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Mount Airy Kiwanis Club

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

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.

Gary Lowe Photographs

Photographs of Oak Grove School, Roaring Gap School, and Mountain View School in 1914 or 1915 and members of the Lowe family

Surry County Government

Items pertaining to the Surry County Government

Paulette Gregory Photographs

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.

Dr. Evelyn Scales Thompson Collection

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.

Jimmy Miller Photographs

2 photographs 1. Carol Woods Whitaker and Jimmy Miller standing in a field in 1951. 2. Jane Alice Tolbert Woods 1925.

Moody Funeral Home

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."

Bill Roth Collection

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.

Caudle Family Collection

Photographs and documents related to the Caudle Family in Bannertown, NC.

Swanson Richards Collection

April 1952 edition of The Plainsman (newsletter from White Plains High School and photograph of 1946-1947 Beulah High School men's basketball team.

Mary Beane Elam Collection

A collection of photographs and information on the Wilmoth family in Zephyr, NC.

Hannah Holyfield Collection

Items from the Holyfield family realted to Historic Rockford, Surry Central High School, Dobson High School, and the Burrus family.

Carol Snow Simpson Collection

Miscellaneous items from the collection of Carol Snow Simpson containing photographs, poll books, store journals

Mount Airy Sports Teams

Miscellaneous items pertaining to sports teams in Mount Airy

Sonya Dodd Collection

Items belong to Sonya Dodd related to the Reynolds family. Includes family photographs and newspaper articles.

Brindle Family

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.

First Baptist Church of Mount Airy

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."

Judy Bullington Collection

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.