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.

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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.

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Kids and their parents enjoyed a fun day of activities that included everything from making Easter bonnets to searching for Easter eggs on Saturday.

The day’s activities began at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History at the museum’s annex where hats and all the adornments were provided for kids to use their imaginations. The girls made Easter bonnets and the boys decorated cowboy hats.

As the kids finished up their hat making, the Easter Bunny arrived just in time to lead a parade up Main Street to the Dr. Robert Smith house.

Community Police Officer Ray Arnder with the Mount Airy Police Department helped block traffic at each intersection until the Easter Bunny along with a long line of kids and parents safely reached their destination.

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At the second annual African-American Read-in held at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on Wednesday, more people turned out than there was time to read.

The read-in is put on by the Plaid Cloth Literary Society in conjunction with the museum. The read-in began at noon and lasted for just one hour. It was to honor the written work of African-American writers.

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