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T.M. Atkins Shell Station

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Temple Esso Service Station

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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."

Blue Ridge Esso Service

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Lawson T.V. Service

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Haymore's Texaco Service and Truck Stop

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Harris Electrical Service

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J.H. Blakemore Photographer

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.

Sanders McHone Farm Service

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Sertoma Club of Mount Airy NC

program for presentation of youth service award given to Miss Joan Nelson Still by Sertoma Club

Altrusa Club of Mount Airy

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.

Mount Airy Kiwanis Club

Programs, photographs and histories of the Charter Members from the Mount Airy Kiwanis Club activities.

Junior Woman's Club of Mount Airy, North Carolina

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

Dobson Lions Club

Dobson Lions Club scrapbook 1946-1996.

Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

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Mount Airy Chapter No. 18 Order of the Eastern Star

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. View Video 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.

Cross Creek Country Club

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Nora Glover Collection

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Bank of Mount Airy

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Bank of Pilot Mountain

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Belton's Cafe

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Belton's Laundry

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Blue Ridge Hotel

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Boles Body Shop and Upholstery

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Carter and Lewellyn, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law

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Central Telephone Company

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City Electric Light and Water Department

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O.A. Davis Insurance Agency

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Dairy Center

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Cox Funeral Home

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Fulton Insurance Agency

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Isaac Martin Gordon Business Collection

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.

Farmers Bank of Pilot Mountain

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O.B. Webb Plumbing and Heating

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Willow Street Garage

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First National Bank of Salem N.C.

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T.W. Folger, Attorney and Counselor at Law

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Elkin Hotel

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Kenlin Hotel

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Grant Burrus Hotel

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Old Norman Hotel/Lacy Norman Hotel

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Granite City Realty and Trust

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Home and Farm

Hylton Insurance Agency

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Market Street Garage

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Scenic Motors, Incorporated

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Skyline Memory Gardens, Inc.

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L.W. Ashby and Company

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Hennis Funeral Home

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Floyd S. Pike Electrical Contractor, Inc.

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Siloam Extension Homemakers 1994-1995 with Glimpses of the Past

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Jack Cowell Vogler Collection

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Weiner-Burger Restaurant

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R.L. Haymore

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Mount Airy Insurance and Realty Company

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H.O. Woltz, Attorney at Law

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Joseph W. Ashby

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Dairy Queen of Surry County

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W.S. Wolfe Drug Company

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I.W. West Drug Company

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Turnmyre's Drug Store

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W.M. Stone Drug Store

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J.W. Beasley City Barber Shop

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Dobson National Farm Loan Association

Blue Ridge Beauty Shoppe

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Renfro Inn

Hutchens Laundry and Cleaners

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.

Gregory Chevrolet Company, Inc.

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Needham Funeral Home: Funeral Directors and Embalmers

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W.G. Sydnor Insurance and Real Estate

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Belton Shoe Shop

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La Maison Beauté

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The Bank of Elkin

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United Savings and Loan Association

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Hiatt and Hiatt, Attorneys at Law

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Jones Funeral Home and Chapel

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Poore's Dry Cleaners

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Earl J. Wilson Plumbing and Heating

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Mount Airy Welding Works

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A.J. Gwyn Plumbing and Heating

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Matt Hines, General Contractor

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.

Mount Airy Plumbing and Heating Company

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