR 2013 SUSTAINING MEMBERS

I pondered for a long me about exactly what I would talk about in my So here’s what you can expect to see change. GRANITE CIRCLE Mrs. Be y Wright Master Cra Builders of Mount Airy, Inc. comments this me around. The 2013 calendar year was a great year 1. Museum admissions are going up, pre y much by $1 at each here at the museum with the launch of “The Luthier’s Cra ” traveling City of Mount Airy Dr. & Mrs. Steve and Ann Yokeley Mr. & Mrs. Edd and Ruth McBride level. Sales tax will be included in that and we’re hopeful that Renfro Corpora on Mr. & Mrs. John and Kelly Merri exhibit and the geocaching program. Then there’s the new “Clock the small bit of extra revenue will help to off set the new book Tower Society” you read about on the previous page. Generally, SouthData, Inc. FRIENDS CIRCLE Millennium Charter Academy keeping expenses we’re going to see associated with these Woltz Founda on Mr. & Mrs. John and Julie Adams Moody Funeral Services, Inc. things are really going pre y well around here right now thanks changes. Mr. & Mrs. Ted and Faith Ashby Mount Airy Junior Woman’s Club to the support of folks like you. But all my pon fi ca on came to a STERLING BENEFACTORS CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. N.A. and Judy Barnes Mount Airy Oil Company, Inc. screeching halt when I found out about how the changes in the state 2. Memberships were a tricky one to deal. Because we off er a free admission “perk” with memberships a por on of each NCFI Polyurethanes Mr. & Mrs. Carl and Jane Bell Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority tax laws regarding sales tax on amusements (H.B.998) were going to Mr. & Mrs. Albert and Rachel Blackmon Mr. & Mrs. Warren Nichols membership is now taxable. We considered removing that aff ect the museum, and I felt like I needed to share that informa on BENEFACTORS CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Charlo e Bokesch Mr. & Mrs. J. T. and Be y Palmer with you as museum members and supporters. perk, but we feel it’s a valuable part of what we off er to our Mrs. Vallie Allman Ms. Carolyn Boyles Mr. Ernest A. Randleman members. A er looking over our membership numbers across This was not a complete surprise, but almost. There had been some Duke Energy Founda on Brandon Plumbing & Pump Service Robby’s Sales, Inc. the categories we’ve decided to make a $5 increase to individual Mr. & Mrs. Lindsay and Barbara Holcomb Brannock & Hia Furniture, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. R. Bracky and Wanda Rogers buzz in the museum community about this topic early last year-- but and family memberships. Dr. & Mrs. Swanson and Ruth Richards Brannock’s Service Center, Inc. Rogers Realty & Auc on Company, Inc. not much--and it had largely died out un l I was invited to par cipate Mr. & Mrs. John and Karen Springthorpe Brenda R. Lineberry, CPA, P.C. Mr. & Mrs. Stanley and Phyllis Rose in a webinar in November on what the changes meant. This was a 3. Fundraising events that include any type of “entertainment” are the other confusing part of this. The ini al legisla on allowed for The Mount Airy Newspaper, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John and Claudia Bryant Mr. & Mrs. H. Ray and Nancy Russell bit of a shock since late in the summer I asked a legislator outright if Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Tammy York Ms. Carol Burke Samet, Payne, Wood, Horton and Company only 2 tax exempt fundraising events each year, and those were we needed to be concerned about the changes and was told that it ZWB Enterprises, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth Burke Mr. & Mrs. William and Jacqueline Sco shouldn’t aff ect us much, if at all—sadly that is not the case. Buried the fi rst two in the calendar year. We’re s ll working out how Mr. & Mrs. Wayne and Bennie Burton Select Real Estate, LLC deep in the legisla on that reformed the income tax system in North to deal with this, but a recent clarifi ca on from the legislature PATRIOTS CIRCLE Rev. & Mrs. Dennis and Vickie Cameron Dr. & Mrs. Frank and Amanda Sells Carolina were a couple of small lines that eliminated long-standing seems to suggest that we’ll be able to exempt other fundraisers, Aerial Machine & Tool Corpora on Mr. & Mrs. John and Sheila Canosa Ms. Emily Blum Smith exemp ons for “a rac ons” and it made no dis nc on between but they will have to be earmarked for specifi c projects not Mr. & Mrs. Alvin and Catherine Eckenrod Mr. & Mrs. H. Clark and Carolyn Comer Dr. Rick Smith non-profi t and for-profi t a rac ons: although it DID exempt state run general opera ng expenses. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph and Erika Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Alan and Alice Connolly Dr. Jack Snow a rac ons like historic sites, state museum, aquariums, etc. Please know and understand that the changes we have made are a Insteel Industries, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Gary and Mary Cook Mr. & Mrs. Swanson and Linda Snow Mr. & Mrs. Bud and Mary Kilby Mr. & Mrs. David and Josephine Crawford Dr. & Mrs. Mac and Becky Sumner direct response to this new legisla on and are simply a cost of doing As the legisla on is wri en, beginning January 1, we (the museum) Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Cama Merri Mr. Frederick Deweese Surry Regional Associa on of Realtors are responsible for paying several new taxes at a total rate of 7%. business for us. Our goal is to minimize the fi nancial impact on the Northern Hospital of Surry County Mrs. Ann Drake Surry Telephone Membership Corpora on Now that may not sound like a big deal, but eff ec vely we are going museum, it’s members and supporters while maintaining the high Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Sandy Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Allen and Brenda Edwards The North Carolina Granite Corpora on to have to fi nd about another $10,000 each year to off set these new quality programming and exhibits we currently off er. Mr. & Mrs. Ed and Do Shelton Mrs. Ethelene A. Edwards The Owl’s Nest of North Carolina taxes and or pass them directly along to our patrons and members. Thanks for all your support. Hopefully 2014 will be a good as 2013 in Mr. & Mrs. Kester and Rosie Sink Edwin M. Woltz, A orney at Law Mr. & Mrs. Leo and Gail Theard In December, I worked with the museum’s Board of Directors to spite of these new challenges. Mr. & Mrs. PJ and Joy Snow Fabric Menagerie Mr. Jack Lee Thomas formulate a plan on exactly how we are going to move forward Mr. & Mrs. Richard and Be y Kay Vaughn First Southern Title Mr. & Mrs. Cory and Jill Tucker Dr. James Wells Mr. Buck Faw Dr. & Mrs. Tom and Ann Vaughn implemen ng these changes and they were put in place eff ec ve Mr. & Mrs. Tom and Anne Fehring Mr. & Dr. William and Gail Ward January 1, 2014. Matt HISTORIANS CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Keith and Ann Flouhouse Webb Interiors Dr. & Mrs. Stephen and Gina Bu on Mr. Fred Folger Mr. & Mrs. Ed M. and Ellen Woltz Century 21 Homestead Realty Garden Gate Garden Club Mr. & Mrs. H. O. and Agnes Woltz Joanna Cheatham Gilmer-Smith Founda on Women’s League of Mount Airy Mrs. Elizabeth York Enstam Mr. & Mrs. Felton and Joan Godwin WPAQ, WSYD, WBRF Radio, Inc Mr. & Mrs. Tom and Mary Fawce Mr. & Mrs. Jeff and Kelly Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Angela Yacano Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Vicki Forest Mr. & Mrs. Sco and Kris e Graham CAROL’S CORNER Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Diane Hayes Mr. James Grimes In Kind Mr. & Mrs. Freddy and Carlene Hia Dr. Robyn Hakanson and Mr. Eric Moledor ACME Stone Mr. & Mrs. Bucky and Kim Holcomb Harriet Investments, Inc. B & L Custom Jewelers The Gi Shop is all ready for 2014 so be sure to remember us on Leonard Aluminum U lity Bldgs. Dr. & Mrs. Renfrow and Karen Hauser Cross Creek Country Club Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Emily Lo is Mrs. Barbara Haynes The Diary Center your shopping days for some unique gi s! With our con nuing Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Shirley Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Carolyn Haynes Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Luthier CraŌ Exhibit we have a lot of musical items, such as Pine State Marke ng, Inc. Ms. Sarah West Heist Hutchens Cleaners & Laundry spoons, plasƟ c guitars, recorders, kazoos and Big Band Sets for Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Mary Planer Mrs. Susannah Hewson Haynes, Strand, & Company everyone. We have several Donna Fargo CDs that will bring back Mr. & Mrs. David and Inglis Rowe Mr. & Mrs. Tim and Robin Hodgin Old North State Winery some nostalgia back for you. If you’re in the mood for cooking, Mr. & Mrs. Macon and Candace Sammons Hun ng & Fishing Collec bles the “Grazing Along The Crooked Trail” can provide some new Dr. & Mrs. Dean and Carole Simmons Mrs. .Jewel Jarrell and diff erent choices to try out. We have Museum mugs with Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Marie Simmons Mr. Dick Johnson spoons, lanyards and water bo les along with children’s toys Mrs. Love Diff ee Smith Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Tina Johnson and some great area historical books that would make for great Mr. & Mrs. Hank and Cathy Spires Mr. & Mrs. David and Be y Jones Thank winter reading. This year big changes are in the works for our Shop. There will be Surrey Bank & Trust Dr. & Mrs. Roger and Carole Kerley structural changes and a change in some of the items we will carry. Our newest item Surry Insurance Agency Mr. Michael King Ms. Emma Jean Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Gary and Linda Kniskern is a line of jewelry, designed by Sassy Gems out of Greensboro. Come check it out! You! Dr. & Mrs. Paul and Jean Webster Lucy Ellen Gwyn Proper es WorkForce Carolina, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John and Kay Marcaccio 2 7 NEW STAFF MEMBER MEMBERSHIP HOT DOG & PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS & EVENTS Surprised! No, you are at the right spot ICE CREAM SOCIAL just a new person. There are a few changes being made at the museum and An Evening with According to Jason Pike, one of them is a change for the Museum Wayne Henderson the projects organizer, Store. Since Nancy is taking on more and Friends “We wanted to work program responsibili es, I am going to Our current traveling with the Mount Airy try and relieve her of the responsibility exhibit, The Luthier’s Museum of Regional of the store. I am here as an employee Cra : Instrument Making History because of the of Urban League and work 3 days a Tradi ons of the Blue educa onal service week. Recently I was at the Gi Shop at Ridge features the work they provide to our of master luthier and Na onal Endowment for the Arts Na onal community. We are especially excited that our project will Northern Hospital for two years, fi rst as a On August 26th, our annual Hot Dog & Ice Cream Social was Heritage Fellow Wayne Henderson. The Rugby, Virginia na ve specifi cally contribute to the educa on of our local youth and volunteer and then as an employee of Urban League. I am not held in the Museum on the 3rd fl oor from 5pm to 7pm. Hot comes from a family of cra speople and musicians and started represent a historical value indigenous to our community.” a na ve of Mt. Airy; I am originally from Nova Sco a, Canada. dogs and more hot dogs were in abundance for all to eat with honing his skills as a teen-ager. Most of my early years however were spent in the northeastern all the trimmings: sauerkraut, homemade coleslaw, chili, and all The BB&T volunteers were part in the company’s fi h annual U.S. I came to North Carolina at 18 to a end college. I a ended the condiments that you can put on a hot dog! Baked Beans and In addi on to his work cra ing musical instruments, Henderson Lighthouse Project in which teams select a volunteer project Atlan c Chris an College in Wilson, NC which has now changed chips fi lled your plate and, as if that wasn’t enough to fi ll you, is a world renowned musician with over 300 guitar compe on designed to help a local non-profi t agency and make a posi ve its name to Barton College. A er gradua ng from college, I was ICE CREAM SUNDAES. Yea! Were they ever good and, of course, awards to his credit. He has played at countless venues around impact on the lives of people in their community. In addi on to a social worker and also have had experience in administra ve we took all the calories out of the toppings. Gummy Bears, the world including Carnegie Hall and at 1992 Presiden al the volunteer hours, the ini a ve includes a grant to help off set work and retail. It has been over 2 years since I moved to Mount peanuts, pineapple, crushed Oreos and, last but not least, one Inaugura on just to name a few. the expenses associated with service projects. BB&T associates Airy and plan to make it my permanent home. My dog and cat more decision had to be made as to which syrup you wanted to have donated over 200,000 hours in volunteer service and like it too! use: Caramel, Strawberry or Chocolate. If you missed this year, On February 8, Henderson accompanied by Gerald Anderson, aff ected the lives of over 6 million people as part of the BB&T We are planning to make structural and content changes during be sure you remain a member so you will get your invita on next Spencer Strickland, and Helen White played a benefi t dinner Lighthouse Project, since its incep on. the winter months to the store and the entry of the lobby. If year and can join in the fun of socializing with other members of show at the Museum. This event off ered a rare opportunity to there are any items you would like to suggest for our store, I am the Museum. see these world class musicians playing together in an in mate BB&T hopes their eff orts encourage others in the community perfectly willing to listen to new ideas. I am looking forward to se ng. The performance included Henderson’s unique blend of to volunteer their me and support organiza ons such as the mee ng everyone; so far this has been a real learning experience Thank you for your support. homespun stories and humor along with some amazing picking. Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. for me just from the museum exhibits themselves. This is the The event was catered by Old North State Winery with deserts “best kept secret in Mt. Airy!” Hope to see you soon. provided by Ms. Angel’s Heavenly Pies. Summer Intern The event was also the offi cial unveiling of the guitar Henderson Hello! My name is Susanna Pya , built specifi cally for this traveling exhibit. The Henderson #594 and I was an intern this summer at has now replaced the guitar that was on loan during the fi rst MAMRH. I have just completed my NEW MEMBERS part of the exhibit and will be on display through the close of the freshman year at the University of exhibi on on March 8. In June of this year, The Luthier’s Cra Oklahoma in Norman, majoring will begin its travel schedule with a six month stay at the Earl in anthropology and history and BB&T Bank Mrs. June Grogan Ms. Sylvia Lowry Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC aiming at an eventual career Dr. & Mrs. William L. and Judith Barham Mr. & Mrs. John and Pat Gwyn Mrs. Donna Moore in museum work. I have been working mostly in Collec ons Mr. Fredrick Blanton Ms. Jane Hawks Mr. & Mrs. Jeff and Bri a Needham with Amy, helping with the Geocaching for History project and Ms. Jessica Bolick Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Diane Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Doug and Arle e Porter BB & T Lighthouse especially with a large-scale ar fact rehousing eff ort. Along Mr. & Mrs. Fred and Regina Brim Mrs. Dorothy Haymore Mr. & Mrs. Chance and Marjorie Reynolds Project with volunteer Martha Vaughn, we are pulling ar facts out of Mr. & Mrs. Buck and Judy Bunker Ms. Yvonne Haymore Mrs. Elaine Royster During the summer Collec ons to photograph and place in new storage areas or in Mr. John Claxton Mr. Joseph Hooker Mr. & Mrs. Denny and Pinky Shelton The Museum teamed new, archival-safe boxes. Along the way, we are also recording Ms. Carol Clement Mrs. Gail Hower Mr. & Mrs. David and Ivy Sheppard up with volunteers the objects’ condi ons so that in future years the museum can track how well its collec ons are being preserved. Hopefully, the Mrs. Carole Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Joe and Anne e Hughes Ms. Emily Blum Smith from BB&T Blue Ridge/ photographs and be er storage will help improve preserva on Mr. Harry Downs Mr. & Mrs. Will and Charlo e Jackson Ms. Lucy Taylor Burke Insurance to enhance the “Hands- by limi ng handling of the objects as well as their exposure Mr. Buck Faw Mr. Dick Johnson Ms. Sara Throckmorton on History” Children’s to harmful elements. At this point, we have rehoused all of Dr. & Mrs. Tom & Anne Fehring Frank Nichols and Stephanie Johnson Mr. John Tarn gallery with the addi on of a replicated Wigwam, that children the tools, mostly for masonry or woodworking that are part Ms. Jill Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Patrick and Bonnie Jones Mr. & Mrs. Derek and Melissa Wall will actually be able to play in, and the pain ng of a mural that of MAMRH’s holdings. We also started working on rehousing Mr. & Mrs. Thomas and Virginia Foxx Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Jeane e Jordan Mr. Mike Ward will be used as a theatrical style back drop for the stage in the medical instruments as well as cleaning up the basement Mr. & Mrs. Fred and Joesphine Goins Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Terri Keck Mr. & Mrs. Ben and Ellie Webb gallery. Associates from BB&T Blue Ridge / Burke Insurance storage area. I have greatly enjoyed interning at the museum Ms. Sarah Gonzales Ms. Paule e Lichvar Dr. & Mrs. Bruce and Patricia Widdowson contributed over 50 hours volunteer service during June and this summer and appreciate this fantas c opportunity! Mrs. Velma Worth July to accomplish this task.

6 3 RECENT GIFTS TO THE MUSEUM THE MUSEUM ACKNOWLEDGES The following have been added to the Museum collection: RECEIPT TO THE FOLLOWING GIFTS OF MEMORIALS: In Memory... Garnet FawceƩ Susan Rees King by James Kemp by Tom & Mary FawceƩ 1 234 5 6 Susan Rees King George FawceƩ by Ann & Conrad MarƟ n JoAnn Eddy Susan Bateman (1) John Migliore by James Kemp by Ronald & Lib Boyles Susan Rees King 9 dressing gowns Book: Spencer’s Infant’s and Children’s Susan Rees King by Susanne Brownfi eld JoAnn Eddy Wear 1926-1988 from the estate of Ruby by James Kemp by Robert & Cama MerriƩ James A. Boyles Migliore Susan Rees King 1939 Mt. Airy High School graduates; 1937-38 Mt. Airy High Susan Rees King by David & Inglils Rowe Hugh Ammerman by BeƩ y Wright by Mike King School girls’ basketball team members Myrtle Morris Susan Rees King Framed cer fi cate and oval framed photo Tommy Branch (2) Susan Rees King by Steve & Emily LoŌ is Mike King of WWI soldier Isaac Lee Webb by Ronnie & Tamra Thomas by Borden & Barbara Hooks Marchant adding machine circa 1930-1950 Susan Rees King Elinor Newberry Susan Rees King by Felton & Joan Godwin Hal Brownfi eld John Canosa by Charles & Martha Vaughn by Felton & Joan Godwin Welch Family History genealogy book, 5 addi onal cars and trucks added in 2013 to the collec on on exhibit June Snow hardback book: History of Surry County Susan Rees King by Felton & Jaon Godwin Margie Eblen Michael Cassell (3) or Annals of Northwest North Carolina by by Mary & Bob Planer by John & Claudia Bryant VFW scrapbook from Franklin High School – American Legion J.G. Hollingsworth, coke bo le with Mt. Airy, NC on bo om, plate: W.F. Midkiff Freddie Chilton (4) Fancy Groceries, circa 1920, Surry County 7 Permanent hair wave machine, Cardmaster ink calling card printer American Revolu on Bicentennial medal, belonging to 1940s Glamour Beauty Shop owner and mother bookmark: Mount Airy Times/Mt. Airy Jessie Snow Public Library Mary Emily Cooke Roger Routh Books: 1897 Sears and Roebuck Catalog reproduc on, Fall 1900 Camp stove and 1909 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Consumers Guide reproduc ons, American Adver sing 1800-1900, Top Value Stamp Saver Books Roger ScoƩ THE MUSEUM ACKNOWLEDGES Look Magazine, 4-8-1941 issue – War photos in full color, Yank Olive Epperson (5) Magazines: 10-1-1944, 11-24-1944, 12-3-1944 RECEIPT TO THE FOLLOWING Hand held fan – Hennis Funeral Home PJ Snow Rose Marie Kove (6) Photograph postcards: Sidna Allen and Friel Allen GIFTS OF HONORARIUMS: Booklet: Uncle Henry’s Scrapbook – WPAQ Phillip and Beverly Snow Jennie Lowry (7) 2 Surry County Public School Registers late 1800- 1904 Medical vacuum and suc on pump In Honor... JoAnn SurraƩ Linda Atkins Marion Dr. J. Dale Simmons Mr. & Mrs. John Young Louise E. Woltz 1910 Yackety Yack UNC Chapel Hill Annual, 9/1862 le er about by Claudia, Theresa, Susan, by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family First responder medical bag with assorted contents belonging to diphtheria treatment, Flood of ’79 – Renfro Hosiery Mills and June & Carolyn Tim Atkins (1/24/1957-4/18/2006) corresponding le er from Robert Merri to employees, Soil Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McElwee Mr. & Mrs. H.O. Woltz Karen & Dick FawceƩ by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family Lee and Babs MerriƩ Survey of Surry County, NC 10/1937, 3 copies of 1940 Jehovah’s by Tom & Mary FawceƩ 1907 W.E. Merri ledger Witnesses of Mt Airy le er in response to statements made by Mr. & Mrs. David PrueƩ Mr. & Mrs. Paul PaƩ erson Charlie & KaƟ e Krishnan by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family Jesse B. Jones Post of the American Legion, copy of 1905 Sanborn by Tom & Mary FawceƩ Insurance map Mr. & Mrs. Mickey McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Randy Robins Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Coram by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family Mr. & Mrs. John Springthorpe III Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hart Mr. & Mrs. Bill Inman by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family Mr. & Mrs. Cooper Adams MUSEUM WISH LIST by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz & Family

There are MANY ways to contribute to the museum— me, • Volunteers to help run programs and give tours money or material contribu ons. Here are a few things you and work in collecƟ ons may have lying around or have access to that we need or • Power point projector could put to good use. • Sturdy metal or heavy duty plasƟ c shelving units • PlasƟ c storage tubs—all sizes • 3 ring binders/notebooks (#5 and #7 plasƟ c are archival quality) • Copier paper • BoƩ led water 4 5 NEW STAFF MEMBER MEMBERSHIP HOT DOG & PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS & EVENTS Surprised! No, you are at the right spot ICE CREAM SOCIAL just a new person. There are a few changes being made at the museum and An Evening with According to Jason Pike, one of them is a change for the Museum Wayne Henderson the projects organizer, Store. Since Nancy is taking on more and Friends “We wanted to work program responsibili es, I am going to Our current traveling with the Mount Airy try and relieve her of the responsibility exhibit, The Luthier’s Museum of Regional of the store. I am here as an employee Cra : Instrument Making History because of the of Urban League and work 3 days a Tradi ons of the Blue educa onal service week. Recently I was at the Gi Shop at Ridge features the work they provide to our of master luthier and Na onal Endowment for the Arts Na onal community. We are especially excited that our project will Northern Hospital for two years, fi rst as a On August 26th, our annual Hot Dog & Ice Cream Social was Heritage Fellow Wayne Henderson. The Rugby, Virginia na ve specifi cally contribute to the educa on of our local youth and volunteer and then as an employee of Urban League. I am not held in the Museum on the 3rd fl oor from 5pm to 7pm. Hot comes from a family of cra speople and musicians and started represent a historical value indigenous to our community.” a na ve of Mt. Airy; I am originally from Nova Sco a, Canada. dogs and more hot dogs were in abundance for all to eat with honing his skills as a teen-ager. Most of my early years however were spent in the northeastern all the trimmings: sauerkraut, homemade coleslaw, chili, and all The BB&T volunteers were part in the company’s fi h annual U.S. I came to North Carolina at 18 to a end college. I a ended the condiments that you can put on a hot dog! Baked Beans and In addi on to his work cra ing musical instruments, Henderson Lighthouse Project in which teams select a volunteer project Atlan c Chris an College in Wilson, NC which has now changed chips fi lled your plate and, as if that wasn’t enough to fi ll you, is a world renowned musician with over 300 guitar compe on designed to help a local non-profi t agency and make a posi ve its name to Barton College. A er gradua ng from college, I was ICE CREAM SUNDAES. Yea! Were they ever good and, of course, awards to his credit. He has played at countless venues around impact on the lives of people in their community. In addi on to a social worker and also have had experience in administra ve we took all the calories out of the toppings. Gummy Bears, the world including Carnegie Hall and at 1992 Presiden al the volunteer hours, the ini a ve includes a grant to help off set work and retail. It has been over 2 years since I moved to Mount peanuts, pineapple, crushed Oreos and, last but not least, one Inaugura on just to name a few. the expenses associated with service projects. BB&T associates Airy and plan to make it my permanent home. My dog and cat more decision had to be made as to which syrup you wanted to have donated over 200,000 hours in volunteer service and like it too! use: Caramel, Strawberry or Chocolate. If you missed this year, On February 8, Henderson accompanied by Gerald Anderson, aff ected the lives of over 6 million people as part of the BB&T We are planning to make structural and content changes during be sure you remain a member so you will get your invita on next Spencer Strickland, and Helen White played a benefi t dinner Lighthouse Project, since its incep on. the winter months to the store and the entry of the lobby. If year and can join in the fun of socializing with other members of show at the Museum. This event off ered a rare opportunity to there are any items you would like to suggest for our store, I am the Museum. see these world class musicians playing together in an in mate BB&T hopes their eff orts encourage others in the community perfectly willing to listen to new ideas. I am looking forward to se ng. The performance included Henderson’s unique blend of to volunteer their me and support organiza ons such as the mee ng everyone; so far this has been a real learning experience Thank you for your support. homespun stories and humor along with some amazing picking. Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. for me just from the museum exhibits themselves. This is the The event was catered by Old North State Winery with deserts “best kept secret in Mt. Airy!” Hope to see you soon. provided by Ms. Angel’s Heavenly Pies. Summer Intern The event was also the offi cial unveiling of the guitar Henderson Hello! My name is Susanna Pya , built specifi cally for this traveling exhibit. The Henderson #594 and I was an intern this summer at has now replaced the guitar that was on loan during the fi rst MAMRH. I have just completed my NEW MEMBERS part of the exhibit and will be on display through the close of the freshman year at the University of exhibi on on March 8. In June of this year, The Luthier’s Cra Oklahoma in Norman, majoring will begin its travel schedule with a six month stay at the Earl in anthropology and history and BB&T Bank Mrs. June Grogan Ms. Sylvia Lowry Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC aiming at an eventual career Dr. & Mrs. William L. and Judith Barham Mr. & Mrs. John and Pat Gwyn Mrs. Donna Moore in museum work. I have been working mostly in Collec ons Mr. Fredrick Blanton Ms. Jane Hawks Mr. & Mrs. Jeff and Bri a Needham with Amy, helping with the Geocaching for History project and Ms. Jessica Bolick Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Diane Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Doug and Arle e Porter BB & T Lighthouse especially with a large-scale ar fact rehousing eff ort. Along Mr. & Mrs. Fred and Regina Brim Mrs. Dorothy Haymore Mr. & Mrs. Chance and Marjorie Reynolds Project with volunteer Martha Vaughn, we are pulling ar facts out of Mr. & Mrs. Buck and Judy Bunker Ms. Yvonne Haymore Mrs. Elaine Royster During the summer Collec ons to photograph and place in new storage areas or in Mr. John Claxton Mr. Joseph Hooker Mr. & Mrs. Denny and Pinky Shelton The Museum teamed new, archival-safe boxes. Along the way, we are also recording Ms. Carol Clement Mrs. Gail Hower Mr. & Mrs. David and Ivy Sheppard up with volunteers the objects’ condi ons so that in future years the museum can track how well its collec ons are being preserved. Hopefully, the Mrs. Carole Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Joe and Anne e Hughes Ms. Emily Blum Smith from BB&T Blue Ridge/ photographs and be er storage will help improve preserva on Mr. Harry Downs Mr. & Mrs. Will and Charlo e Jackson Ms. Lucy Taylor Burke Insurance to enhance the “Hands- by limi ng handling of the objects as well as their exposure Mr. Buck Faw Mr. Dick Johnson Ms. Sara Throckmorton on History” Children’s to harmful elements. At this point, we have rehoused all of Dr. & Mrs. Tom & Anne Fehring Frank Nichols and Stephanie Johnson Mr. John Tarn gallery with the addi on of a replicated Wigwam, that children the tools, mostly for masonry or woodworking that are part Ms. Jill Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Patrick and Bonnie Jones Mr. & Mrs. Derek and Melissa Wall will actually be able to play in, and the pain ng of a mural that of MAMRH’s holdings. We also started working on rehousing Mr. & Mrs. Thomas and Virginia Foxx Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Jeane e Jordan Mr. Mike Ward will be used as a theatrical style back drop for the stage in the medical instruments as well as cleaning up the basement Mr. & Mrs. Fred and Joesphine Goins Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Terri Keck Mr. & Mrs. Ben and Ellie Webb gallery. Associates from BB&T Blue Ridge / Burke Insurance storage area. I have greatly enjoyed interning at the museum Ms. Sarah Gonzales Ms. Paule e Lichvar Dr. & Mrs. Bruce and Patricia Widdowson contributed over 50 hours volunteer service during June and this summer and appreciate this fantas c opportunity! Mrs. Velma Worth July to accomplish this task.

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