Summer 2012 Newsletter

“Historic Downtown Mount Airy” 301 North Main Street Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030

VOLUME 17, SECTION 1 A SEMI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION SPRING/SUMMER, 2012 RETURNS IN OCTOBER

In October of 2011, the MAMRH in associa on with B & L Custom Jewelers hosted its fi rst Annual Casino Royale Fundraiser event at Cross Creek Country Club. With over 130 people in a endance at this event it was a rousing success and Inside this great fun for all. The evening’s ac vi es will included dinner, drinks, casino style gaming, a silent auc on and a draw down. Given its popularity, the museum has Edition decided to bring the event back for 2012, so mark your Calendars for October 19 for a fun fi lled evening. Tickets are on From the Director Volunteer Brunch 2012 ...... 2 sale now from Museum Board Members Program Update ...... 3 There are MANY ways to contribute to the museum— and at the Museum. Event ckets are Technology Behind the Scenes ...... 4 me, money or stuff . Here are a few things you may $65 per person and Draw Down Tickets Recent Gifts to the Museum ...... 5 have lying around or have access to that we need or are $100 or you can buy a package with 2 event ckets and a draw down for $180. Gifts of Memorials ...... 6 could put to good use. Supplies are limited so get yours now! Gifts of Honorariums ...... 7 • PlasƟ c storage tubs—all sizes Sustaining Members ...... 8 (#5 and #7 plasƟ c are archival quality) Preservation Pointers #10 The museum also wishes to recognize 2011 New Members ...... 9 Museum • Color laser jet printer and thank the following sponsors Jesse Franklin Pioneers MUSEUM for their support of the 2011 event: Museum Awarded New Grants ...... 10..10 • Volunteers to help run programs and give tours Wish List Presen ng partner B & L Custom New Acquisitions to the Museumum ...11...11 WISH • Power point projector Jewelers and gaming table sponsors: Museum Wish List ...... 12...... 12 anonymous, Greater Mount Airy • Mannequins, body/dress forms, hat/head forms Chamber of Commerce/Tourism LIST Development Authority, Haynes Strand • Metal or heavy duty plasƟ c shelving units and Company, Pine State Marke ng , Mac and Candace Sammons, State Farm Insurance (Debbie Blinkhorn), and • 3 ring binders/notebooks Webb Interiors. Without their support last year’s event would not have been the success it was! • Copier paper

Phone: 336-786-4478 Email: [email protected] • BoƩ led water Contact Fax: 336-786-1666 Web: www.northcarolinamuseum.org Us 12 FROM THE DIRECTOR RECENT GIFTS TO NEW ACQUISITIONS THE MUSEUM continued...... from page 5 One of the perks of being the Execu ve Director is that I get a bully The museum is currently working with a upstart new young FOR MAMRH pulpit every me we publish a newsle er to talk about whatever professionals group—Mount Airy Professionals of Surry (MAPS), happens to be on my mind. My topic this me has been selected and one of their fi rst ini a ves is to promote local businesses Kevin Kutz The Appalachian Cultural Museum, once housed at almost since I wrote my last note to you all. I’m going to expand, through a program they are calling “MAPS Mobb (Making our 38” x 50” framed pain ng of Appalachian State University, closed permanently in but I can sum up my sen ments in two words--shop local. Businesses Be er)” where members will be visi ng several local businesses in one evening to invest in their local community. This Tommy Jarrell from 1978 2006 due to a variety of reasons - shrinking state funds Now it might seem like a trivial thing and you might not is the type of ac on and involvement that is going to drive our and a greater need for more educa onal space due to immediately see the connec on to the museum, but this one local economy and our community moving forward. We’re all in Ann MarƟ n li le ac on (or series of ac ons) can have a drama c and posi ve this together so it’s me we started making conscious decisions to the university’s desire to focus more heavily on their impact on the economic health and vitality of our community. enhance our community. Granite Mercan le Seal Press mission of teaching students through their academic We are fortunate to have a few big, highly visible corpora ons programs. The Cultural Museum’s collec ons or s ll here as employers. They make great products that are sold Truth be told, shopping locally can be slightly more expensive, but all over the world and they represent a sizable contribu on to our I guarantee when you factor in the cost of gas and the me you Ruth McBride ar facts have either been returned to lenders, put local tax base. Moreover, they have proven to be great corporate spend driving to and from Winston-Salem to shop a big box store 77 pieces of sheet music da ng on exhibit throughout the university or have been ci zens through the years with their support of organiza ons like or a major mall it’s probably a break even proposi on so why not 1915-1950s belonging to Ruth’s the museum. keep it local. And when and if you do need to shop those big box donated to other ins tu ons and museums. stores, be cognizant of what’s s ll made and produced in our area mother Right along-side those big guys, are our small local businesses. and buy those products whenever possible. While their individual contribu ons may be smaller, collec vely, MAMRH Execu ve Director, they are a driving force in keeping our local economy moving and A small change in your shopping habits has the poten al to Larry McCausland Ma Edwards and Curator growing. When they are successful, the likelihood that they will yield big returns for local non-profi ts like us who depend on the Large framed 25” x 36” photo of 269 Veterans of Surry of Collec ons, Amy Snyder, contribute to the museum (as well as other area non-profi ts) as support and charity of those individuals and businesses in our County North Carolina, 1950 members and sponsors increases. So I’d encourage you to take area; support them so they can support us. traveled to Boone to a minute to look at the list of folks who are already suppor ng view the collec on and members and those who have generously sponsored events and Matt Cama MerriƩ programs here at the museum. Give these folks a chance to earn submi ed a proposal for 1961-62 Scrapbook of the Democra c Women of Surry your business—and men on us in the process so they know how the transfer of numerous ar facts into our permanent you know about them. County or educa on and teaching collec ons. Although we did not get all the items requested, we did receive many Mount Airy Iron & Metal – David Pierce useable ar facts such as period hats for our “Hands-on It was fun and very informa ve, as Railroad e/fi re dog VOLUNTEER we learned things about each other. History” children’s gallery, a scale for our General Store Recogni on was given by Nancy Zane Poindexter exhibit, two Na ve American ar fact replicas for the Davis, Guest Services Manager, to “Meet Me At The Wigwam” program for students, an BRUNCH 2012 our volunteers who received their Mount Airy fi re fi ghter’s suit – Globe Manufacturing 5, 10 and 15 year pins. Receiving assortment of blacksmith tool. On April 16th, all a 5 year pin was Jane King and Pat Taylor the volunteers were receiving their 10 year pin was Addi onally, we received two Frances Bowman, Rachael Jarrell, Quart bo le of Sealtest Orange juice honored with the instruments: a gourd banjo and a 15th annual brunch Susan King, Lavinia Tillotson. For the fi rst me we were able to in the museum recognize 10 people for volunteering 15 years at the museum. Faye Webb pre-Civil War fi ddle that we plan to annex. Hank Spires, They were Jean Atkins, Chris ne Beamer, Lib Boyles, Bennie Framed 1997 Ba le Print: “4th Infantry Division (Ivy)” incorporate into the new traveling chairman of the Burton, Magdalene Comer, Ethelene Edwards, Elaine Harbour, Treva Haynes, Zeo Stone and Be y Wright. A very surprised, exhibit we are developing called board, welcomed Erdine White the volunteers and Dr. Rick Smith was recognized as the Docent of the Year and “The Luthier’s Cra : Instrument introduced the museum board. The invoca on was given Angela Yacano, for the front desk Volunteer of the Year. We are Booklet “Happy Day” undated Making Tradi ons in the Blue by LaDonna McCarther, a front desk and docent volunteer. so grateful for the generosity, kindness and wisdom that our many volunteers bring Ridge,” that is scheduled to open The brunch was catered by Mary Planer, also a front desk Ruth WiƩ enauer volunteer. A er the delicious food was consumed, our director to the museum. The in early 2013. Ma Edwards introduced “Ge ng to Know You.” Now, if you Mount Airy Museum of 50lb empty can of Pioneer Brand Pure Lard thought he was going to sing, you were wrong! Since many of Regional History could not achieve its mission It is always disappoin ng when a cultural ins tu on, our volunteers didn’t know each other, we took this me to Carolyn Largen without each of you. especially a museum, is forced to close its doors, but play a ‘get to know you game.’ Each person had a card from a 1951 Brownie Scout Handbook deck of cards that were special made just for the occasion and the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is very each person had to stand, give their name and tell a number of proud to u lize many ar facts that will con nue to tell things about themselves according to the number on the card. Roger Cleve King the story of Appalachian culture. 2 Hoop cheese box, large pot used for canning 11 JESSE FRANKLIN PIONEERS TAKE TOP HONORS AT CONFERENCE PROGRAM UPDATE

History Talks White Liquor and Dirt Tracks: Biographies The 2011/2012 Jesse members selected loca ons in the community with historical During the second half The new exhibit White Franklin Chapter of the signifi cance; then they researched those loca ons and scripted a of 2011, the Museum’s Liquor and Dirt Tracks: Tar Heel Junior Historian descrip on of why the site was signifi cant. Caches containing this very successful History Biographies opened on Associa on took top informa on were then created and hidden at the sites for players Talks series covered Saturday January 28 many diverse topics and the day was fi lled honors at this year’s to fi nd in order to learn more about the loca on’s historical including Blackbeard with a variety of great annual conference in signifi cance. the pirate, the American programs. The ever Raleigh. Con nuing a long tobacco culture, the popular Old- mer’s tradi on of success that As with last year’s cemetery Overmountain Victory panel discussion plus Trail and ended with a powerful program by long me meet and greet kicked dates to the club’s founding in the 2005/2006 school year, the history project, the club’s eff orts Museum supporter, Zack Blackmon who spoke about the local off the morning. Racing club took home three awards. As a group, they were awarded this year served as a pilot project members of the 426th Field Ar llery Ba alion. History Talks fans were entertained “Chapter of the Year” honors in addi on to winning fi rst place for the crea on of a larger in 2012 have proven to be equally successful and engaging. with stories and an cs told by NASCAR greats Rex White, Don for their group project in the Intermediate Age Literary Contest. museum geocaching ini a ve. In April, author Chris Hartley spoke about Stoneman’s 1865 Johnson, Jerry Hatcher, Chris Fleming and 2012 NASCAR Hall Raid and its eff ect on people of this area and in May, Museum of Fame inductee Dale Inman, just to name a few. Dr. Dan Addi onally, Olivia Edwards won fi rst place in the “Ins tu onal Museum staff and volunteers are Board member, amateur historian and long- me collector a Pierce, from UNC-Asheville was back for a second year to talk and Public Building” Photography Category at the elementary planning to expand on the work of the Confederate monetary about moonshining in Western North Carolina and Virginia level. The honors at this year’s conference come a er the club the kids complete this year to implement a larger geocaching system, Gary Cook, shared Tech professor Brian Katen presented an interes ng program was awarded the Newsome Award for preserving local history by trail system based on our area’s history. The museum is currently his knowledge of how the on early racing in Southwest Virginia. NASCAR Hall of Fame the Federa on of North Carolina Historical Socie es earlier this working in partnership with Reeves Community Center to fi nd Confederacy funded the Historian Buzz McKim spoke about the roots of NASCAR and War of Southern Rebellion. throughout the day, Margaret Sue Turner Wright, daughter year for their work on last year’s group project. funding for the purchase of rental/loaner GPS units for use by Gary also brought with of racing legend Cur s Turner was on hand to talk about the general public to expand access to this fun and family friendly him numerous examples of her new book featuring her father. Tom VanNortwick, ar st For this year’s group project, the kids created a series of ac vity, and hopes to have the expanded project in place by the Federal and North Carolina and auto pin striping/graphics expert, demonstrated his “geocaches” around the community based on local history. spring of 2013. In the mean me, people with their own GPS units bonds, plus other examples of confederate money. We will technique and talent by working on various pieces brought be con nuing the History Talks series again in the Fall so to him by racing fans plus outside was the vintage Race Car Geocaching is a high-tech scavenger hunt that u lizes GPS can explore the kids work and other caches in our area by visi ng look for these upcoming programs: September 8: Marion and Hot Rod Cruise-in. There was defi nitely something of technology to locate hidden objects or ”caches.” The club www.geocaching.com. Venable will speak about WWI United States Army General interest for all racing fans at the museum that day. Henry Wolfe Butner, who was born in the Shoals Community of Surry County, NC; October 13: North Carolina Humani es Black History Month Road Scholar, Ed Southern, will give a talk about the “Race This year, the MUSEUM AWARDED TWO GRANTS to the Dan - The Retreat That Won the Revolu on” and on Museum celebrated November 10: Author and Appalachian State University Black History Month History Professor, Bruce Stewart, will present “Fire Up the by hos ng the June was a great month for the museum in terms of grants. The second grant, from the North Carolina Humani es S lls: the Rise and Fall of the Moonshiners in Nineteenth- program: A Game We received no ce that we received funding for two separate Council, was a $5000 award for a program called “Geocaching Century Appalachian North Carolina.” Apart: the Life of grants. for History.” This program was piloted by our Tar Heel Junior Jackie Robinson by popular performer Mike Wiley. As always Historians club last year and the grant will allow its large scale Mike Wiley’s one-man show was extremely entertaining and The fi rst grant is a $5000 award from the Bay and Paul implementa on. Geocaching is a digital scavenger hunt that very educa onal. He proved once again, that history can be Founda ons in New York for the purchase of archival storage u lizes GPS units to fi nd hidden “caches.” Over the next year, enjoyed by an audience of all ages. This program was made supplies and equipment and for the con nued digi za on of the museum will be crea ng a series of these caches at or possible by a sub-grant from the Grassroots Program of the our collec ons. This grant allows us to purchase the archival near sites of historical signifi cance throughout the region as N.C. Arts Council and the Surry Arts Council. storage supplies to re-house a large por on of our collec on a way for people to get out and explore the community and that has been stored in non-archival storage boxes due to learn more about its past through the use of readily available For the second year in a row, the Museum partnered with budget cuts in recent years. This grant es in directly with technologies. This project is made possible by funding from the Plaid Cloth Literary Society to host the annual African the recent upgrades in our museum management so ware the North Carolina Humani es Council, a statewide nonprofi t American Read-in on February 8. The goal of this na onwide system and to our long-term plans to make the museum an and affi liate of the Na onal Endowment for the Humani es. program is to make the celebra on of African American accredited ins tu on. ...conƟ nued on page 4 10 3 PROGRAM UPDATE continued... PRESERVATION POINTERS #10 by Amy Snyder, Curator of Collections ...from page 3 literacy a tradi onal part of decora ng eggs uses simple, primi ve tools to “write” of Black History Month intricate designs with beeswax and is tradi onally used to Making and Caring for a Original photographs, postcards, military ribbons, or ac vi es. Par cipants make the much admired and beau ful Ukrainian Easter eggs. other memorabilia can lose their value when cut into in the Read-in took turns The class sign-up sheet fi lled up so quickly that we held a New Scrapbook or Album: decora ve shapes. Use copies to make decora ve reading excerpts of work second workshop for those who were wait-listed. Next year, displays and keep the original in proper storage. Crea ng family scrapbooks has become a favorite pas me by African American we plan on hos ng several of these workshops, well before and is a great way to preserve family memories and authors or poets. This Easter. Take care not to mangle photographs or historic genealogical history. When you create your scrapbook, documents in scanners or copy machines. program was enjoyed by make it last by choosing preserva on quality materials all who a ended. such as acid-free paper for pages and stable polyester, If you are making a stamp album, keep the postage polypropylene or polyethylene fi lm sleeves or pocket pages Workshops: TECHNOLOGY stamps in polyester sleeves. Retaining and protec ng for original newspaper clippings, postcards, ckets and other the adhesive on the stamps will add to their worth. Genealogy is becoming ephemera. Many stores now specialize in archival materials more and more BEHIND THE suitable for this project. Store small and medium-sized scrapbooks and albums popular for a leisure upright; store them fl at if they contain loose items or me pursuit as people SCENES Tips on Making a New Scrapbook or Album: are large or bulging open. wan ng to know who they are and where Use only stable plas c or acid–free paper corners to a ach items. they came from dig deep in their search for ancestors. Earlier this year, the Museum held its fi ve week Beginners Over the last several months, the museum has been Handle photographs and papers only by the edges and Genealogy Workshop led by expert genealogist Esther making some signifi cant changes to our record keeping and collec ons management systems. Beginning in as li le as possible. Wearing clean co on gloves will Johnson. Students in this class learned how to trace their protect your treasures from dirt and oils. family trees, fi ll out family group sheets, research census January, we installed a new-to-us central data server to house all of the museum digital records. The server records, and si through the vast genealogical resources Use an acid free scrapbooking pen when wri ng on was a donated unit that was installed by a volunteer on the internet. Thanks to Esther, the frequently daun ng pages of scrapbook. challenge to fi nd one’s roots became a much easier pursuit. who works in the computer fi eld. Photocopy newspaper clippings or other acidic items A fun workshop held this A er making that upgrade, the museum was able to onto acid-free paper and put the copies into the album. spring, hosted by the purchase new museum management so ware called Museum and the Gilmer- Past Perfect. The new so ware replaces an older Smith Founda on, was system we have been using for over fi een years and the children’s Easter allows us the ability to fully digi ze our membership bonnet workshop and volunteer data as well as track our collec ons. It followed by a parade is a much more comprehensive museum management 2011 NEW MEMBERS and Easter egg hunt tool and should help to streamline opera ons behind at the Robert Smith Memorial Park. Boys and girls of all the scenes. This purchase was made possible by a ages decorated their bonnets or hats with colorful ribbons, generous dona on from Gary York earmarked for that Aerial Machine and Tool Corpora on Ms. Patricia Mar n Petsch fl owers, bu ons, jewels, Easter eggs, cars, dinosaurs, insects need. All American Associates of Mount Airy, Inc. Ms. Janice Poplin and many other popular embellishments. The Easter Bunny Mrs. Elma Allen Mr. & Mrs. John Richardson led the children in a parade from the Museum to the Park Since March, we have been working to convert, digi ze, Mrs. Patricia Al c Ms. Lisa Parries Shaw where they all enjoyed fi nding Easter eggs and having punch and update all our ins tu onal records in order to make Ms. Norma Bowen Mr. Jimmy Smith and cookies a erwards. full use of the system. If you are interested in helping with this project, we will have a need for volunteers to Ms. Carolyn Boyles Ms. Patrice Smith Ms. Sarah Buschbacher Mr. Mitchell Snow Surprise, surprise, surprise! do some data-entry from old fi les in the coming months Ron, Diana, and Jeff rey Ellis Mr. & Mrs. James and Wendy Talman Were we ever surprised at so contact Nancy if you are interested in helping out. Ms. Teresa Gates Mr. Walter Walker the overwhelming response Likewise, if you have moved or changed a phone Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Tina Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David W. and Melissa Wilkins to the Ba k Easter Egg number or email etc. please call Karen at 786-4478 x Ms. Melanie L. Jones Mrs. Deborah M. Williams Workshop taught by Maria 222 to make sure we have all your informa on correct Mr. John S. Kidwell Mr. Gary Thomas York Skaskiw a na ve of the in our database. Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie and Sue Kirkman Mr. Blanton Youell Ukraine. The Ba k method Leonard Aluminum U lity Bldgs. Mr. William D. Young 4 Ms. Cindy Mar n 9 2011 SUSTAINING MEMBERS RECENT GIFTS TO THE MUSEUM

In Memory... In Honor... Margaret McGlamry Hunt Goolsby Esther Louice Ralph and Erka Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Cooper Adams by Ann and Conrad MarƟ n by Suzanna Folger by David, Ingles, Locke & Anderson Rowe by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Forney, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Springthorpe, III by Mary Keller Planer by Mrs. Nancy Wright by Alan and Alice Connelly by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mr. Tommy Forney Mr. & Mrs. David PrueƩ by Nancy Davis by UƟ lity Trailer Sales of Mt. Airy, Inc. by Mr. & Mrs. Alan Connolly by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mrs. Martha Forney Mr. & Mrs. Alton Gaither by James Kemp by Sarah Folger Hauser by Mr. & Mrs. Alan Connolly by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Marjorie Rees Dr. & Mrs. Thomas McElwee by Tom and Mary FawceƩ by Mr. & Mrs. Swanson Snow by Marjorie Reynolds by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mike and Susan King Mr. & Mrs. John W. Young by Bep Zonneveld by Ted & Faith Ashby by Marjorie Reynolds by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Sriyesh and Anne Krishnan Mr. & Mrs. Bill Inman by Wayne and Mary Emily Cooke by Kay & Bob Ferris by Tom and Mary FawceƩ by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hart Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Coram by Susan King by Mr. & Mrs. Thornton Beroth by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mickey McGuire Mrs. Mary FawceƩ by Mr. & Mrs. Carl Bell by Marcelle & Arthur Etringer by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family by Mrs. Anne Krishnan

John H. Edinger Mr. & Mrs. Randy Robins John Berkenstock by Ralph and Sue B. Cooke by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family by Mrs. Melrose M. Stocks

Griggs Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Paul PaƩ erson by Teresa Lewis by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

John B. Haynes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. H. O. Woltz, III by Mr. & Mrs. Chadley Hull by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

6 7 THE MUSEUM ACKNOWLEDGES THE MUSEUM ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT TO THE FOLLOWING RECEIPT TO THE FOLLOWING GIFTS OF MEMORIALS: GIFTS OF HONORARIUMS:

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mrs. Martha Forney Mr. & Mrs. Alton Gaither by James Kemp by Sarah Folger Hauser by Mr. & Mrs. Alan Connolly by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Marjorie Rees Dr. & Mrs. Thomas McElwee by Tom and Mary FawceƩ by Mr. & Mrs. Swanson Snow by Marjorie Reynolds by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

Patricia Gwyn Woltz John B. Haynes, Jr. Mike and Susan King Mr. & Mrs. John W. Young by Bep Zonneveld by Ted & Faith Ashby by Marjorie Reynolds by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

John H. Edinger Mr. & Mrs. Randy Robins John Berkenstock by Ralph and Sue B. Cooke by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family by Mrs. Melrose M. Stocks

Griggs Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Paul PaƩ erson by Teresa Lewis by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

John B. Haynes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. H. O. Woltz, III by Mr. & Mrs. Chadley Hull by Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Woltz and their family

6 7 2011 SUSTAINING MEMBERS RECENT GIFTS TO THE MUSEUM

GRANITE CIRCLE FRIENDS CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Shirley Pilcher The following have been added to the Museum collection: City of Mount Airy All American Associates of Mt. Airy, Inc. Mr. Ernest A. Randleman SouthData, Inc Mrs. Elma Allen Mrs. Vera A. Smith Reynolds Vallie Allman John Canosa Mr. & Mrs. Ted and Faith Ashby Robby’s Sales, Inc. Collec on of 33 hand-carved miniature buggies, 6 miniature car Hallmark ornaments STERLING BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Dr. Anne e Ayers Rogers Realty & Auc on Company, Inc. NCFI Polyurethanes Ms. Be y Barre Mr. & Mrs. H. Ray and Nancy Russell vehicles, and other items including animals, birds, Renfro Corpora on Mr. & Mrs. Carl and Jane Bell Samet, Payne, Wood, Horton, & fl owers, Disney characters, dolphin, bell Bill Juno Mr. & Mrs. Mark and Lisa Blevins Company BENEFACTORS CIRCLE Dr. & Mrs. Charles and Charlo e Bokesch Mr. & Mrs. Macon and Candace Restored service sta on oil reservoir Duke Energy Founda on Brandon Plumbing & Pump Service Sammons Sallie Malmo Carr/Joanie Malmo Howard – and pump circa 1920, parking meter Mr. & Mrs. Lindsay and Barbara Holcomb Brannock & Hia Furniture, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William and Jacqueline Sco Dr. & Mrs. Swanson and Ruth Richards Mr. & Mrs. John and Claudia Bryant Select Real Estate, LLC Yokley/Malmo DonaƟ on circa mid 1900s, restored vintage 2 Mr. & Mrs. John and Karen Springthorpe III Mr. & Mrs. Stephen and Gina Bu on Dr. & Mrs. Frank and Amanda Sells Collec on of clothing, accessories, Girl and Cub Scout compartment Pepsi cooler The Mount Airy Newspaper, Inc. Women’s League of Mount Airy Dr. Rick Smith ZWB Enterprises, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Wayne and Bennie Burton Dr. & Mrs. Jack and June Snow patches, notebooks and memorabilia, Tonka and Mr. & Mrs. John and Sheila Canosa Mr. & Mrs. Swanson and Linda Snow Tootsie trucks, Mt. Airy Furniture fi re ex nguishers, PATRIOTS CIRCLE Mrs. Jeane e Chappell Surry County Board of Realtors Advent calendars and Santa decora ons, paper dolls, Aerial Machine & Tool Corpora on Century 21 Homestead Realty Surry Telephone Membership Mrs. Vallie G. Allman Mr. & Mrs. John and Bobbie Collins Corpora on magazines and more Mr. & Mrs. Ralph and Erika Forbes Mr.& Mrs. Mar n and Be y Ann Collins Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Ms. Joan Inman Mr. & Mrs. Gary and Mary Cook Corpora on Insteel Industries, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David and Josephine Crawford The Owl’s Nest of North Carolina JD Bartley Mr. & Mrs. Andrew and Mary Kilby Ms. JoAnn Eddy The Source Book: “Seventy Lessons in Civil Government”, 1875 Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Cama Merri Edward Jones Investments Mr. & Mrs. Leo and Gail Theard Northern Hospital of Surry County Mr. & Mrs. Allen and Brenda Edwards Mr. Jack Lee Thomas Pine State Marke ng, Inc. Mrs. Ethelene A. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Stan and Deborah Van E en Zack Blackmon Jeanne Currier Mr. & Mrs. David and Kathy Prue Fabric Menagerie Mr. & Mrs. Richard and Be y Kay Mr. & Mrs. PJ and Joy Snow First Southern Title Vaughn Memorabilia from the October 6, 2010 Triad Flight of Wooden yoke Mrs. Pat Woltz Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Carolyn Ferris Dr. & Mrs. Tom and Ann Vaughn Honor Mr. & Mrs. Keith and Ann Flouhouse Mr. & Dr. William and Gail Ward HISTORIANS CIRCLE Mr. Fred Folger Webb Interiors Gretchen Davis Bu onwood Chiroprac c Center Garden Gate Garden Club Dr. & Mrs. Paul and Jean Webster Jennifer Bower 7 early 1900s postcards of Mount Airy scenes Joanna Cheatham Gilmer-Smith Founda on Dr. James Wells 45 rpm record from Stark Records, Mt. Airy featuring Mr. & Mrs. Alan and Alice Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Felton and Joan Godwin Ed Woltz, A orney at Law Mr. & Mrs. Tom and Mary Fawce Mr. & Mrs. Jeff and Kelly Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Ed M. and Ellen Woltz Pete Holden and the Baux Mountain Boys Nancy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Vicki Forest Dr. & Mrs. Renfrow and Karen Hauser Mrs. Be y Woltz Electric heater, nutmeg grinder, oil lamp converted G & B Energy Ms. Sarah West Heist Mr. & Mrs. Howard and Agnes Woltz Harriet Investments, Inc. Mrs. Susannah Hewson WPAQ, WSYD, WBRF Radio, Inc Michael and Essie to electric, child’s shoes, pillowcase, mouth harp, NC Mr. & Mrs. Freddy and Carlene Hia Mr. & Mrs. Derek and Mary Higgs Mr. & Mrs. Hylton and Be y Wright Burroughs Granite pencil holder, Piedmont Airlines seat-saver Mr. & Mrs. Bucky and Kim Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. Tim and Robin Hodgin Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Angela Yacano Jan Holcomb Mrs. Jewel Jarrell 4 1944 issues of card, penlight Father Eric Kowalski John Jackson Insurance Agency, Inc. In Kind Life Magazine Lo is HVAC Company, Inc. Mr. Fred Jones Hutchens Cleaners & Laundry Hurley Farmer Leonard Aluminum U lity Bldgs. Mr. & Mrs. Gary and Linda Kniskern Talley Custom Frame and Gallery Mr. & Mrs. John and Kelly Merri Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Teresa Lewis Haynes Strand & Company GarneƩ Brintle October 1938 framed photo of Mount Airy Mantel and Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Mary Planer Brenda Lineberry, CPA, P.C. B & L Custom Jewelers Table Company employees Mrs. Vera A. Smith Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Bobby and Libby Lovill Greater Mount Airy Chamber Mount Airy News Mr. & Mrs. Bracky and Wanda Rogers Lucy Ellen Gwyn Proper es of Commerce issues 8/8/1934, Mr. & Mrs. David and Inglis Rowe Mr. & Mrs. John and Kay Marcaccio Quality Inn 8/4/1898 Sarah DoggeƩ Folckomer Mr. & Mrs. Ed and Do Shelton Master Cra Builders of Mount Airy, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Dean and Carole Simmons Mayberry Motor Inn 1 quart glass Surry Dairies Bo le Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Marie Simmons H. Lee Merri , Jr., A orney at Law Lon Brown Mr. & Mrs. Kester and Rosie Sink Millennium Charter Academy Wilma HiaƩ Mr. & Mrs. Hank and Cathy Spires Modern Gardeners Garden Club 1929-1959 Franklin School Maroon and Grey Annual, Thank Le ers and photos from J.H. and Louise Knight auc on, Surrey Bank & Trust Moody Funeral Services, Inc. First Bap st Church 1879-1979 100 Year Anniversary Surry Insurance Agency Mount Airy Junior Woman’s Club 11941 Southern District Civilian Conserva on Corp WorkForce Carolina, Inc. Mount Airy Lions Club directory/annual, 1942 79th Field Ar llery annual, You! memory book, Men O’ War book, USS NC The ‘Showboat’ Dr. & Mrs. Steve and Ann Yokeley The North Carolina Granite Corpora on 1930 Mt. Airy High School Graniteer annual Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Tammy York Mr. & Mrs. J. T. and Be y Palmer booklet, Mission Accomplished booklet, Book: The Lost Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Shirley Perkins Colony: A Symphonic Drama of American History. 8 ...conƟ nued on page 11 5 PROGRAM UPDATE continued... PRESERVATION POINTERS #10 by Amy Snyder, Curator of Collections ...from page 3 literacy a tradi onal part of decora ng eggs uses simple, primi ve tools to “write” of Black History Month intricate designs with beeswax and is tradi onally used to Making and Caring for a Original photographs, postcards, military ribbons, or ac vi es. Par cipants make the much admired and beau ful Ukrainian Easter eggs. other memorabilia can lose their value when cut into in the Read-in took turns The class sign-up sheet fi lled up so quickly that we held a New Scrapbook or Album: decora ve shapes. Use copies to make decora ve reading excerpts of work second workshop for those who were wait-listed. Next year, displays and keep the original in proper storage. Crea ng family scrapbooks has become a favorite pas me by African American we plan on hos ng several of these workshops, well before and is a great way to preserve family memories and authors or poets. This Easter. Take care not to mangle photographs or historic genealogical history. When you create your scrapbook, documents in scanners or copy machines. program was enjoyed by make it last by choosing preserva on quality materials all who a ended. such as acid-free paper for pages and stable polyester, If you are making a stamp album, keep the postage polypropylene or polyethylene fi lm sleeves or pocket pages Workshops: TECHNOLOGY stamps in polyester sleeves. Retaining and protec ng for original newspaper clippings, postcards, ckets and other the adhesive on the stamps will add to their worth. Genealogy is becoming ephemera. Many stores now specialize in archival materials more and more BEHIND THE suitable for this project. Store small and medium-sized scrapbooks and albums popular for a leisure upright; store them fl at if they contain loose items or me pursuit as people SCENES Tips on Making a New Scrapbook or Album: are large or bulging open. wan ng to know who they are and where Use only stable plas c or acid–free paper corners to a ach items. they came from dig deep in their search for ancestors. Earlier this year, the Museum held its fi ve week Beginners Over the last several months, the museum has been Handle photographs and papers only by the edges and Genealogy Workshop led by expert genealogist Esther making some signifi cant changes to our record keeping and collec ons management systems. Beginning in as li le as possible. Wearing clean co on gloves will Johnson. Students in this class learned how to trace their protect your treasures from dirt and oils. family trees, fi ll out family group sheets, research census January, we installed a new-to-us central data server to house all of the museum digital records. The server records, and si through the vast genealogical resources Use an acid free scrapbooking pen when wri ng on was a donated unit that was installed by a volunteer on the internet. Thanks to Esther, the frequently daun ng pages of scrapbook. challenge to fi nd one’s roots became a much easier pursuit. who works in the computer fi eld. Photocopy newspaper clippings or other acidic items A fun workshop held this A er making that upgrade, the museum was able to onto acid-free paper and put the copies into the album. spring, hosted by the purchase new museum management so ware called Museum and the Gilmer- Past Perfect. The new so ware replaces an older Smith Founda on, was system we have been using for over fi een years and the children’s Easter allows us the ability to fully digi ze our membership bonnet workshop and volunteer data as well as track our collec ons. It followed by a parade is a much more comprehensive museum management 2011 NEW MEMBERS and Easter egg hunt tool and should help to streamline opera ons behind at the Robert Smith Memorial Park. Boys and girls of all the scenes. This purchase was made possible by a ages decorated their bonnets or hats with colorful ribbons, generous dona on from Gary York earmarked for that Aerial Machine and Tool Corpora on Ms. Patricia Mar n Petsch fl owers, bu ons, jewels, Easter eggs, cars, dinosaurs, insects need. All American Associates of Mount Airy, Inc. Ms. Janice Poplin and many other popular embellishments. The Easter Bunny Mrs. Elma Allen Mr. & Mrs. John Richardson led the children in a parade from the Museum to the Park Since March, we have been working to convert, digi ze, Mrs. Patricia Al c Ms. Lisa Parries Shaw where they all enjoyed fi nding Easter eggs and having punch and update all our ins tu onal records in order to make Ms. Norma Bowen Mr. Jimmy Smith and cookies a erwards. full use of the system. If you are interested in helping with this project, we will have a need for volunteers to Ms. Carolyn Boyles Ms. Patrice Smith Ms. Sarah Buschbacher Mr. Mitchell Snow Surprise, surprise, surprise! do some data-entry from old fi les in the coming months Ron, Diana, and Jeff rey Ellis Mr. & Mrs. James and Wendy Talman Were we ever surprised at so contact Nancy if you are interested in helping out. Ms. Teresa Gates Mr. Walter Walker the overwhelming response Likewise, if you have moved or changed a phone Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Tina Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David W. and Melissa Wilkins to the Ba k Easter Egg number or email etc. please call Karen at 786-4478 x Ms. Melanie L. Jones Mrs. Deborah M. Williams Workshop taught by Maria 222 to make sure we have all your informa on correct Mr. John S. Kidwell Mr. Gary Thomas York Skaskiw a na ve of the in our database. Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie and Sue Kirkman Mr. Blanton Youell Ukraine. The Ba k method Leonard Aluminum U lity Bldgs. Mr. William D. Young 4 Ms. Cindy Mar n 9 JESSE FRANKLIN PIONEERS TAKE TOP HONORS AT CONFERENCE PROGRAM UPDATE

History Talks White Liquor and Dirt Tracks: Biographies The 2011/2012 Jesse members selected loca ons in the community with historical During the second half The new exhibit White Franklin Chapter of the signifi cance; then they researched those loca ons and scripted a of 2011, the Museum’s Liquor and Dirt Tracks: Tar Heel Junior Historian descrip on of why the site was signifi cant. Caches containing this very successful History Biographies opened on Associa on took top informa on were then created and hidden at the sites for players Talks series covered Saturday January 28 many diverse topics and the day was fi lled honors at this year’s to fi nd in order to learn more about the loca on’s historical including Blackbeard with a variety of great annual conference in signifi cance. the pirate, the American programs. The ever Raleigh. Con nuing a long tobacco culture, the popular Old- mer’s tradi on of success that As with last year’s cemetery Overmountain Victory panel discussion plus Trail and ended with a powerful program by long me meet and greet kicked dates to the club’s founding in the 2005/2006 school year, the history project, the club’s eff orts Museum supporter, Zack Blackmon who spoke about the local off the morning. Racing club took home three awards. As a group, they were awarded this year served as a pilot project members of the 426th Field Ar llery Ba alion. History Talks fans were entertained “Chapter of the Year” honors in addi on to winning fi rst place for the crea on of a larger in 2012 have proven to be equally successful and engaging. with stories and an cs told by NASCAR greats Rex White, Don for their group project in the Intermediate Age Literary Contest. museum geocaching ini a ve. In April, author Chris Hartley spoke about Stoneman’s 1865 Johnson, Jerry Hatcher, Chris Fleming and 2012 NASCAR Hall Raid and its eff ect on people of this area and in May, Museum of Fame inductee Dale Inman, just to name a few. Dr. Dan Addi onally, Olivia Edwards won fi rst place in the “Ins tu onal Museum staff and volunteers are Board member, amateur historian and long- me collector a Pierce, from UNC-Asheville was back for a second year to talk and Public Building” Photography Category at the elementary planning to expand on the work of the Confederate monetary about moonshining in Western North Carolina and Virginia level. The honors at this year’s conference come a er the club the kids complete this year to implement a larger geocaching system, Gary Cook, shared Tech professor Brian Katen presented an interes ng program was awarded the Newsome Award for preserving local history by trail system based on our area’s history. The museum is currently his knowledge of how the on early racing in Southwest Virginia. NASCAR Hall of Fame the Federa on of North Carolina Historical Socie es earlier this working in partnership with Reeves Community Center to fi nd Confederacy funded the Historian Buzz McKim spoke about the roots of NASCAR and War of Southern Rebellion. throughout the day, Margaret Sue Turner Wright, daughter year for their work on last year’s group project. funding for the purchase of rental/loaner GPS units for use by Gary also brought with of racing legend Cur s Turner was on hand to talk about the general public to expand access to this fun and family friendly him numerous examples of her new book featuring her father. Tom VanNortwick, ar st For this year’s group project, the kids created a series of ac vity, and hopes to have the expanded project in place by the Federal and North Carolina and auto pin striping/graphics expert, demonstrated his “geocaches” around the community based on local history. spring of 2013. In the mean me, people with their own GPS units bonds, plus other examples of confederate money. We will technique and talent by working on various pieces brought be con nuing the History Talks series again in the Fall so to him by racing fans plus outside was the vintage Race Car Geocaching is a high-tech scavenger hunt that u lizes GPS can explore the kids work and other caches in our area by visi ng look for these upcoming programs: September 8: Marion and Hot Rod Cruise-in. There was defi nitely something of technology to locate hidden objects or ”caches.” The club www.geocaching.com. Venable will speak about WWI United States Army General interest for all racing fans at the museum that day. Henry Wolfe Butner, who was born in the Shoals Community of Surry County, NC; October 13: North Carolina Humani es Black History Month Road Scholar, Ed Southern, will give a talk about the “Race This year, the MUSEUM AWARDED TWO GRANTS to the Dan - The Retreat That Won the Revolu on” and on Museum celebrated November 10: Author and Appalachian State University Black History Month History Professor, Bruce Stewart, will present “Fire Up the by hos ng the June was a great month for the museum in terms of grants. The second grant, from the North Carolina Humani es S lls: the Rise and Fall of the Moonshiners in Nineteenth- program: A Game We received no ce that we received funding for two separate Council, was a $5000 award for a program called “Geocaching Century Appalachian North Carolina.” Apart: the Life of grants. for History.” This program was piloted by our Tar Heel Junior Jackie Robinson by popular performer Mike Wiley. As always Historians club last year and the grant will allow its large scale Mike Wiley’s one-man show was extremely entertaining and The fi rst grant is a $5000 award from the Bay and Paul implementa on. Geocaching is a digital scavenger hunt that very educa onal. He proved once again, that history can be Founda ons in New York for the purchase of archival storage u lizes GPS units to fi nd hidden “caches.” Over the next year, enjoyed by an audience of all ages. This program was made supplies and equipment and for the con nued digi za on of the museum will be crea ng a series of these caches at or possible by a sub-grant from the Grassroots Program of the our collec ons. This grant allows us to purchase the archival near sites of historical signifi cance throughout the region as N.C. Arts Council and the Surry Arts Council. storage supplies to re-house a large por on of our collec on a way for people to get out and explore the community and that has been stored in non-archival storage boxes due to learn more about its past through the use of readily available For the second year in a row, the Museum partnered with budget cuts in recent years. This grant es in directly with technologies. This project is made possible by funding from the Plaid Cloth Literary Society to host the annual African the recent upgrades in our museum management so ware the North Carolina Humani es Council, a statewide nonprofi t American Read-in on February 8. The goal of this na onwide system and to our long-term plans to make the museum an and affi liate of the Na onal Endowment for the Humani es. program is to make the celebra on of African American accredited ins tu on. ...conƟ nued on page 4 10 3 FROM THE DIRECTOR RECENT GIFTS TO NEW ACQUISITIONS THE MUSEUM continued...... from page 5 One of the perks of being the Execu ve Director is that I get a bully The museum is currently working with a upstart new young FOR MAMRH pulpit every me we publish a newsle er to talk about whatever professionals group—Mount Airy Professionals of Surry (MAPS), happens to be on my mind. My topic this me has been selected and one of their fi rst ini a ves is to promote local businesses Kevin Kutz The Appalachian Cultural Museum, once housed at almost since I wrote my last note to you all. I’m going to expand, through a program they are calling “MAPS Mobb (Making our 38” x 50” framed pain ng of Appalachian State University, closed permanently in but I can sum up my sen ments in two words--shop local. Businesses Be er)” where members will be visi ng several local businesses in one evening to invest in their local community. This Tommy Jarrell from 1978 2006 due to a variety of reasons - shrinking state funds Now it might seem like a trivial thing and you might not is the type of ac on and involvement that is going to drive our and a greater need for more educa onal space due to immediately see the connec on to the museum, but this one local economy and our community moving forward. We’re all in Ann MarƟ n li le ac on (or series of ac ons) can have a drama c and posi ve this together so it’s me we started making conscious decisions to the university’s desire to focus more heavily on their impact on the economic health and vitality of our community. enhance our community. Granite Mercan le Seal Press mission of teaching students through their academic We are fortunate to have a few big, highly visible corpora ons programs. The Cultural Museum’s collec ons or s ll here as employers. They make great products that are sold Truth be told, shopping locally can be slightly more expensive, but all over the world and they represent a sizable contribu on to our I guarantee when you factor in the cost of gas and the me you Ruth McBride ar facts have either been returned to lenders, put local tax base. Moreover, they have proven to be great corporate spend driving to and from Winston-Salem to shop a big box store 77 pieces of sheet music da ng on exhibit throughout the university or have been ci zens through the years with their support of organiza ons like or a major mall it’s probably a break even proposi on so why not 1915-1950s belonging to Ruth’s the museum. keep it local. And when and if you do need to shop those big box donated to other ins tu ons and museums. stores, be cognizant of what’s s ll made and produced in our area mother Right along-side those big guys, are our small local businesses. and buy those products whenever possible. While their individual contribu ons may be smaller, collec vely, MAMRH Execu ve Director, they are a driving force in keeping our local economy moving and A small change in your shopping habits has the poten al to Larry McCausland Ma Edwards and Curator growing. When they are successful, the likelihood that they will yield big returns for local non-profi ts like us who depend on the Large framed 25” x 36” photo of 269 Veterans of Surry of Collec ons, Amy Snyder, contribute to the museum (as well as other area non-profi ts) as support and charity of those individuals and businesses in our County North Carolina, 1950 members and sponsors increases. So I’d encourage you to take area; support them so they can support us. traveled to Boone to a minute to look at the list of folks who are already suppor ng view the collec on and members and those who have generously sponsored events and Matt Cama MerriƩ programs here at the museum. Give these folks a chance to earn submi ed a proposal for 1961-62 Scrapbook of the Democra c Women of Surry your business—and men on us in the process so they know how the transfer of numerous ar facts into our permanent you know about them. County or educa on and teaching collec ons. Although we did not get all the items requested, we did receive many Mount Airy Iron & Metal – David Pierce useable ar facts such as period hats for our “Hands-on It was fun and very informa ve, as Railroad e/fi re dog VOLUNTEER we learned things about each other. History” children’s gallery, a scale for our General Store Recogni on was given by Nancy Zane Poindexter exhibit, two Na ve American ar fact replicas for the Davis, Guest Services Manager, to “Meet Me At The Wigwam” program for students, an BRUNCH 2012 our volunteers who received their Mount Airy fi re fi ghter’s suit – Globe Manufacturing 5, 10 and 15 year pins. Receiving assortment of blacksmith tool. On April 16th, all a 5 year pin was Jane King and Pat Taylor the volunteers were receiving their 10 year pin was Addi onally, we received two Frances Bowman, Rachael Jarrell, Quart bo le of Sealtest Orange juice honored with the instruments: a gourd banjo and a 15th annual brunch Susan King, Lavinia Tillotson. For the fi rst me we were able to in the museum recognize 10 people for volunteering 15 years at the museum. Faye Webb pre-Civil War fi ddle that we plan to annex. Hank Spires, They were Jean Atkins, Chris ne Beamer, Lib Boyles, Bennie Framed 1997 Ba le Print: “4th Infantry Division (Ivy)” incorporate into the new traveling chairman of the Burton, Magdalene Comer, Ethelene Edwards, Elaine Harbour, Treva Haynes, Zeo Stone and Be y Wright. A very surprised, exhibit we are developing called board, welcomed Erdine White the volunteers and Dr. Rick Smith was recognized as the Docent of the Year and “The Luthier’s Cra : Instrument introduced the museum board. The invoca on was given Angela Yacano, for the front desk Volunteer of the Year. We are Booklet “Happy Day” undated Making Tradi ons in the Blue by LaDonna McCarther, a front desk and docent volunteer. so grateful for the generosity, kindness and wisdom that our many volunteers bring Ridge,” that is scheduled to open The brunch was catered by Mary Planer, also a front desk Ruth WiƩ enauer volunteer. A er the delicious food was consumed, our director to the museum. The in early 2013. Ma Edwards introduced “Ge ng to Know You.” Now, if you Mount Airy Museum of 50lb empty can of Pioneer Brand Pure Lard thought he was going to sing, you were wrong! Since many of Regional History could not achieve its mission It is always disappoin ng when a cultural ins tu on, our volunteers didn’t know each other, we took this me to Carolyn Largen without each of you. especially a museum, is forced to close its doors, but play a ‘get to know you game.’ Each person had a card from a 1951 Brownie Scout Handbook deck of cards that were special made just for the occasion and the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is very each person had to stand, give their name and tell a number of proud to u lize many ar facts that will con nue to tell things about themselves according to the number on the card. Roger Cleve King the story of Appalachian culture. 2 Hoop cheese box, large pot used for canning 11 “Historic Downtown Mount Airy” 301 North Main Street Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030

VOLUME 17, SECTION 1 A SEMI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION SPRING/SUMMER, 2012 RETURNS IN OCTOBER

Phone: 336-786-4478 Email: [email protected] • BoƩ led water Contact Fax: 336-786-1666 Web: www.northcarolinamuseum.org Us 12 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

August 3 Storybook Museum. Hands-on History Gallery. 10am. Free 11 Girl Scout 100th Anniversary Exhibit Opening. 3rd ﬂ oor. 10am 27 Membership AppreciaƟ on Hot Dog and Ice Cream Social. Museum Annex. 5-7pm. Free to Museum Members

September 7 Storybook Museum. Hands-on History Gallery. 10am. Free 8 History Talks: WWI General Henry Wolfe Butner from Shoals presented by Marion Venable. 2pm. Free 21 Mayberry Days. Museum is open 10am – 5pm 22 Mayberry Days. Museum is open 10am – 5pm. Toast and Jam in Courtyard with Shelton Vineyards

October 4 Founders Day CelebraƟ on in the Courtyard. 5:30-7pm. By InvitaƟ on 5 Storybook Museum. Hands-on History Gallery. 10am. Free 12 Autumn Leaves FesƟ val. Museum is open 10am – 5pm, Toast and Jam with Old North State Winery 13 Autumn Leaves FesƟ val. Museum is open 10am – 5pm, Toast and Jam with Old North State Winery History Talks: Race to the Dan – The Retreat that Won the American RevoluƟ on presented by North Carolina HumaniƟ es Road Scholar, Ed Southern. 2pm. Fre 19 Casino Royale Fund Raiser. 7pm. Cross Creek Country Club. Tickets $65. Draw down Ɵ cket $100. Drawn down plus 2 event Ɵ ckets $180 27 Vineyard Stomp 5K at Round Peak Vineyards. 11am. Register at www.acƟ ve.com Boo Bash at Old North State. 8 – 11pm

November 2 Storybook Museum. Hands-on History Gallery. 10am. Free 10 History Talks: Fire Up the SƟ lls – The Rise and Fall of Moonshiners in 19th Century Appalachian North Carolina presented by author Bruce Stewart. 2pm. Free

December 7 Storybook Museum. Hands-on History Gallery. 10am. Free 15 Holiday Open House. 10-5pm. Free 17 Volunteer Christmas Party. 10am-12noon. Museum Conference Room. By invitaƟ on

**Ghost Tours are held every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm through October 27 **Cemetery Tours of historic Oakdale Cemetery are held every Saturday at 10:30am through October OCTOBER 19 6:30pm - 11pm CROSS CREEK COUNTRY CLUB CASINO STYLE GAMING, “BOND/BOND GIRL LOOK-A-LIKE CONTEST,” MUSIC, DRAW DOWN and SILENT AUCTION FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL MT. AIRY MUSEUM OF REGIONAL HISTORY 336.786.4478

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