Moore wins award from museum

By CaROL BROOKs FreeLANCe WrIter cab1hp@gmail.com

Shanna Moore was never interested in history.

“I was the worst history student in the history of students,” she said.

But that theory, shall we say, is now history as Moore not only helped go through items in the old Armstrong house on Guilford College Road (Johnson Farm/D.R. Horton property) but spent hours over a year-and-a-half cleaning out the house, reading, sorting and cataloging the history of the Armstrong and Mackay families and Deep River Kennels. Edward Armstrong was estate manager/superintendent for industrialist Clarence Mackay at his Deep River Lodge, also on Guilford College Road.

All Moore’s work culminated in the current “Fields and Feathers, Hunting at Deep River Lodge 1895-1935,” exhibit at the High Point Museum, which highlights not only Deep River Kennels but hunting lodges in the area.

For her unending work, Moore recently received the Valette Jones Harris Walsh Memorial Award, given to the outstanding volunteer of the year by the High Point Historical Society at its annual meeting on May 23.

Moore was not able to attend the meeting to accept the award (the winner was not announced in advance) and was surprised to learn about it when she stopped by the museum later.

“Brooke Martin, visitor services and store manager, said, ‘Do you want your award?’,” Moore said. “I didn’t know what she was talking about and then Brooke see MOORe, PAGe 2 mation in Browns Summit, and WestRock in WinstonSalem.

Jowat, MasterBrand, Proctor & Gamble, Toyota Battery, and WestRock signed students for the class of 2025.

“We commend the great progress that this employer collaborative has made in a short time,” said Tony Davis, FAME national director for the Manufacturing Institute. “Their prog- ress illustrates the power of partnerships and collectively they have identified some strong talent for the program’s first cohort [group of students]. Also, these students should be proud of themselves for selecting a program that will provide them with a jump start on a rewarding career pathway in the manufacturing industry right here near their home.”

“We’re excited to kick- off the inaugural class NC FAME, The First in Flight Chapter, today,” said GTCC President Dr. Anthony Clarke. “We know the value of this program to not only the local companies participating but most importantly to our students. We all look forward to seeing the chapter grow and students move on to high paying jobs right here in the Triad.” see FaMe, PAGe 6