Summer 2012 Newsletter
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“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 Us Fax: 336-786-1666 Web: www.northcarolinamuseum.org 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.