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Funeral programs from the Surry County N.C. African American Community
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Dobson Woman's Club
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Personal collection of Ada and Delia Haymore. Teachers in Mt. Airy N.C. Includes handwritten poetry, music lyrics, letters, photographs, deeds, and tax receipts. Not scanned but in the collection yearbooks from Oklahoma and Mt. Airy. Some textbooks used in their classes. Please contact Surry Community College to see the entire collection.
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A collection of satirical menus from a social club that met during the early 20th century. The club met twice a year for dinners at the former Blue Ridge Inn.
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This collection contains items from Margaret Sparger's time as a member of the Dobson 4-H club, including records of her clothing project and a program from the state 4-H convention. Items are from the years 1939, 1939 and 1941.
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Items related to early Girl Scouting in Surry County, including membership cards and appreciation certificates.
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The Mount Airy Operatic Club performed operas and programs at various venues in Mount Airy, NC.
The Opera Club of Mount Airy performed programs and operas at the various venues in Mount Airy, NC.
They were also known as the Mount Airy Operatic Association, Mount Airy Opera Association, Mount Airy Operetta Club, Mount Airy Operetta Group, Mount Airy Operatic Group, Mount Airy Operatic Club, Mount Airy Opera Club and Opera Club of Mount Airy
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Items relating to Boy Scouting in Surry County, including membership cards and certificates
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The Silver Slipper Club held dances in various venues in Mount Airy such as the Mount Airy Country Club, the Silver Slipper Ballroom on Main Street. The Fowler's Cafe was open all night to provide drinks and food for those who attended the dances.
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School recital of students of Mrs. Grady Cooper held at the Dobson's Woman's Club Building
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The Commercial Club was a social club in Mount Airy that met in the Banner Building on Main Street.
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The Granite City Cotillion Club met in the Goldsmith Building in Mount Airy
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Items relating to the Granite Lodge, No. 322 , A.F. & A.M. in Mount Airy, including a one page newsletter and membership card.
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Items relating to the Mount Airy Chapter No. 68 of the Royal Arch Masons including programs and invitations
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Programs, photographs and histories of the Charter Members from the Mount Airy Kiwanis Club activities.
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Item pertaining to the Granite City Chapter and the Mount Airy Chapter No. 88 Order of DeMolay Commandery
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Various items relating to the Junior Woman's Club of Mount Airy including committee reports, yearbooks and Follies programs, reports concerning the library and new cultural center
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small advertisement for buying U.S. savings bonds and stamps
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report sheet and photographs of the Mount Airy Branch of the Granite Cutters' International Association of America
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program for the charter night of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce of Mount Airy
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program for presentation of youth service award given to Miss Joan Nelson Still by Sertoma Club
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program for the induction to the NC Hall of Fame of Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations for Ed Jackson native of Mount Airy
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Handmade scrapbook by Miss Mary Lucille Speer, teacher at Mountain Park College dated 1928-1930. Includes photographs, programs, letters, menus from Mountain Park College.
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items pertaining to the Woman's Club of Mount Airy including ticket and year books.
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ledger from the Shakespearean Hall of Circle club detailing membership, minutes of meetings and fines
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History of the Mount Airy Fire Department, including rosters, receipts and invoices, meeting minutes, accounts of fires attended and department by-laws. Earliest records are from 1904.
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Yearbook and scrapbook of the class of 1948 of Beulah High School. Created by Ivylyn Sparger Martin.
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Yearbooks for the Garden Gate Club in Mount Airy (N.C.) 1950-1956
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Altrusa Club of Mount Airy service organization/club including photographs, papers and yearbook. The organizational meeting for Altrusa was on November 29, 1977 and the local club was chartered June 29, 1978. Barbara Case Summerlin was the first President in 1978-1979.
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Minute meetings of the Arts and Crafts Guild of Mount Airy
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Items related to the Hawks family in Lowgap, NC. Paul Hermon Hawks- Father, Esther Evola Vernon Hawks- Mother, and George Washington Hawks- Grandfather
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A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of education. Includes history of Westfield and Westfield School.
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Photographs of Oak Grove School, Roaring Gap School, and Mountain View School in 1914 or 1915 and members of the Lowe family
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History, photographs, and records from the Spencer's Infant's and Children's Wear company, founded in Mount Airy, NC. The company was founded on July 8, 1926 as Mount Airy Knitting Company, by W.E. Lindsay, John Banner, and J.H. Crossingham. F.L. Hatcher and G.C. Lovill later became partners in the business. The name was changed to Spencer's Infant's and Children's Wear in 1963, and local production closed in 2006.
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First annual publication of Pilot Mountain High School 1939.
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Collection of items obtained by Ruby Hardy Stanley from the home of Daultfus "Dault" and Lucy Sawyer. Items include early school registration books and notes, reports and minutes from the AME Zion Church of Stony Ridge in Shoals, NC. The Sawyer homeplace was demolished in August of 2005. The items in this collection were donated to the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History in 2005.
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School Report of the History of Mount Airy written by Luther Byrd while in High School (1921 or 1922)
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Items pertaining to schools in Westfield, NC including programs, commencement invitation, school newspapers and photographs.
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Photographs and Commencement items from Lowgap Schools
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Ledger from 1831
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Items related to the Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Association
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Bound memoir of Nancy Miller Marshall who was very active in the creation and promotion of what is now the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Marshall was also involved in several other social causes.
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Journal detailing the formation of the 59th Company of the North Carolina Reserve Militia in 1918. Includes constitution and by-laws, and member roster. The record book also includes a few diary entries from the 1930s and a list of the questions and answers for a driver's license exam. The majority of the book is ledger entries for an unknown business, which are not included in this scan.
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2 small books of photographs and autographs from Westfield School in Westfield, N.C.
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items from Dobson High School
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Programs for the Annual Gospel Sing at the Copeland Ruritan Club 1965-1968
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Items pertaining to the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club in Mount Airy from 1939-2003 including minutes, membership lists, by-laws, book lists, and officers. This club meets twice a month on Wednesdays.
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Three black and white photographs and one newspaper article on William Jackson and his family, including Jackson in Woodruff's General Store.
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Dobson Lions Club scrapbook 1946-1996.
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Listing of the students of "Esquire Branch" and the tuition paid, along with a length in months, possibly of attendance. The ledger also lists expenses paid, and is dated Fall 1892
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Items from Franklin High School, including a diploma from 1929 and a school newspaper from 1944.
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Items from Flat Rock High School and Flat Rock Elementary School, including a high school banquet program and an analysis of the medical care given after the Flat Rock School fire.
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Items related to JJ Jones High School
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Items related to Miss Belle Graves School, located in Mount Airy and operating in the late 1800s.
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Items related to the Gilmer Family in Mount Airy, NC.
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Miscellaneous items pertaining to the City of Mount Airy including booklets, regulations and documents
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Catalogue of the Mount Airy Male Academy for the Scholastic Year ending June 1875
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A collection of items related to Mount Airy High School. The majority of the items are related to graduation or commencement, including invitations, name cards, and programs for various events. Some programs include activities at the elementary and junior high schools. Some items appear to have been removed from scrapbooks.
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items related to the Rockford General Store beginning in 1875. Includes lists of customers, purchases and prices, and debts paid.
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Items and photographs pertaining to Reeves YMCA Community Center in Mount Airy NC
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Items including scrapbooks from the White Sulphur Springs Extension Homemakers Club
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Scrapbook pages in folders from the White Sulphur Springs Extension and Community Association. Original scrapbooks in the Mount Airy Regional Museum. Additional pages include administrative notes, reports, handbooks, projects, etc.
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Items related to the Jonesville Male and Female Academies.
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Items related to Mount Airy City Schools, including certificates and report cards.
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Items pertaining to the Surry County Government
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Items related to the Surry County Bicentennial Revolution celebrations
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Items pertaining to life in Westfield (N.C.) from the collection of C.W. Hill
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Hardbound book detailing the history, employees, and construction projects of the John S. Clark Construction Company. Also includes advertisements from various construction industry businesses. Dated 1975.
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Book entitled "Stories about the Reynolds family" documenting Reynolds family history from the Civil War to the end of the 1800s. Includes copies of letters and other primary documents.
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Items pertaining to the Schools in White Plains (N.C.) including photographs, newspaper articles, commencement exercises, The Plainsman school newspaper.
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Items related to the meetings and outings of the Surry County Genealogical Association.
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Pageant programs from the Miss Mount Airy Pageant, dated 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974. Each program has information on local contestants, pageant proceedings, judges and awards. Also includes information on the national Miss America Pageant and it's contestants. Programs include sponsored advertisements from local businesses. Also included with the corresponding program are newspaper clippings about contestants in the Miss Mount Airy Pageant.
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Scrapbooks created by and belonging to Wilma Jarrell Hiatt including numerous identified photographs of family, neighbors, friends, relatives and classmates, plus scrapbooks containing newspaper articles and clipping relating to the above.
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Yearbooks from Copeland High School, "The Windswept Echoes"
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Items related to Piney Grove School in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Hanes (Haynes) School in Dobson, NC
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items pertaining to the Pilot Mountain High School such as The Pilot, programs
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Collection of Pilot Mountain Businesses including Pilot Mountain Theatre and Pilot Mountain Drive-In Theatre
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Items related to Elkin High School in Elkin, N.C.
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1936 Mount Airy Times Surry County Rotogravure Edition
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Items related to the Surry County Schools. These items are not attributable to a specific "named" school or are general to all of the schools in Surry County.
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Items including scrapbooks from the Busy Bees Extension Homemakers Club formed in 1978
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Brief Histories of the various Home Extension Clubs in Surry County circa 1935-1999
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Items related to East Surry High School in Pilot Mountain, N.C.
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Items related to the Southern Railway and the Atlantic and Yadkin Railway. Includes information about track expansion at various locations, maintenance and repair of tracks and bridges, expansions to depots, and the sale and disassembly of track houses. Items include blueprints, materials lists, invoices, letters and telegrams.
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Historic Mount Airy North Carolina Historic Tour brochure containing a tour map and points of interest
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Scrapbooks from Surry Community College documenting events and activities at the college.
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Yearbooks from Surry Community College
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Organization of Democratic Women of Surry County established on December 5, 1961 including memorabilia such as a scrapbook.
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6 photographs donated by Paulette Gregory. Includes Oak Grove Elementary School, Oak Grove Choir, Reverend Henry Jones, Mrs. Emma Morrison Jones, and Paulette Gregory photo campaigning for Elkin School Board.
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Items pertaining to the Modern Gardeners Club of Mount Airy which was organized on August 31, 1956 and received its charter on May 4, 1957
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Photographs and items related to the African American community in Mount Airy, especially the James M. Scales family and JJ Jones High School. Items include photographs, yearbooks, and family memoirs.
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Items pertaining to the White Plains Woman's Club formed in 1955
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Items relating to Chatham Manufacturing Company including photographs, and company newspapers for Chatham Manufacturing Company which includes articles on company happenings, social events, events in employees lives, jokes, advertisements and other news.
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2 photographs 1. Carol Woods Whitaker and Jimmy Miller standing in a field in 1951. 2. Jane Alice Tolbert Woods 1925.
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Booklet created by the Friends of the Elkin Public Library in 1976. Book describes the history of the buildings and items depicted in the 48 squares of the Elkin Bicentennial Pictorial Quilt created by members of the Elkin community.
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Photographs taken by George Edgar Oliver, combat photographer during the Vietnam War in 1967, 1968, 1969. He also worked as a tunnel rat in the Vietnam War. Mr. Oliver was born on January 3, 1943, and died October 3, 2010 in Mt. Airy.
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Book: Footprints in the Hollows or Surry County and Her P-eople. Bicentennial Edition 1776-1976
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Items pertaining to the Tucker-Dobson Families
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Beulah High School Class of 1945, 1946, and 1947 graduation photographs and commencement exercises programs.
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Items related to Copeland Elementary School in Copeland (N.C.)
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Items related to Martin Memorial Hospital and Martin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Moody Funeral Home including booklets, postcards, pamphlets, photographs, calendars.
In the year 1902, Mr. E. A. Hannah and his wife arrived in Mount Airy from Indiana to go into business as a harness and coffin dealer. In 1915, Wade C. Moody, a young local resident, was hired by Hannah to be the janitor and to handle the two horses that pulled the funeral coach.
In 1918, Moody married and was later drafted into the army for two years in World War I. Upon returning to Mount Airy, he was re-hired by Hannah. By this time, Mr. Hannah was in failing health and sold a part of the funeral business to Mr. Moody. Then, in 1920-21, Mr. Hannah sold the rest of the business to Mr. D.E. Nelson, and the funeral business then became the Nelson-Moody Funeral Home.
In 1927-28, Mr. Nelson sold his half to Mr. Wade Moody, and the name was changed to Moody Funeral Home. The Business was then moved to the corner of Market and Franklin Street, and Mr. Moody became the sole owner.
In 1935, Dennis W. Moody, the son of Wade C. Moody, joined his father in the business. But like his father before him, Dennis had to leave the business temporarily to serve his four years in the Armed Services.
In 1947-48, Dennis became the President of Moody Funeral Home, which then extended into Dobson, North Carolina and Stuart, Virginia. This made the total of three facilities, which is what there is today. Dennis W. Moody, Jr. joined his father in 1969-70, and was with the business until his death in 1983.
Robert H. Moody, current President, joined the firm in 1978. As we are in the fourth generation of serving the people of Northwest North Carolina and Southwest Virginia, our charge is to live up to the slogan which Dennis W. Moody, Jr. created:
"We strive for a quality of service that will give you a service of quality."
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Items from Bill Roth including photographs of the Roth House in Elkin and two legal documents. The Roth House, built in the 1880s, is located on Terrace Avenue overlooking the railroad tracks and the river.
The Roth House is the 4th oldest in Elkin. They are, in order: Randleman, Sanders, Galloway, Roth. Only the Roth family has ever lived in this house (2019). It was constructed in the 1890s. A bath and kitchen was added in 1911. A pool room was added in the 1950s and the upper porch was taken off in 1971. The kitchen was remodeled in 1990. A Roth brother built the Holly House and a Roth sister built the Harris house.
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Photographs and documents related to the Caudle Family in Bannertown, NC.
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A book of histories and photographs published by the North Carolina Granite Corporation about the Flat Rock Community.
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Items related to North Surry High School
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Photographs from around the turn of the century. Includes Stone family reunions, Pilot Knob scenes, scenes from Main Street.
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April 1952 edition of The Plainsman (newsletter from White Plains High School and photograph of 1946-1947 Beulah High School men's basketball team.
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A collection of photographs and information on the Wilmoth family in Zephyr, NC.
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Photograph and newpaper clipping donation of Westfield Volunteer Fire Deparment and their acitivities.
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Items from the Holyfield family realted to Historic Rockford, Surry Central High School, Dobson High School, and the Burrus family.
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Miscellaneous items from the collection of Carol Snow Simpson containing photographs, poll books, store journals
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Miscellaneous items from Renfro Corporation (Renfro Hosiery Mills) in Mount Airy, ,NC
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Miscellaneous items pertaining to sports teams in Mount Airy
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During the 1930-1950s, almost every town of any size in North Carolina had a professional minor league baseball team. Mount Airy featured two teams: The Mount Airy Reds from 1934 - 1937, and the Graniteers from 1938 - 1941 and 1946 - 1950. After being interrupted by the War, baseball returned and life-long friendshops formed between the players and fans during the final Graniteer years. The Blue Ridge League folded in 1950 with the Graniteers winning the league championship. Professional baseball never returned to Mount Airy or other small towns, but the memories continued with players who settled in the Mount Airy area and through reunions that brought players and fans together.
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Information pertaining to the Ridge Westfield Elementary School including the school history, teachers, curriculum, students, religion, activities and reunion.
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Items related to the Elkin and Alleghany Railroad Company in Elkin, NC
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Surry County Map and Index of communities, rivers, creeks, mountains, ferry sites, mill sites, rural churches and cemeteries, towns and post offices and ancient land marks identified on the map by symbols and names.
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Items pertaining to the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
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Mount Airy Chapter No. 18 Order of the Eastern Star yearbook 1978-1979. The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both men and women may belong. Worldwide, there are approximately 1 million members under the General Grand Chapter. The Eastern Star is a social order comprised of persons with spiritual values but it is not a religion. The appeal rests in the true beauty of the refreshing and character-building lessons that are so sincerely portrayed in its ritualistic work. A deep fraternal bond exists between the members. It is the wholesome relationship of sisterly and brotherly love brought about through high principles exemplified in our lives which makes us near and dear to each other. While this is an Order composed of people of deep spiritual convictions, it is open to all faiths, except no faith. The personal welfare of our members is vital to all of those in the Eastern Star and it is considered a privilege to help another member whenever we can.
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Purposes: The stated purposes of the organization are: Charitable, Educational, Fraternal and Scientific; but there is much more to it than that. Dr. Rob Morris, the Poet Laureate of Masonry, founded the Order using beautiful and inspiring biblical examples of heroic conduct and moral values. These portray the noble principles which should adorn the personal lives of Eastern Star members. Eastern Star strives to take good people and through uplifting and elevating associations of love and service, and through precept and example, build an Order which is truly dedicated to charity, truth and loving kindness.
Projects: Concrete evidence of the charitable nature of the organization as it affects others is the millions of dollars which have been raised within the membership to support national, jurisdictional and local charities. Many Grand Jurisdictions have homes for their senior members.
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Items belong to Sonya Dodd related to the Reynolds family. Includes family photographs and newspaper articles.
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Mount Airy Lodge No. 2061 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks items such as programs
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Records from the Mount Airy Jaycees dating from 1974-1981. Includes minutes, newsletters, and other records of events and activities of the club.
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Items related to the Hollingsworth family, especially Gypsy Hollingsworth. Includes biographies, obituaries, and an exhibit catalog.
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The Surry County Agricultural Society Journal from 1819-1823 edited by Nannie May Tilley and published in the October 1947 issue of the North Carolina Historical Review. This journal was found among the papers of David S. Reid, governor of North Carolina from 1851-1854 and is now preserved in the library of Duke University. The journal was written during the time of poor economic, social and education conditions of Surry County. This agricultural society was not large in membership.
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Items pertaining to the Mount Airy Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the sports programs at Mount Airy High School. It was organized during the mid-1940s and early records reflect that the
money was raised mainly through donations and a few small fundraisers.
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Items from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, a program run through NC State University (formerly North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering). Topics include agriculture, health and nutrition, and youth 4-H development.
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Literature and records from the American Freedom Association, founded in 1953. The program began in 1947 as the Mount Airy Chapter of the United World Federalists Movement.
from the American Freedom Association website:
The American Freedom Association was formed in June, 1953 "by a group of citizens who were convinced that a vast program of public information and education on world law and its relation to religion, peace and freedom was urgently needed if our Nation and civilization was to be preserved." Many of the founding members were members of the World Federalist Society. The chosen name reflected a strong perspective on the required conditions for American Freedom. It also reflected a need for a name that was acceptable at the height of the era of Senator Joe McCarthy. AFA's purpose was (and is) to "provide the American people with information on the relation of world law to religion, peace, and freedom." One purpose in establishing a non-profit, non-political organization was to enable the raising of funds sufficient to provide education to the public.
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Items related to Mount Airy Waterworks.
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Miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Mount Airy Country Club, a membership only private social, golf and swim club established in 1926.
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Items from the Siloam General Store in Siloam, NC
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This collection is made up of three items; scrapbook of Minerva Jessup Cox and Bartley Cox and their descendants, a 2012 reunion booklet of the Ridge Westfield School, and the complete interview of Bernice Cox Lowe by Richard Jackson Smith in the dissertation School as Community or School in Community.
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Fountain Brindle family of the Fairview area in Surry County with their tobacco crop. The second boy from the right was a neighbor boy. The second man from the left I am thinking was with the fertilizer company and was helping to hold the sign. Those in the rest of the image were Fountain Brindle's sons and grandson.
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Miscellaneous items pertaining to the First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC including directories, programs, newsletters, bulletins and photographs.
CHURCH HISTORY
Mt. Airy First Baptist Church was organized on August 9, 1879 under the name The Mt. Airy Baptist Church of Christ. Sixteen people formed the charter membership which has grown to our current membership of more than 800 and a resident membership of almost 500. The organizing of the church is believed to be unique in the fact that, the day it was founded, the membership had at hand a new, up-to-date, frame building ready and waiting. A Sunday School was promptly organized and a Women’s Missionary Society was organized in 1887.
In 1906 work began on the granite building that would house a sanctuary, but today houses our fellowship hall. This building was completed in 1912 and served as the center for all activities until the granite educational building was dedicated the week of March 1-6, 1953. A new sanctuary was dedicated October 6, 1968 and remains as the current sanctuary. After worship services and activities were moved to the new sanctuary and educational building , what became known as the "old sanctuary" was used less and began to deteriorate. Yet, the church continued to grow and more space was needed. So, in March 1990 the church voted to undertake extensive renovations designed to both preserve the wonderful properties of the old sanctuary and utilize all the space inside to its fullest potential. From this came a Fellowship Hall where many church activities are held, a modern, expanded kitchen that allows us to provide ministries such as Friends Feeding Friends, a dedicated nursery suite, children's Sunday School floor, and a youth suite with Sunday School rooms and a gathering place for our youth ministry. Since that time, renovations have been completed on the Educational Building and the old Fellowship Hall, creating a place for small gatherings such as showers, meetings and funeral visitations.
We are currently undergoing another period of renovation, updating our current sanctuary building. Throughout our history, all of the expansions and renovations were undertaken in order to make our physical facility useful and accessible to everyone. The additions of Handicapped parking, a separate Nursery entrance, an elevator, and numerous ramps have combined to make FBC a welcoming place to all.
The paragraphs above list the history of our church buildings, but our history goes far beyond buildings and renovations. We have seen our membership grow with each passing year and have been blessed with many wonderful pastors and lay leaders. Our WMU and Baptist Men have been and continue to be active in prayer, missions and many other ways. In the community, Friends Feeding Friends provides a meal to those who need one each week. We have a busy Senior Adult Prime Timers ministry, as well as ongoing youth and children’s activities and projects.
For more information, a complete history of our church is available in the church office. The following excerpt was taken from the forward of our Church History compiled in honor of our 125th anniversary in 2004. We hope we will continue to live life in such a way.
It is interesting to note that the light bulb was invented in the same year that our church was organized. May we suggest that just as the light bulb brought light to the world, so did the members and work of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Airy. As men and women through the years have allowed God to lead in their lives, they have brightened and illuminated many things. May we go forward as a church in seeking God's will in our lives, that God may be glorified and that we may be the people He would have us be."
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Surry County: A Strategy for Methodism by Robert Wilson
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Items related to Ararat Missionary Baptist Church in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Beulah United Methodist Church
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Items related to Calvary Baptist Church
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items related to Central United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Double Creek Church of Christ in Dobson (N.C.)
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items related to the Elkin Baptist Association
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items related to First Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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items related to First Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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items related to Haymore Memorial Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to the Fisher's River Primitive Baptist Association
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items related to Holly Springs Baptist Church
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items related to Level Cross United Methodist Church in Dobson, NC
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items related to the Mitchell's River Baptist Association
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items related to the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association
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Items related to Piney Grove Baptist Church
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items related to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in State Road, NC
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Items related to Whitaker's Chapel United Methodist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to the White Plains Friends Meeting.
THE HISTORY OF WHITE PLAINS FRIENDS MEETING
The roots of Quakerism in Surry Quarterly Meeting of Friends can be traced back to the year of 1772 and perhaps as early as 1751. The roots of White Plains Friends Meeting began in the Westfield Friends Meeting. From Westfield came teachers, some of whom were also "preachers", to share their concerns and abilities in our community. In the 1850's the first family of Friends, the Vestal Hutchens family, came to this area. We can rightfully call Vestal Hutchens the founder of White Plains Friends Meeting, for it was through his efforts and in his home that the seeds for our Meeting were sown. Along with Vestal Hutchens, the name of Christina Sparger Marshall must also be listed. These are the spiritual ancestors of White
Plains Friends Meeting. White Plains Friends Meeting came into existence as a body of worshippers about 1870, although it did not become a Monthly Meeting of Friends until January 4, 1890. It was recognized as a Preparative Meeting in 1887. In 1874 a building committee was appointed to make plans for a Meeting House. C. Marshall, George Y. Nichols and Vestal Hutchens made the plans for a much needed place of
worship. The building of the first Meeting House began on the site of the present Meeting House. Much of the material for this first building came from the trees growing on the site. These had to be hand cut and
hewn. The first pews were logs laid on the floor with slabs nailed to them for seats.
This first Meeting House served as a school as well. Friends believed the education of individuals was essential. On October 11, 1889 White Plains Preparative Meeting requested Westfield Monthly Meeting of
Friends to establish our Meeting as Monthly Meeting. This request was approved and sent to Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting of Friends. Surry Quarterly Meeting had not yet been established. Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting of Friends gave approval on December 21, 1889. T. Wesley Wooten, Andrew Norman, Susanna Hutchens, Dr. E. Benbow, Pricilla Patterson, David E. Sampson (who at a later date was the founder of the Winston-Salem Meeting), W. H. Pell, Mary Cook, Mary Venable and Joseph Venable were appointed to meet with White Plains Friends Preparative Meeting and officially establish our Meeting as a Monthly Meeting of Friends. Thus, on January 4, 1890, our Meeting held its first session of Monthly Meeting for Business. There were one hundred and twenty-nine Charter Members.
William 0. Bunker was appointed Presiding Clerk, Lottie Marshall-Assistant Presiding Clerk and
Nathan Hutchens was appointed Treasurer. Lottie Marshall Robertson provided the above information on the 50th anniversary of White Plains Friends Meeting in 1940.
The current Meeting House we worship in each week was completed in 1961. Under the ministry of
Willie Frye, pastor from July 1953 to June 1956, a Building Fund was started. Pastor Fred Morgan, Jr.
continued this project during his pastorate from 1956 to 1959. The building goal was realized under the ministry of John M. Pipkin. The first Meeting For worship was held March 12, 1961. Gaston W. Christian was Chairman of the Building Committee.
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Items related to the Yadkin Baptist Association
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Items related to Blue's Grove Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mountain Park Baptist Church in Mountain Park, NC.
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Items related to First Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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Items from Judy Bullington related to families in Shoals, NC including the Dezern, Bullington, Marion, Mitchell, Forrest, Baker, Tucker, Fulk, Simmons, Hauser, and Davis families. Also includes images of Pinnacle View Baptist Church, Shoals Elementary School, and Shoals Ruritan Club.
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Items related to Trinity Episcopal Church in Mount Airy, NC.
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Items related to Mountain View Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items related to Ebenezer United Methodist Church in State Road, NC.
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Items related to Old Pine Hill Baptist Church in Ararat, NC.
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Items related to Pine Hill Church in Ararat, NC.
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Items related to Dobson United Methodist Church in Dobson, NC.
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Items related to the New Home Church of Christ
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Items related to Hope Church in Mount Airy, NC.
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items from Christ Community Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Surry Baptist Association in Surry County, NC.
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Items related to AME Zion Church of Stoney Ridge
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Items pertaining to Grace Moravian Church including directory, photographs, etc.
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Items related to Pilot Mountain Primitive Baptist Church
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items related to Lovell's Chapel (Methodist) Church
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Items related to First Presbyterian Church of Pilot Mountain
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Items pertaining to the history of Pilot Mountain Friends Meeting
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items related to the Mount Airy Rotary Club
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Items related to Flat Rock Presbyterian Church
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Items related to the Yadkin Valley Missionary Baptist Association
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Items related to the (defunct) Edward Webb Presbyterian Church
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Items related to Ararat Primitive Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC.
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Items related to The Community Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Blackwater Community Church in Mount Airy, NC.
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Items related to Turkey Ford Baptist Church in Dobson, N.C.
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Items related to Blackwater United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, N.C.
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Items related to Gum Orchard Baptist Church
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Mountain Park School yearbooks from 1976-1990
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First Edition of the "Selected Songs" hymn booklet by W.M. Branch, published in 1920.
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Items related to the Jehovah's Witnesses of Mount Airy
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Items related to the Old Westfield Quaker Meeting and Westfield Friends Meeting
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Items related to Ivy Green Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC.
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Items related to Rockford Street Methodist Church in Mount Airy, NC.
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Items related to the Winston-Salem District of the Western North Carolina Conference of the AME Zion Church
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Items related to the Mount Airy Friends Meeting in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Siloam Methodist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items pertaining to Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church
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items pertaining to Indian Grove Baptist Church
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items pertaining to New Life Baptist Church
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Items related to Slate Mountain Baptist Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina
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Items pertaining to the Zion Baptist Church, Virginia Street, Mt. Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Rockford Baptist Church, Rockford, Dobson NC
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items pertaining to Shelton Church of the Brethren
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items related to Bessie's Chapel Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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items related to Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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items related to Mitchell's River Primitive Baptist Church
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items related to Open Door Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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items related to Pleasant Union Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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items related to Rocky Ford Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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items related to Snow Hill Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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items related to Union Cross Baptist Church in Elkin NC
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items related to Zephyr Missionary Baptist Church in Zephyr, NC
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items pertaining to Faith Tabernacle Emmanuel Pentecostal Church (Apostolic) Inc.
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items related to miscellaneous clergy who served churches or groups in Surry County
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Items pertaining to Payntown Holiness Church in Flat Rock, Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to White Plains Baptist Church
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Items pertaining to Little Richmond Missionary Baptist Church near Elkin N.C.
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items pertaining to United Primitive Baptist Church
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items pertaining to Flat Rock Baptist Church
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items pertaining to Friendly Tabernacle Church
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Items pertaining to Galloway Memorial Episcopal Church
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items pertaining to the Devotion Church
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items pertaining to Shoals Methodist Church
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items pertaining to First United Methodist Church of Elkin
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items pertaining to Stateline Primitive Baptist Church
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items pertaining to Stuarts Creek "Old Hollow" Primitive Baptist Church
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items pertaining to the Rockford Methodist Church in Rockford, NC
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Items related to the Church of Christ at Fairview in Dobson, NC
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items related to Bear Creek Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to New Home Missionary Baptist Church in Devotion, NC. The church is no longer in existence.
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Items related to Midway Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Antioch Baptist Church
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items pertaining to Friendly Chapel Church
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Items related to Surry Central High School in Dobson, NC.
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Items related to Chestnut Ridge Progressive Primitive Baptist Church in Westfield, NC
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Items related to Hebron Methodist Church (no longer in existence)
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Items related to early Moravian history in Surry County NC.
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Items pertaining to Salem United Methodist Church
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Items related to Central Full Gospel Church in State Road, NC
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Items related to East Elkin Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to the East Elkin Full Gospel Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Grassy Creek United Methodist Church in State Road, NC
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Items related to Salem Fork Christian Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to State Road Primitive Baptist Church in State Road, NC
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Items related to Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Pilot View United Methodist Church
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Items pertaining to the history of Westfield Baptist Church
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10 photographs of the Hiawatha and Lurenda Berry Family of Pilot Mountain (N.C.). Donated by Melanee Berry Bennett.
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Scrapbook of Central Missionary Bapist Church detailing the history of the church. Contains a written history and highlights of church history from 1910. Also contains newspaper clippings of 100 year anniversary of the church.
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Items related to the Mount Airy Church of Christ
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Items related to New Hope Baptist Church
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Items related to Oak Grove Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Pleasant View Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Shoals Charge of the United Methodist Church
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Items related to Hill's Grove Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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items pertaining to Poplar Springs Baptist Church
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items related to First United Methodist Church of Pilot Mountain
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150th Anniversary Cross Roads Baptist Church
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Items related to Anchor Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Ararat Friends Meeting in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Bannertown Baptist Church in Bannertown, NC
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Items related to Blessed Hope Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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First 100 Years of Copeland Baptist Church
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Items related to the Church of God of Prophecy in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Flat Rock Church of God in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to the Flat Rock Pentecostal Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC.
The Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church was organized on October 15, 1923 by the Rev. H.V. Dempsey, pastor at that time of the Mount Airy Pentecostal Holiness Church located on Durham Street. The organization took place in the home of Curtis Blackmon. There were six charter members - Mr. & Mrs. William Branch, Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Blackmon, Mrs. Mitch (Essie) Timmons, and Mrs. Edna Davis. This comprised the total membership for sometime.
A meeting place was secured in an old rundown and planked-up building near what is now known as the Belton Road. In late 1925 and early 1926, Curtis Blackmon purchased property on both sides of the street now known as Pentecostal Holiness Church Road. On the Northeast side of the street, he built a home; on the Southwest side of the street, he donated property for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Curtis Blackmon was a humble but determined and God fearing man. The church was built largely by his efforts and did prosper.
The present church structure was built during the pastorate of Dr. Jack Goodson in 1968.
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Items related to Grace Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Jessup Grove Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Loves Grove Primitive Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Mount Airy Wesleyan Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Zion Baptist Church in Ararat, NC
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items related to New Hope Methodist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Simmons Grove Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Southside Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Sulphur Springs Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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items pertaining to Saint Andrew Lutheran Church in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to Woodland (Missionary) Baptist Church.
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Items related to the Roaring River Primitive Baptist Association
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Items related to Rock Hill Baptist Church in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Salem Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Siloam Baptist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Woodville Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items relating to Old Hollow Primitive Baptist Church
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Items pertaining to Iglesia Bautista Fuente De Vida
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Items pertaining to the history of Fairview Baptist Church
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Items related to Ladonia Baptist Church in the Beulah community near Mount Airy, NC
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Oral History interviews and transcriptions with people of Surry County
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Items related to Mount Calvary C.M.E. Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC
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Items pertaining to the history of Highland Park Baptist Church.
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Items related to Country Baptist Church in the Beulah community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to Franklin/ Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church in the Beulah Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to the Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker
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Items related to Holy Cross Missionary Baptist Church in Beulah, NC.
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Items related to Maple Grove United Methodist Church in the Pine Ridge Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to Round Peak Primitive Baptist Church in the Round Peak Community of Surry County, NC.
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Items related to Salvation Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items related to New Bethel Baptist Church in the Toast community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church in Surry County, NC
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Items related to Maple Springs Baptist Church in the Beulah Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items related to Charity Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items pertaining to Oak Grove United Methodist Church
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Items pertaining to Union Hill Friends Meeting
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Items related to Fisher's Gap Primitive Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC.
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items related to Liberty Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items pertaining to Linda Barnes Chilton photograph collection.
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items related to Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items related to Roaring Gap Baptist Church in Lowgap, NC
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Items related to Dobson Church of God in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Dobson Church of Christ
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Items related to the Shield of Faith Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items pertaining to Dobson First Baptist Church
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Postcards from the early part of the 1900s to and from members of the Perkins family in Rockford NC
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Items related to Anchored in Christ Baptist Church in Copeland, NC
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Surry County (N.C.)
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Items related to Glory Light Baptist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Hogan's Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Liberty Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Old Siloam Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Shoals Baptist Church in Shoals, NC
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Items related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items and photographs pertaining to the Law Family
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Items related to Mitchell's Chapel United Methodist Church in Boonville, NC
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items pertaining to Ralph Epperson and WPAQ
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Items pertaining to the collection of Kay Lowe Martin.
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Items pertaining to the Easter Brothers who played traditional gospel music with overtones of country and bluegrass instrumentation.
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Eleanor Powell's Recipes (an insert in the Mt. Airy Newspaper).
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Items related to Shoals Elementary School in the Shoals Community of Surry County, NC.
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Select items from the scrapbooks of Dolly Hauser
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Items related to Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC.
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Items pertaining to North Main Street School in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dobson, NC
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items related to Field of Grace Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Stanford Methodist Church in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Stony Knoll Methodist Episcopal Church in Dobson, NC
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Items pertaining to Mount Zion United Methodist Church
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Items pertaining to Franklin Elementary School
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items pertaining to South Main Street Junior High School
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Items pertaining to the Brown School in Pinnacle Stokes County.
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Items related to Mountain Park Institute in the Mountain Park Community of Surry County, NC.
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General Items related to the history of the Mountain Park Community
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Items related to the history of the Ararat Community in Surry County, NC.
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Items related to Calvary Assembly of God in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Faith Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Edwards-Franklin House in Beulah, NC
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Items related to the Marsh Township in Surry County, NC.
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items related to Franklin Heights United Methodist Church in the Franklin Community of Surry County, NC
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items related to Genesis Full Gospel Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Iglesia Pentecostal Cristo Viene in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Joylight Baptist Church
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items related to Laurel Springs Baptist Church in the Pine Ridge community of Surry County, NC
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items related to Community Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Laurel Bluff Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to the musical history of the Round Peak area in Surry County, North Carolina.
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Items related to the village of Rockford in Surry County, NC
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items related to Mount Airy Christian Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Church of God
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Items related to Mount Airy Church of the Brethren
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items related to Mulberry Primitive Baptist Church in Elkin, N.C.
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Items related to Northside Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Old Rugged Cross Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Shining Light Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to The Gospel Tabernacle Primitive Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Zion United Methodist Church in Mount Aity, NC
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Items related to Beulahland Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC. Beulahland Baptist Church began July 4, 1996. The first minister was Rev. Roger Miller. The current building consists of the Fellowship Hall, first used as the church, and the new building built in 2000; now the sanctuary. Information given to David Wright by Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, church members, March 12, 2020.
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Items related to Cornerstone Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Exodus Primitive Progressive Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Emmanuel Pentecostal Church of the Apostolic Faith
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Items related to Fairview United Methodist Church in Pinnacle, NC
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Items related to Pinnacle View Baptist Church in Pinnacle, NC
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Items related to Rescue Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Maranatha Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Stoney Creek Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to The Peoples Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to The Sanctuary in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Fancy Gap Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Pentecostal Holiness Church
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Items related to River of Life Community Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to New Covenant Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Bread of Life Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to True Vine Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to House of God - Mount Airy
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items pertaining to Rockford Street School in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to Albion Community Church in Westfield, NC
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Items related to Albion Missionary Baptist Church in Westfield, NC
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Items related to Blue Hollow Baptist Church in Westfield, NC
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Items related to Hills Presbyterian Church in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to Messiah Missionary Baptist Church
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Items related to Tom's Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Westfield, NC
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Items related to True Word Baptist Church
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Items related to Canaan's Shore Old Regular Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Clark's Temple United Holy Church
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Items related to the Family Worship Center in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Flippin Memorial Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Gospel Mission Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Korner's Grove Baptist Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to Mount Hermon Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to New Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to New Life Pentecostal Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC
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Items pertaining to the Autumn Leaves Festival
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Items pertaining to Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to New Venture Baptist Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to North Main Church of Christ
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Items related to Payne's Chapel Baptist Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to Shiloh Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to The Bridge Church International in the Flat Rock community of Surry County, NC
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Items related to the The Triumphant Pentecostal Church (Apostolic) Inc. in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Victory Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Welcome Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Herman United Methodist Church in Surry County, NC
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Items related to Little Richmond Primitive Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Saint Stephen Catholic Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to the Banner Family in Mount Airy, NC
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Unknown items that still need to be identified
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Items related to the Hollingsworth Family in Surry County, NC
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Items related to the Woodroffe Family in Mount Airy, NC. Includes items related to the family's original home in Tonbridge, England.
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Items related to Charity Hill Baptist Church in Thurmond, NC
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Items related to Dayspring Baptist Chapel in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Iglesia Evangelica Pentecostes in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Calvary Wesleyan Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Elkin Valley Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Iglesia Cristo Vive in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Jehovah's Witnesses of Elkin, NC
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Items related to Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to St. Home Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Trinity Christian Center in Elkin, NC
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Items related to West Elkin Baptist Church
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Items related to Elkin Presbyterrian Church in Elkin, NC
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Items pertaining to African American cemeteries
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Items related to the Graves family in Surry County, NC
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Items related to New Grace Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to North Elkin Church of Christ in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Gid Branch Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Westside Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NCd
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Items related to Mountain Park Methodist Church in Mountain Park, NC
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Items related to Iglesia Bautista Monte de Amor in State Road, NC
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Items related to Salem Fork Baptist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in State Road, NC
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Items related to Union Hill Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Welcome View Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to Wesley Chapel Methodist Church in Elkin, NC
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Items related to White Rock United Methodist Church in Thurmond, NC
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Literary magazine collections containing teacher selected pieces of work from grades kindergarten through twelve.
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Items related to the Gwyn Family of Mount Airy, NC, including Richard Littleton Gwyn and his brothers and sisters
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Items related to Temple Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Nora Glover and Nora's Cafe
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items pertaining to the Deron Community
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items pertaining to the White Plains Community
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items pertaining to the Sparger Family
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items pertaining to the St. Paul A.M.E. (African Methodist Episcopal) Church
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Items related to Dover Baptist Church in Dobson, NC
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Items related to The Salvation Army in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to Amazing Grace Ministries in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Little Mountain Baptist Church in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Bryant Chapel Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Fellowship Baptist Church in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Iglesia Wesleyana Cristo Vive in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Jesus' Church of Corinth in Ararat, NC
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Items related to New Beginning Baptist Church in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Solid Rock Bible Believing Baptist Church
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Items related to the J.A. Atkins Chemical Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Bank of Mount Airy in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Bank of Pilot Mountain in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to the Banner Manufacturing Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Banner Warehouse in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Belk in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Belton's Cafe in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Union Primitive Baptist Church
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Items related to Belton's Laundry in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Blue Ridge Esso Service in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Blue Ridge Hotel in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Blue Ridge Supply Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Boles Body Shop and Upholstery
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Items related to Bray's Mill in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Brendle Cash Wholesale in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Callaway and Jackson: The Pure Food Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Car-Del Supply Company in Mount Airy, NC. Car-Del Supply Company were distributors of doughnuts, peanuts, potato chips, bakery products and sandwiches.
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Items related to the Carolina Virginia Fair in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Carter and Lewellyn, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
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Items related to Cash and Carry Stores Inc. in Elkin, NC
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Items related to the Center Theatre in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Central Telephone Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to City Electric Light and Water Department in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Cottage Canning Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to O.A. Davis Insurance Agency in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to F.V. Dearmin and Son in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Jim Dowell Produce Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Eastern Star Circus and Bazaar
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Items pertaining to the North Carolina Granite Corporation and the quarry
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Items related to J.H. Fulton and Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to H.F. Wright Grocery in Westfield, NC
Wright's General Store, Henry Franklin Wright - owner, Westfield, North Carolina, Stokes County, born 9-15-1884, died 2-10-1971, the store was bought in 1888 by John Henry Wright and his wife Melissa Wright for $125, it was run by Melissa Wright until her death in 1934, Henry Franklin Wright, their son, took over the business and ran it until one year before his death in 1971, Henry's son, Cleave Hal Wright, ran the store 1969 until 1974, Cleave's son, Roger Allen Wright, and wife Sheila operated the store from 1974 until it closed in 1985
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Items related to W.F. Midkiff in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Duke Power Company
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Items pertaining to Franklin Volunteer Fire Department
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Items pertaining to the Dairy Center
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Items related to the Granite Mercantile Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Dockery Store collection.
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Items pertaining to Cox Funeral Home
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City Directories with listings from a multitude of businesses, industries and people in Surry County (N.C.)
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Items related to the Fulton Insurance Agency in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to the Isaac Martin Gordon collection. Mr. Gordon was the co-founder of the Bank of Pilot Mountain in 1914 and worked there until his death in 1963. He was the bank president beginning in 1942. The bank was the brick building at Main and Depot streets in Pilot Mountain. This collection contains various business documents from 1890 to 1926.
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Items related to Farmers Bank of Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to The Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
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Items related to Farmers Union Warehouse in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Firestone Home and Auto Supplies in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Yakdin Valley Packers, Inc.
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items pertaining to G.G. Warren Wholesale Distributor
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items pertaining to O.B. Webb Plumbing and Heating
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items pertaining to Warren Distributing Company
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items pertaining to the Willow Hotel
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items pertaining to Willow Street Garage
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items pertaining to Wall and Denny Furnace Door Company
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Items related to First National Bank of Salem N.C.
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Items related to T.W. Folger, Attorney and Counselor at Law
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Items related to H.S. Foy and Company in Winston-Salem, NC
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Items related to Foy Lumber Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to W. Fulton and Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Galloway Opera House in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to J.W. Gates and Son in Ararat, VA
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Items related to I.S. Gibson in Germanton, NC
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items pertaining to Tickle Standard Auto Parts Wholesalers "Everything for the Automotive Trade" at 160 Pine Street in Mount Airy
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items pertaining to Taylor Distributing Company on C.C. Camp Road in Elkin. They distribute Jack's Cookies to H.F. Wright Grocery
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items pertaining to Workmen's Building and Loan Association of Mount Airy
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items pertaining to Van Cox Florist in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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items pertaining to the Elkin Hotel
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items pertaining to the Kenlin Hotel in Dobson (N.C.)
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items pertaining to the Grant Burrus Hotel in Rockford (N.C.)
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items pertaining to the Old Norman Hotel/Lacy Norman Hotel
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items pertaining to Denny and Brothers Furniture and Coffins
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items pertaining to the Pilot Bank and Trust
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items pertaining to Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association
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Items related to A.B. Gorrell and Son in Winston-Salem (N.C.)
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Items related to the Grand Theatre in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Granite City Motor Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Granite City Realty and Trust in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to R.L. Gwyn (Manufacturer of Common, Medium, and Fine Chewing Tobaccos)
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items pertaining to the Jessup General Store in Westfiels (N.C.)
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items pertaining to the Central Hotel in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to The Surry Times newspaper
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items pertaining to Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation
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Items related to the Victory Theatre in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Hamburg Mills in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to the Earle Theatre
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Items related to Harris Wholesale Builders Supply of Pilot Mountain, Inc.
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Items related to Harris Wrench Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to G.C. Hauser's Cash Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Hawks-Boyles Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to S.A. Hennis and Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Hylton Auto Supply in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Stone Photo Company
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items pertaining to the Surry Agricultural Credit Corporation
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items pertaining to the Surry County Fair Association
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items pertaining to the Surry County Loan and Trust Company
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items pertaining to the Bright Leaf Drive-In Theatre. In 1948, Lester Davis opened the Mount Airy Drive-In on West Lebanon Street with his partner Elllis R. Forrest. The theater stayed open 33 years. In 1954, Davis and Forrest opened their 2nd drive-in, the Bright Leaf at Charlie Norman's Barn on old US 52. A year later it moved to current location and that's when 20 year old Don Davis took over the operation. He died in 2003- 2005 article the admission price rose from $1 a car when the theater first started to $7.50 a person for 2 movies today.
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items pertaining to the Cinema Theatre
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Items related to Ideal Monument Works in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Idle Wilde Farms in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Idlewilde Brick Works in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Inman Electric Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Jackson Brothers Department Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to C.D. Jarvis in Mount Airy, NC
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H.W. Johns' Asbestos Liquid Paints in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Items related to O.J. Johnson Wholesale Grocery and Notions
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Items related to Kasco Feed and Seed Store
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Items related to Lawson T.V. Service in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to the Lebanon and Orchard Street Sewer Company
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items pertaining to Quality Mills, Inc., a textile manufacturing company
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items pertaining to Ed Sparger Real Estate
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items pertaining to Southern Public Utilities
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Items related to Liberty-Jones Warehouse in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to G.C. Lovill Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Dobson Family Photograph
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Items related to T.N. Woodruff and Company in Lowgap, NC. Truman N. Woodruff, who operated T. N. Woodruff and Company in Lowgap, NC, sold galax leaves to florists in New York City, starting in 1907. He hired local women to pick the galax, sort it, and bundle it for shipping. A woman could pick as many as 10,000 leaves in a day.
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Items related to Hylton Insurance Agency in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Lyric and State Theatre in Elkin, NC. More history and photos are available at cinematreasures.org
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Items related to Market Street Garage in Mount Airy, NC.
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Items related to Mayberry Cinemas in Mount Airy, NC
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select pages of the Branson's North Carolina Business Directories pertaining to Surry County (N.C.) Contains Facts, Figures, Names and Locations
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items pertaining to the D. & W. Shirt Company
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items pertaining to Sanders McHone Farm Service
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items pertaining to Scenic Motors, Incorporated
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items pertaining to R.C. Simmons and Son Fertilizer
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items pertaining to Ben F. Short Candies and Gum
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items pertaining to Scott Distributing Company, Wholesale Confectionary, Drugs, School Supplies, Tobacco
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items pertaining to P.W. Sales Company
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Items related to McLellan's Stores in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Furniture Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to W.E. Merritt Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to John H. Midkiff Hardware in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Mount Airy Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Incorporated
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Items related to Mount Airy Chair Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Farm Center in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Evelyn Reynolds Hodge Collection. This collection is made up of nine items submitted by Eveyln Reynolds Hodge. Ms. Hodges is 90 years old in 2020. The collection contains photographs and obituaries of her father- Reverend Vester Reynolds and other family members. He was a member of Slate Mountian Baptist Church. He preached five or six years at Mount Herman United Methodist Church. Her homeplace and the home of her father-Reverend Vester Reynolds is in Claudville Virgina.
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Items related to Mount Airy Guano Company, Inc. in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Iron Works in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Marble Works in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Jewelry Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Miniature Golf in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Skyline Memory Gardens, Inc. in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to W.S. Simpson Mill, Inc. in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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items related to Smith Guano and Hardware Company
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Items related to Mount Airy Paint Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Mount Airy Plumbing and Electric Company
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Items related to Mount Airy Produce Exchange in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Mount Airy Public Library in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Sewer in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Supply, Incorporated
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Items related to the National Furniture Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Walter Sparger Store
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Items related to the National Theatre in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to W.M. Woodruff's Son and Company wholesale galax, ferns, leucothoe, prepared galax, oak etc.
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items pertaining to Woodruff's Flowers
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items pertaining to Surry Telephone Membership Corporation
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items pertaining to L.W. Ashby and Company, Insurance
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J.D. Sargent Granite Company
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Items pertaining to the Skull Camp Dairy collection
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Items related to Mount Airy Mantel and Table Company in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Temple Esso Service Station
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items pertaining to Hennis Funeral Home
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Items related to H.L. Payne Midget Produce Market in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Pepsi-Cola in Elkin-Jonesville, NC
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Items related to Planters Warehouse (Tobacco) in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Boyles Shoe Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to J.W. Prather Clothing Company in Mount Airy, NC
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items pertaining to Floyd S. Pike Electrical Contractor, Inc.
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Items related to Arnold Quesinberry- Hardware, Harness and Sadlery
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Items related to Quality Hardware and Appliance Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Riverdale Auto Parts in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to the Siloam Extension Homemakers scrapbook collection.
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Rose's 5, 10 and 25c Stores, Inc.
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Items pertaining to Lamm Drug Company
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Items related to J.H. Rountree Company Inc.
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Items pertaining to the Jack Cowell Vogler Collection
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items pertaining to Rockford High School
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Items related to S.E. Marshall and Company
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Items related to F.G. Tilley, Jeweler in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to Mount Airy Tobacco Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to The Peoples Drug Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to W.B. Minick Lumber Mill in Elkin, NC
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Items related to J.D. Smith (wholesale grocer) in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to T.L. Brim and Son in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Copeland Post Office
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Items pertaining to Weiner-Burger collection.
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Items pertaining to Wayne Easter family.
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Items related to R.L. Haymore, Attorney-At-Law in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Dan Valley Lumber Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Insurance and Realty Company
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Items related to H.O. Woltz, Attorney at Law
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Items related to Joseph W. Ashby, Insurance Agent
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Items related to Dairy Queen of Surry County
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items pertaining to W.S. Wolfe Drug Company, a pharmacy on Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to I.W. West Drug Company, a pharmacy on Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to Turnmyre's Drug Store on Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to W.M. Stone Drug Store on Courthouse Square in Dobson (N.C.)
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items pertaining to R.T. Joyce Hardware on Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to L.A. Jarvis Wholesale Groceries ,Dry Goods and Notions in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to R.C. Poore Feed Stuff and Groceries in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to J.W. Beasley City Barber Shop
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items pertaining to the Mount Airy Saloon on Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to T.M. Atkins Shell Gas Station
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items pertaining to W.J. Key and Son Store
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items pertaining to Smith's Rexall Drug Store
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items pertaining to Siloam Bargain House
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items pertaining to Brown's Hatchery, Feeds and Poultry
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items pertaining to the Charles Stores Company
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items pertaining to F. Rees Clothing in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items pertaining to J.C. Penney Store
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Items pertaining to the Downtown Cinemas Theater (Earle Theatre)
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Items related to Big Creek Telephone Company in Westfield, NC
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Items related to Surry County Dry Prize Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Dobson National Farm Loan Association
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Items related to E.J. Key in Ararat, NC
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Items related to Blue Ridge Beauty Shoppe in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Farmers Dairy in Mount Airy, N.C.
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Renfro Inn
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Items related to Swanson Motor Company in Mount Airy, North Carolina
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Items pertaining to the Joe Needham collection
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Items pertaining to Oscar Kirkman collection
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Flier from Jerry Lewis Cinema in Mount Airy (N.C.) 1972
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items pertaining to Haymore's Texaco Service and Truck Stop in Mount Airy (N.C.) owned by brothers Glenn Reeves Haymore and Joe Carlie Haymore who were partners for over 40 years.
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items pertaining to Hutchens Laundry and Cleaners in Mount Airy (N.C.) Hutchens Cleaners was started in 1939 by Zeno Hutchens and was purchased by Roger and Vickie Routh in 1984.
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items pertaining to Standard Auto Parts
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Items pertaining to the Blue Ridge Restaurant
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Items related to Lyons Lumber Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Pilot Mountain (Attraction), also sometimes referred to as Pilot Knob
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Items related to Shore Feed Store in Pilot Mountain, NC
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Items related to the Atkinson-Needham Memorial Bridge in Siloam, NC
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Items related to Luther Earles Variety Store
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Items related to the William Polk Dobson Family from Rockford, NC
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items related to Gregory Chevrolet Company, Inc. on South Main Street in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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items related to Pendleton Coal Yard in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Leonard's Jewelers
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items related to Needham Funeral Home and Needham Burial Finance Company, Inc. in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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items related to B & O Furniture in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Holcomb Hardware in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to J.R. Caudle & Son - General Merchandise in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Cockerham's Flowers on South Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to W.G. Sydnor Insurance and Real Estate in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Ashcraft Drug Company in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to Belton Shoe Shop on Virginia Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to Fowler Piggly Wiggly at 23 South Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to Sides Mill and Ice Company in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Taylor & Banner Prescription Druggists
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items related to J.H. Blakemore Photographer and Artist.
JACOB HENRY BLAKEMORE, of Mount Airy, N. C., is a native of Virginia, born at Mount Crawford, August 12, 1832. In 1859 he removed to Augusta, Ga., and there enlisted in April, 1861, as a private in the celebrated Letcher Guards. On being mustered into the Confederate service he took part in the Peninsula campaign and the Seven Days’ battles before Richmond, in the command of General Longstreet, and subsequently fought at Savage Station and Fredericksburg. After the latter battle he was transferred to the band of the Fifty-third Georgia regiment, as a musician, and served in that capacity in the campaigns of the army of Northern Virginia, until the spring of 1864 he joined Breathed’s battalion of Stuart‘s horse artillery, and was assigned to duty as chief bugler of the battalion. In this position he was with this famous body of fighters in the thick of the conflict of 1864 and 1865 until his command was disbanded after the surrender at Staunton, Va. Not long afterward he made his home at Mount Airy, where he has ever since been quite successfully engaged in the business of photography.
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Mount Airy Fair
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Items related to T.E. Davenport General Store on Old Lowgap Road in Surry County, NC
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Items related to La Maison Beauté in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Harry La Mar, Jeweler in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to J.P. Cox, Chiropractor in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Elkin Kiwanis Club
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Items related to The Bank of Elkin in Elkin, NC
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Items related to Elkin Furniture Company in Elkin, NC
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Items related to United Savings and Loan Association in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to the Greene Finance Company
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Items related to Hiatt and Hiatt, Attorneys at Law in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to general agricultural topic in Surry County (N.C.)
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Items related to J.E. Ayers and Company, Dry Goods and Notions, in Mount Airy, NC
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Item pertaining to the Granite City Barber Shop
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items relating to Oscar W. Smith Druggist in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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items related to Jones Funeral Home and Chapel
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items related to Campbell Monumental Works
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items relating to KASCO Seeds, Plants and Produce
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items relating to Hollingsworth Drug Stores
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items related to Poore's Dry Cleaners in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Dixie Warehouse in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Sparger Brothers General Store in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Klondike Farms in Elkin, NC. Klondike Farm was owned by the Chatham family, who also owned Chatham Manufacturing.
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items related to Techform, Inc., manufacturer of custom thermoformed plastic packaging and products, contract packaging, and manufacturer of associated tooling since 1962
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items related to J.W. Fulk Staple and Fancy Groceries in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Schafer Building Supply in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Surry Sales Company (formerly Granite City Motor Company) in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to York Oil Company in White Plains (N.C.)
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items related to Earl J. Wilson Plumbing and Heating
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items related to Haynes Coal and Oil Company
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items related to Hill-Top Transport in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to I.B. York Manufacturer of Ice Boxes
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items related to Mount Airy Welding Works in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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items related to Surry Drug Company in Pilot Mountain (N.C.)
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items related to Mount Airy Drug Company, Inc. in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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Items related to Wood Wholesale Inc. in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Patterson Buick, Inc. in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Polly Patterson Johnson, artist in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Mount Airy Art League in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to the Sparger Orchard in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to Mount Airy Orchard Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items related to A.V. West Farm in Mount Airy, NC
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items related to A.J. Gwyn Plumbing and Heating
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items related to the Mount Airy Concert Association
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United Brothers of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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Items related to Elkin Plumbing and Heating Company, Inc.
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Items related to R.H. Creasy and Jones Plumbing Contractor
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items pertaining to Reeves Theatre
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York Family Collection of papers including Town of Mount Airy and Surry County taxes, bills, and receipts from business transactions
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Items pertaining to Harris Electrical Service
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Items related to Matt Hines, General Contractor
James Madison "Matt" Hines was born July 31, 1893 at his parent's farm in
Carroll County, Virginia - not very far from the North Carolina border. Matt's father
was William "Will" Hines. Will's parents were Robert Hines and Susan Forkner, who
lived in Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Matt's mother was Mary E. Virginia "Mollie" Mitchell. Mollie was born in
Franklin County, Virginia and her parents were William Allen "Buck" Mitchell and
Nancy Jane Price.
Matt married Stella Sherman Parker on May 12, 1917 in Mount Airy. Early in
their marriage, Matt built a two-story home for his wife and young daughter, Alma. It was the first home he built and is located at the corner of Country Club Road and
North Main Street. The current address is 1809 North Main Street. Matt did most of
the work on that house himself. The lumber for the house came from his family's
land in Virginia. He loaded logs onto a horse-drawn cart and took them to a mill to
have them cut into lumber.
When a contractor came to Mount Airy to build a school, Matt got a job with
him, and stayed on that project until it was finished. The contractor then placed Matt in charge of remodeling a house. Soon after that, Matt's brother-in-law, WeldonParker, asked Matt to build a new house for him. Then, several other people asked him to do the same thing. Matt taught himself how to draw blueprints, and he started his own contracting business.
As Matt's business became successful, he built a new home for his family,
which later included another daughter Marianna. It was a two-story brick home and
is located at what is now 1132 North Main Street in Mount Airy. He built that home
in the 1920s and was originally numbered 480 North Main Street.
Over the years, Matt employed many people and built many houses, including
some of the nicest homes in Mount Airy. He built some of the stores downtown and schools and churches. Matt also built homes in other towns, including Dobson and Winston-Salem, where one of his projects was a big apartment building. He also built many houses to rent and sell. Sometimes Matt had three to five projects going at once.
To keep a steady supply of lumber, Matt bought tracts of land and started his own
lumber company. He also opened Hines Pallet and Reel Company where they made pallets for the government during World War II. The most active years for Matt and his contracting business were in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Matt eventually retired in the 1950s and moved part-time to Daytona Beach, Florida. He died on July 4, 1980 and was buried in Mount Airy at Oakdale Cemetery.
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items related to M.F. Davis Electrical
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items related to W.A. King Electric Company
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items related to Mount Airy Plumbing and Heating
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Items related to Tesh Lumber Company in Mount Airy, NC
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Items pertaining to Hardy Brothers Trucking
