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A quarterly publication of the Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives
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IN THIS ISSUE Feature Article
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Notes from the Tavern
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Restoration Update
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Mr. History’s Highlights from the Past
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Recent & Upcoming Events
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RCHSMA in Action
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Letter from the President
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RCHSMA People
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RCHSMA Volunteers
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Letter from the Director
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MARC your Calendar
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Editor-‐in-‐Chief:
Kim Proctor
Contribu5ng Editors:
Lucy Berry Jean Bullins Rebecca Cipriani Fletcher Dalton Robbin Dodson Judy Wall Brenda Ward Ginger Waynick
Contribu5ng Photographers:
Brandon Manuel Kim Proctor
County Historian:
Bob Carter
Design, Layout:
Rebecca Cipriani
Printed by:
Twin Rivers Prin5ng & Graphic Arts, Inc. Madison, NC
A Smithsonian Exhibit is coming in August 2012!
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives (RCHSMA) is pleased to announce that the Smithsonian Ins5tu5on’s Travelling Exhibit, Journey Stories, will be here in Rockingham County from August 11-‐September 22, 2012. The exhibit opening will coincide with the Grand Opening of the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (MARC) at the historic courthouse in Wentworth, North Carolina. The MARC was chosen as one of six sites in North Carolina to host this exhibit as part of the much acclaimed Museum on Main Street program. The Journey Stories exhibit spotlights the na5on’s defining stories of immigra5on, transporta5on, and the personal journeys of Americans. Each host site adds its own local stories to make the exhibit complete and rela5ve to the history of that region. In addi5on to the honor of hos5ng this exhibit, the sponsoring agencies will provide a professional support team, training, marke5ng materials, funds to make community programs possible, and an exhibit of the highest museum quality. RCHSMA staff recently a]ended the first training session, and, along with local volunteers, we are already working to develop Rockingham County’s exhibits and programs. Journey Stories has been made possible by RCHSMA and the North Carolina Humani5es Council. Journey Stories is part of Museum on Main Street, a collabora5on between the Smithsonian Ins5tu5on and State Humani5es Councils na5onwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Notes from the Tavern TAVERN HOURS
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
AND BY APPOINTMENT
Call Wright Tavern at (336) 394-4965 In the past, Wright Tavern was the site of Historical Society mee5ngs and programs throughout the year, but without a staff, it was open to the public only one Sunday aeernoon a month. Visitors were rare. But that is not the case anymore.
Do You Know This Woman? Since last fall, the Tavern has been open to the public
two days a week. Now, visitors arrive almost every Thursday and Friday to tour the Tavern or to research their ancestors and find connec5ons. RCHSMA members also congregate and par5cipate in volunteer work there. As promised, the Tavern is an ac5ve and lively place. We welcome you all to drop in and see for yourself.
Spray, NC 1926
Here are a few hints. This young girl grew up to be appointed as Wentworth’s Postmaster by Dwight D. Eisenhower. She served the Wentworth Community for thirty-‐ two years. She has watched the coming and goings at Wright Tavern from her front porch and, over the years, she kept scrapbooks full of pictures and newspaper clippings that document its changes over 5me. Today, she con5nues to serve the ci5zens of Wentworth as a Town Councilwoman. She is a dear friend and staunch supporter of the historic Wentworth Community and the Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives. Have you guessed the name of this spunky and determined mystery lady, yet? Find the answer and a current picture on page 9.
Our kitchen garden has produced a boun5ful harvest that is the envy of many area gardeners. Oeen 5mes, folks who drop by leave with produce, or a basket filled with beans, okra, potatoes, or corn might be found on the Tavern’s front porch with a sign invi5ng neighbors to help themselves. At our August Second Saturday Event, we served heirloom melons from the melon patch for the enjoyment of all who a]ended. We received rave reviews! This summer, we welcomed Lisa Meador to our staff as our Historic Preserva5on intern. Lisa grew up in Rockingham County and came to us aeer she graduated with her master’s degree in historic preserva5on from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Prior to that, she had earned her BA in architecture from Virginia Tech. Lisa can be found at the Tavern every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday aeernoon, where she is carefully researching and thoroughly documen5ng all of the restora5on work. Lisa is as excited as the rest of us to begin work on the Historic Courthouse and Jail. She is a wonderful asset to our team!
Congratula^ons are in Order RCHSMA member Milton Hundley recently returned from a much
an5cipated and thoroughly enjoyable trip out West. Dr. Alton Dooley, Jr., the assistant curator of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Mar5nsville, invited Milton to join an archeological dig in Greybull, Wyoming during June. As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Here, Milton is holding a rib bone of an uniden5fied dinosaur that he unearthed at the dig site. The next 5me you see Milton, ask him to tell you about his experience, congratulate him on his find, and, if you are interested, ask him about the Rockingham County Naturalist Club, too!
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Restoration Update Restora^on at Wright Tavern is in full swing! In our last issue, we were waiting to hear from the Covington Foundation about our request for funding. Now we are pleased to report that the foundation agreed that ours is a worthwhile project and awarded us $15,500 to complete repairs to the out buildings and to restore the interior stairway and the servant’s quarters above the dining room at Wright Tavern. The restoration and repair work on the Tavern’s kitchen, smokehouse, and grainery began immediately and work is moving along nicely. Si Rothrock, of Reidsville Building & Restoration, Inc., and his crew have been working steadily on this project and they are making significant headway. In the picture to the left, Kent Rierson prepares the smokehouse wall before replacing deteriorated timbers while Si Rothrock and Dr. Lindley Butler (RCHSMA Historic Properties Archaeology and Architecture Oversight Sub-Committee Chair) confer on the project. In addition to the on-going smokehouse repairs, the repairs to the kitchen’s foundation and walls are complete. The interior has been white-washed and the stone floor was leveled and refilled with sand. And, we have begun rebuilding the exhibit in the kitchen. In the picture to the right, Meg Manuel (RCHSMA Administrative Assistant) and Marguerite Holt (RCHSMA Vice President) are pleased to present herbs harvested from our kitchen garden and hung to dry in the Tavern’s newly white-washed kitchen, just as it would have been done in the 19th century. You can stay current with restoration updates by visiting our web-site at www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com. Because pictures cannot give the project full justice, you will want to stop by and visit for the full effect! We would like to extend a special thanks to Si Rothrock, Kent Rierson, and Russell Hundley, who have worked so many hours in terrible heat to make this happen; Wayne Griffin, of Griffin Landscape, who resolved our drainage issue; Judge Stan Allen, our neighbor, who has graciously given us access to move building materials through his property; and the Covington Foundation, who funded the project and made this restoration possible. Stay tuned for information on the Grand Re-Opening of Wright Tavern, tentatively scheduled for November of this year.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Mr. History’s Highlights from the Past Bob Carter, County Historian Going Ahead, Reidsville From: The Greensboro Patriot, 13 April 1871 Reidsville, in Rockingham county [sic], shows more signs of go-aheadativeness [sic] than any little place we know of. - Several new buildings have been put up there within the last year, and several more are now being erected and among them a new hotel under the direction of Dr. Smith. The new Baptist church is awaiting completion for want of funds, but when finished will be a very creditable edifice. Maj. Oaks has given out a contract for the construction of a large tobacco warehouse, which if successful will be followed by others. There is no reason why Reidsville should not become a very good tobacco market as it is accessible to all the tobacco section, with good roads and much more convenient to a large scope of country than other points which now draw the trade. If the other business men are actuated by the same pluck and energy that the Maj. exhibits they will make Reidsville a market. Considerable sales of real estate have been made to Northern people, some fifteen families having already located about town, and gone to work with the evident determination to build up. In addition to these there are ten or twelve more families located at Oregon Hill. We are informed they are pleased with their new home and are quite as well treated by their neighbors as if they had been “to the manor born.” – Others are on the way to join them, induced to come by the flattering accounts they give their new home. The citizens of Reidsville encourage immigration by asking moderate prices for land and giving purchasers desirable time to pay for it. The act wisely in this and the result is made manifest in the rapid growth of their little town and increase of an energetic and industrious population. While the spirit of improvement shows itself, we hope the citizens there will use what influence they may possess with the Piedmont R.R. Co., to secure the erection of a sitting room for the accommodation of travelers, the one they have there now being scandalously filthy and unfit. Ladies particularly who take the cars there experience how disagreeable the present arrangement, or rather no arrangement is. A guano pile would not be a pleasant place to linger on, but quite as pleasant as the present contracted, filthy quarters assigned to the traveling public. We know that a company which consults the comfort of its patrons as much as the Piedmont does will not neglect a matter like this when called to their attention. Let it be done. Note: The above article sets the stage for the growth that occurred in the Village of Reidsville in the next few years. Major Mortimer Oaks’ tobacco warehouse was a success and soon two other warehouses were erected in Reidsville. Also within a few years, a number of tobacco factories had been built in town. Such was the growth of the village leading to the incorporation of Reidsville in 1873. The northern families who settled in and near Reidsville in the 1870s were the Bensons, Clarks, Fillmans, Gladstones, Hitchcocks, Husbands and others. Those who settled in Ruffin Township included the Davises, Dods, Lauders, Ogdens and Stephens.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Recent & Upcoming Events
The Civil War Experience Numerous ac5vi5es were sca]ered across the grounds at Wright Tavern during the June 2011 Second Saturday Event. The porches were crowded, the rooms were packed, and the air was full with the sound of rifle shot, melodious strains from the instruments of local dulcimer group Chords & Strings, the laughter of children, and the conversa5ons of friends, old and new, enjoying the day together. The air was rife with the smells of herbs, gunpowder, the blacksmith’s fire, and grilled hot dogs. The Civil War Experience was a great way to spend a Saturday aeernoon, and folks who stopped by were glad they did! If you missed it and would like to know more, check out the video on our web-‐site and imagine you are there.
Wright Tavern offered respite from the August heat
At the August 2011 Second Saturday Event, we took our ac5vi5es inside. Visitors enjoyed tours of the Tavern, working with genealogists to trace their family tree, chagng with Bob Carter, our county historian, learning to write as it was done in the 19th century, and hourly story-‐telling sessions. It was too hot to be outside for long, but a chance to see the horseless carriages (like the restored Chinqua Penn surrey, above lee) or read Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car in the real thing (1926 Whippet, center) was worth braving the heat and intermi]ent rain. To accompany this lazy August ac5vity, we served homemade herbed lemonade, lavender shortbread cookies, and melons from our garden. Every day should be so pleasant! To all of you who made these events possible and to all who a`ended, we extend our hearaelt thanks. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did! If you missed these events, never fear; there are more to come. See “MARC your Calendar” on page 12 for future opportuni^es to enjoy your history with like-‐minded friends.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Recent & Upcoming Events PUBLIC INVITED TO MADISON FOR A JORDAN CABIN PROGRAM AND TOUR Jordan Cabin, a clapboard-‐covered log house that is perhaps the oldest surviving building in Madison, will be dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth James during the October 8 program of the James Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu5on (DAR). Mrs. James, who inherited half interest in the Jordan Cabin property, grew up in log cabins. In 1991, she donated her share of two lots in the original plat, along with the cabin and a generous gie toward its restora5on, to the Town of Madison. Although the small log dwelling was certainly built before 1850, during restora5on a brick dated 1799 was found in the chimney. If this date is correct, Jordan Cabin pre-‐dates the founding of Madison by over 20 years. Jordan Cabin was carefully built and is an excellent example of the simple early se]ler's home in Piedmont North Carolina, having one room downstairs with an enclosed winder staircase, one room upstairs, a fireplace on each level, and front and back doors facing north and south. A log rear addi5on was in ruins by 1998 and has been removed. The DAR mee5ng will convene at 10:30 a.m., and interested persons should come to Madison Town Hall at 11:15 a.m. for the program. The Madison Historic Districts and Proper5es Commission will present informa5on on the cabin's history and occupants, and the Town of Madison will present a cer5ficate of apprecia5on to Mrs. James's descendents. A tour of the cabin will follow the program. The Historic Proper5es Commission hopes to have hamburgers and sodas available for picnickers. For more informa5on, please contact Ki]y Williams at 336-‐427-‐4287 or kitwits@earthlink.net.
WENTWORTH UMC TO CELEBRATE 175TH ANNIVERSARY Wentworth United Methodist Church Established October 1, 1836 Moved 23 Years Later to Present Site The congrega5on of Wentworth United Methodist Church, 1308 NC 65 in Wentworth, will be celebra5ng the church’s 175th anniversary on Sunday, October 2nd. A variety of ac5vi5es, speakers, and exhibits are being planned that will be of interest to everyone. Pastor Fred Moretz and the congrega5on are excited about having the community gather to worship, enjoy lunch and celebrate this historic occasion with the congrega5on. Be sure to check out the RCHSMA website (www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com) and local newspapers for ar5cles and informa5on on the day’s ac5vi5es. This antebellum Methodist mee5nghouse was built and dedicated in 1859 by the congrega5on which was organized in 1836. It is the last surviving pre-‐civil War Methodist church building in Rockingham County and possesses one of only two church slave galleries remaining in the county. Under the direc5on of Michael Perdue, the most recent restora5on began in 1981. The sanctuary is one of the most unique and beau5ful to behold of any in Rockingham County. A leading member of this church was United States Congressman James W. Reid (1849-‐1902).
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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RCHSMA In Action An Historic Moment and the Beginning of a New Era for Rockingham County History! On July 12, 2011, Dr. Lindley Butler and execu5ve director Kim Proctor presented the Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives’ (RCHSMA) vision of an historic complex in the County Seat to the County Commissioners and the community. Dr. Butler and Ms. Proctor requested that the commissioners authorize a lease between the County and RCHSMA for the 1908 Courthouse and the 1910 Historic Jail (both Na5onal Register Proper5es) in order to create a museum and historic complex in Rockingham County. The Commissioners spoke of their support for the museum project and did just that. Immediately, RCHSMA representa5ves Lindley Butler, Dan Mosca, Jerry Owens, and Kim Proctor, together with County staff Tom Robinson, Eugene Russell and Tom Wiggins, began work to nego5ate a facili5es use agreement that would be fair and beneficial to both par5es and the community. All along the way, County Commissioners James Kallam, Keith Mabe, Harold Bass, Tommy Flynt, and Craig Travis advised and encouraged the group. On August 9th, the commissioners voted unanimously to lease both buildings to RCHSMA for the intended purpose. They also awarded a $50,000 annual s5pend to offset the cost of u5li5es and they authorized necessary repairs to the 1910 Jail. The approval of this lease launches a whole new era for Rockingham County history! With buildings for ar5fact and archival storage and space to create exhibits, research and community mee5ng rooms, RCHSMA can now a]end to the business of collec5ng, preserving, and sharing the rich and diverse history of our county on a whole new level. The historic Courthouse and Jail will be known as the MARC (Museum & Archives of Rockingham County). Together, with the Wright Tavern historic site, the new complex will be a des5na5on that will enrich the lives of Rockingham County ci5zens and visitors, young and old.
New Acquisi^ons In June, Stan and Dot Gwyn Harper generously donated this c. 1830 sofa. The couch belonged to Dot's grandparents, Judge Allen Gwyn and Janie Johnston Gwyn. Judge Gwyn served as a Rockingham County Superior Court Jus5ce and as a North Carolina State Senator.
Their son, Julius J. Gwyn (Dot’s father), was a prominent a]orney and Mayor of Reidsville during the county’s struggle with desegrega5on. His account of those years, “Reidsville, NC: Establishing Civil Rights Without Chaos or Violence,” is available in the Wright Tavern’s research collec5on. Can you imagine the conversa5ons that might have taken place among the folks signg on this sofa? This fall, RCHSMA will take possession of the Historic Courthouse and Jail buildings in Wentworth. We have a great task before us to make our exhibits ready by August 11, 2012 for our Grand Opening. Everyone has a talent and all talents are needed to make the Grand Opening possible. This museum is dedicated to all Rockingham County ci5zens – past, present, and future. For the museum to represent all areas of the county, we will need par5cipa5on from people all over the county. What talents will you share to make the museum successful? How will you make your MARC? Call or email us at rchsmamembership@gmail.com for more informa5on.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Letter From The President Dear RCHSMA Members, First, I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make acquisi5on of the 1908 Rockingham County Court House and the 1910 Jail a reality. We are grateful to the County Commissioners for entrus5ng us with these proper5es and for showing their support for the county museum by including monetary help toward gegng the project underway. Now, a new challenge is before us all. Last year the RCHSMA Board members raised funds to meet the $25,000 challenge grant offered by the Lillian M. Coleman Founda5on to fund our professional staff. That challenge has been renewed for 2011. As of September 1st, we have approximately $12,000 in dona5ons and pledges toward the goal. Mee5ng it by January 31st REQUIRES THE INVOLVEMENT OF EVERY ONE OF US! Everyone in the county will benefit greatly from the museum, so let’s get the whole county involved and enlist their support. Let’s show the County Commissioners how much we appreciate their support and trust. Let’s build something we’ll all be proud of. On September 25th there is an opportunity to help meet the challenge grant, to show your support for RCHSMA and the Eden Historical Museum, and to simply have a fun aeernoon. The two museums will co-‐sponsor a tour of the John and Peggy Burton home and “museum” from 2 to 5 pm. You may be asked to help on that day. Please be willing to do your part with your a]endance, par5cipa5on, and your gies. Details about the event will be available in the next few days. Look for more informa5on about this event in the newsle]er, on our web-‐site at www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com, and in upcoming e-‐mails. I look forward to seeing you all at Fairview Farm on September 25th. John Burton, President Send all dona^ons and pledges to RCHSMA, PO Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375
www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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RCHSMA People COUNTY HOME CEMETERY MARKER ERECTED Located in the woods at the intersec5on of N. C. 65 and County Home Road is a forgo]en part of Rockingham County’s history. It was the paupers’ cemetery for the residents of the County Home. The cemetery was in use for approximately one hundred and twenty five years. The earliest burials in the County Home Cemetery probably date from 1828. Most of the graves are unmarked but a few da5ng from the period 1924 to 1941 have small concrete markers made by state prisoners who worked at the County Home as “ Trus5es.” The cemetery covers at least two acres of land and contains several hundred graves. No sign marked the cemetery un5l 1993 when Jason and Josh Dooley erected a sign and small kiosk iden5fying and telling the story of the area. Recently a falling tree destroyed the kiosk. In August 2011, Geoffrey Haigler, a Boy Scout from Reidsville, completed his Eagle Scout project when he erected a permanent marker at the County Home Cemetery. A brick column structure capped by a piece of beau5fully polished black granite bears the following inscrip5on: Rockingham County Home Cemetery 1828-1951 Rockingham County operated a home for its elderly, homeless, orphans, sick, insane and destitute residents from 1828 until 1955. The remains of an estimated 250 residents both African American and white, lay buried in this cemetery. They are in anguish no more, their afflictions are ended. May they rest in peace.
Eagle Scout Project Geoffrey Haigler 2011 Members of the Town of Wentworth Historic Preserva5on Commi]ee were involved in planning for the Rockingham County Home Cemetery marker. Many of these folks are RCHSMA members, too. Thanks for the input of the commi]ee’s members: David Hoagland (Chairman), Bob Carter, Barbara Cooke, Susan Hall, Kay Hammock, Kim Proctor, Cindy Shannon, and Harold Vaden. Thanks to Geoffrey and his friends for cleaning the cemetery and helping erect a beau5ful marker to remind Rockingham County’s ci5zens of this forgo]en history.
The li]le girl on page 2 grew up to be our own Iris Powell. Iris, you’re amazing! Thanks for everything you have done and con5nue to do for our community!
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375
www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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RCHSMA Volunteers RCHSMA would like to express a special thank you to all of our volunteers, who gave so generously of their 5me and energy during the previous nine months to further the museum effort and bring educa5on programming to our community. Our achievements would have been impossible without you! Carol Adams James Anderson Joyce Anderson Kianna Anderson Sandra Apple Ruby Asbury Lu Bass Willow Brenn Adam Bricker Savannah Brown Jean Bullins Lynn Burris John Burton Peggy Burton Zach Busby Lindley Butler Bob Carter Diana Carter Rebecca Cipriani Chuck Clark Jane Conder Deborah Crumpton Payne Crumpton Sammy Crumpton Lowell Curry Fletcher Dalton Barry Dodson Robin Dodson Caroline Dunnum
Shelton Early Ed English Reg Gentle Jones Gresham Romalita Harrison Marguerite Holt Don Hoover Mary Hux Milton Hundley Jonathan Jobe Clarence Johnson Brandon Manuel Meg Manuel John Mar5n Elaine McCollum Lisa Meador Bill Moore Anthony Mosca Dan Mosca Fay Most Jennifer Nixon Von Neal Jerry Owens Mary Owens Sherry Parker Iris Powell Alice Pulliam Charles Rice RC Mineral Club
Graham Pervier Wayne Robertson Michael Roche Charlie Rodenbough Nell Rose V. Siler Rothrock Linda Ryan Wayne Seymour Floyd Slade David Smith Mary Lynn Somers Todd Southard Richard Teague Molly Thomas Ira Tilley Rochelle Tucker Zach Tu]le Caitlin Walters Dennis Walters Ginger Waynick Fletcher Waynick Melissa Whi]en Ki]y Williams Iris Powell Judy Wall Rick Wall Brenda Ward Ward Triche Wentworth Ruritan Club
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
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Letter from the Director The Wright Tavern restora5on will be complete soon, our programming is growing, and we’re expanding our services out into the community. So many people have worked so hard to see this through. The County has provided us with two wonderful buildings to store and display the county’s treasures, with plenty of room to share with the community for mee5ngs and events. Now, we can build an historic complex in our county. We are embarking on an important journey in Rockingham County history. We are building a museum and with it we will lie our community up. Together, we can make a posi5ve difference in our educa5onal, cultural, and economic situa5ons and contribute to the crea5on of a place that sa5sfies us and en5ces others. With carefully thought-‐out and measured steps, quick and steady, and partnerships that are reciprocal and strong, we’ll make it happen and it will enrich us all.
Kim Proctor Executive Director
Please join us. We need people with vision and people with strong backs and everything in between. We need tech savvy people and people who are story-‐tellers. We need people who type and file, people who write le]ers, ar5cles, and grants, people who research. We need those who build, who cook, and who sew. We need people of every age, every race, every culture, and from every walk of life. We need people who want something to get excited about. We need people who want to leave their mark. If you are a local collector, craesman, or ar5st, help us build our exhibits and par5cipate in our events. Build your visibility with us; show the community what you do. We need your involvement. Come and be part of this journey with us!
Sub-committees and newly developing committees meet on a TBA basis.
Committee Meeting Schedule WHAT
WHEN
Executive &
WHERE
3rd Wednesday of the month, 4pm
Wentworth Town Hall
African American Interpretation:
3rd Tuesday of the month , 6pm
Wentworth Town Hall
Presentation:
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 4pm
Wright Tavern
Programs:
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 4pm
Wright Tavern
Publicity:
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 4:30pm
Wentworth Town Hall
Preservation:
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 4pm
Wentworth Town Hall
Governance:
Committee meetings are open to the public. These meetings last between one and two hours. To stay up-to-date with the meeting schedule, check the News & Events page on our web-site at www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com. While you’re there, sign up to be on our "Week-at-a Glance" e-mail list and get updated each Monday on that week’s schedule and interesting developments. To add your name to the list, simply submit a request through the Contact Us page or e-mail us at rchsmamembership@gmail.com.
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives, P. O. Box 84, Wentworth, NC 27375 www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com | (336) 394-‐4965 | rchsmamembership@gmail.com
Contact Us at (336) 394-‐4965 or by email at rchsmamembership@gmail.com Visit us on the web at www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com
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On Your MARC, Get Set - GO!
FROM: R O C K IN G HA H IS T O R IC M C O U N T Y A M U S E U M L S O C IE T Y & A R C H IV ES P. O . B O X 8 4 WENTWO R T H , N C 2 7375
September 25: Fairview Farm Tour, 1891 Harrison Crossroads, Reidsville, 2-‐5pm October 1: Southern Nights Sweet Tea & Spirits, BJ-‐Penn 4-‐H Center, 6-‐11 pm October 2: Wentworth United Methodist Church, 175th Anniversary Celebra5on, Wentworth, 10am October 8: Jordan Cabin Dedica5on, Madison Town Hall, beginning at 11:15am October 16: Se]le Cemetery Clean-‐ up, Picnic, and Tour, Reidsville, 2-‐4pm November 5: Restora^on Celebra^on at Wright Tavern, Wentworth, 10am-‐3pm November 6: First Bap5st Church of Madison, 170th Anniversary Celebra5on, Madison Watch the web-‐site at www.rockinghamcountyhistory.com, call Wright Tavern, or visit the Tavern any Thursday or Friday, 10am-‐4pm, for more details.
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