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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=56 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09269381egerdp.jpg"> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=175 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04daf942egerdp.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rockingham County Historical Society Hom"><U><IMG SRC="0658c150.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About The Rockingham County Historical S"><U><IMG SRC="0588c150.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current News Events Rockingham County "><U><IMG SRC="0738c150.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership For The Rockingham County His"><U><IMG SRC="0678c150.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wright Tavern Rockingham County, NC"><U><IMG SRC="0698c150.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tavern Store Rockingham County Historic"><U><IMG SRC="06a8c150.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ordering Info. 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Highsmith.</div> <bR> <div> _______________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Every person, every family, has a story that deserves to be heard.</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial" >This is the inspiration behind the request for "Journey Stories" from local residents by Museum and Archives of Rockingham County (MARC).</FONT> <B>We're on a Quest for Journey Stories!     <a href="HTMLobj-782/Microsoft_Word_Viewer_-_Quest_for_Journey_Stories_Press_Release.pdf"><u>Click Here For More Information</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> _______________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2fa53750.jpg" border=0 width="83" height="117" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="8" VSPACE="4"><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" ><B>Spring Festival & Easter Egg Hunt</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div>      On Saturday, April 7th, more than 200 families visited Wright Tavern Historic Site in Wentworth for the Spring Festival and Easter Egg Hunt. The Rockingham County Historical Society Museum and Archives (RCHSMA) and the Wentworth Presbyterian Church jointly hosted the event, and both the Tavern and the church were open to visitors.      </div> <div>      Beginning at 10:00 a.m., visitors toured the Tavern and viewed the vintage hat and historic Easter Egg exhibits.  The Easter Bunny was on hand to meet visiting children and the Egg Hunt began at 11:00am.  Children played, dyed and decorated Easter eggs, and panned for gems with the Rockingham County Mineral Club throughout the day.  </div> <div>      The Cake Walk was a particular favorite with visitors of all ages. Cakes and other baked goods were awarded to more than 20 winners.   A variety of other games including quoits, Jacob's ladder, cup and ball, horse shoes, and bean bag toss were enjoyed by all ages. </div> <div>      At noon, an Easter Bonnet competition was held, participants paraded around the historic site in their finery.  Winners were awarded a variety of Easter toys. The ladies and gentlemen, young and old looked marvelous.</div> <div>      "This will be our go-to Easter event for our family from now on," one visitor commented.  "There's so much to do here for our kids, and they loved it." </div> <bR> <div> Wright Tavern Historic Site is located at 1073 Highway 65 in Wentworth, NC.  The Tavern is open for tours weekly on Thursday and Friday from 10:00 until 4:00 and by appointment.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Want to know more about what's happening in historic Wentworth?</B>  Call 336-394-4965, or send an e-mail to MARCconnection@gmail.com.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri" >  </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="30f87f40.jpg" border=0 width="647" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> _______________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Rockingham County Historical Society Museums and Archives (RCHSMA)</B></div> <div> <B>invites you to come visit, join us, and participate in your local heritage. </B></div> <bR> <div> RCHSMA was established in 2011 through the cooperation of the members of the Rockingham County Historical Society, Inc.( est.1954) and the Museums and Archives of Rockingham County (est. 2008) and is the sponsoring organization of the Wright Tavern Historic Site and the future Museums and Archives of Rockingham County (MARC) Historical Complex in the village of Wentworth.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Physical Address: 1073 NC 65, Wentworth, NC 27375</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.townofwentworth.com/index_temp.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.townofwentworth.com/index_tem"><U><IMG SRC="215c2430.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Please browse our site or </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact The Rockingham County Historical"><U><I><B>Contact Us</B></I></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>for more information.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13ab9b90.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Website design by Albert Cardwell - The Camera Angle</div> <div> All Images and Graphics are © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >For design information, visit:</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.AlbertCardwell.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.AlbertCardwell.com"><U>www.AlbertCardwell.com</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=678149; var sc_partition=5; var sc_security="b775c3e8"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c6.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=678149&java=0&security=b775c3e8" alt="free web page hit counter" border="0"></a> </noscript>   </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> <script language="JavaScript1.2">  </script>  </I></div> <bR> <div>  <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no"> </head>  </div> <div>  <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>