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White Liquor and Dirt Track: Biographies
January 28 - July 31, 2012
This year’s exhibit takes a look back at many of the industries most influential and colorful characters. It tells the stories of the early generations of racers, owners and officials affiliated with the rise of NASCAR, and will serve as an introduction to some of the early stars of the sport for a new generation of fans.
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Ours is an all American story - typical of how communities grew up all across our great nation. While our story takes place in the back country of northwestern North Carolina at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is likely to bear many similarities to the development of crossroads, towns, and cities throughout America.
It had taken little more than 100 years for the corridors along the coastline of this still-new continent to overflow. As tensions grew and conflicts flared, the pioneer spirit set in. Families literally packed up everything they owned and headed into the unknown-searching for the "promised land."
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The local chapter of the Tar Heel Junior Historians won Chapter of the Year again this year on Friday at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh.
The Tar Heel Junior Historians also won a group award in the intermediate division for literary projects for their project called “Geocaching for History.”
Read more: Mount Airy News - Tar Heel Junior Historians win state award
Without an army of volunteers, much of the programming would not be available at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, so on Monday the museum held its 15th annual volunteer brunch to honor their work.
Angela Yacano was honored as volunteer of the year, although she was not able to attend. Rick Smith was honored as docent of the year.
Read more: Mount Airy News - Yacano Smith honored as museum volunteers
Dozens of history buffs gathered at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History Saturday as author Chris Hartley discussed his latest book, “Stoneman’s Raid, 1865” and the effect this pivotal raid had on the Civil War.
Read more: Mount Airy News - Hartley offers glimpse into Stoneman’s Raid
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