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Books
	A Taste of History Cookbook, Heirloom Recipes of the 1950s MCHA Founding Members & Friends A special collection of more than 200 recipes from the founding members and friends of the Historical Association. The 74 contributors, most Yankee by birth and Southerner by choice, shared their family treasures in an effort to fund the new historical association. This cookbook is a stamp in time. It is a document of how we cooked and prepared food in the post-war era when cooking wasn’t an exact science but more of an art. Read and enjoy. Test and try. These recipes are sure to delight in the reading as much as in the making. Includes over 25 photos from the Moore County Historical Association’s archives. 106 pages. Price $12.95
	A Southern Spirit, Virginia Walthour Moss Stories Complied and Written by Deborah and Dottie Greenleaf Contributed by Friends and Family The life and times of Ginnie and Pappy Moss of the Moore County Hounds. Softcover book includes the history of this legendary couple, the making of Ginnie's riding career, and the creation of the dream equestrian community; The Moore County Hounds, The Walthour-Moss Foundation, The Point to Point, and The Moore County Driving Club. The last remaining inventory of this book was donated by Dottie Greenleaf. Proceeds of the book sale go to the Walthour-Moss Foundation and the historical association. Over 100 images. 60 pages. Price $29.95
	Cities of Fear and Other Adventure Stories Clements Ripley and Katharine Ball Ripley This is a collection of fast-reading magazine stories, pulp-fiction stories, and screen-play excepts of Clements and Katharine Ripley. The stories range from hard-hitting adventures in the 1920s “wood pulps” to equally fast-paced, but far more sophisticated, tales of later decades that were published in such magazines as Cosmopolitan and The Saturday Evening Post. The Ripleys were peach farmers in the Sandhills. After six unsuccessful years of trying to earn a living from their orchard, they tried their hand at writing and both became quite successful with their stories. 380 pages. Price $10.00
	Hotels and Boarding Houses of Moore County, NC 1870-1950 Larry Koster This book tells about the many interesting hotels and boarding houss that were in operation from 1870 to 1950 in Moore County, North Carolina. Moore County attracts many tourists today and that was also true a hundred yeras ago. A large number of accommodations were built to provide housing for those that visited the area and for those needing temporary places to stay before calling Moore County their new home. 106 pages. Price $9.95
	Miscellaneous Ancient Records of Moore County Rassie E. Wicker A compilation of ancient records of Moore County. Includes: Moore County grants and deeds, 1850 census, 1790 census, old roads, notable inhabitants, grist mills, claims, early merchants, 1815 landowners, and many more miscellaneous records. 550 pages. Price $19.95
	Moore County, 1747-1847 Blackwell Robinson A detailed first 100-year history of Cumberland-Moore County. Appendices include the names of Moore County transient eighteenth century settlers, permanent eighteenth century settlers, officers and soldiers in the War of the Regulation and War with Mexico, Loyalist officers, members of the General Assembly, county officials, plus, libraries of two important Tories of Moore, state historical markers, post offices, and owners and occupants of the House in the Horseshoe. Includes a 1747-1847 map of Moore County. 270 pages. Price $14.95
	Moore County, 1747-1847 Errata and Addenda Rassie E. Wicker 12 pages. Price $1.95
	Moore County, 1847-1947 Manly Wade Wellman A detailed second 100-year history of Moore County. Appendices include the county’s population from 1790 to 1960, and names of Officers of the State Assembly since 1846, sheriffs, clerks of Superior Court and Registers of Deeds since 1846, and soldiers of the Confederacy. 254 pages. Price $14.95
	More Moore County, NC History 1784-2004 Larry Koster This booklet includes non-published information Moore County. It covers an overview of North Carolina county government; the formation and development of Moore County including boundary changes, townships and population trends; the early meeting places and the county courthouses; courthouse square attractions; and Moore County government and officials. 80 pages. Price $9.95
	Moore County-Images of America Richard J. Schloegl An enticing look back at the past of a region rich in local lore and tradition. Readers journey to a fascinating time when the introduction of the railroad spurred great developments throughout the towns and virgin pine forests of Moore County. Includes over 200 images, many from the archives of the Moore County Historical Association/ Price $16.99
	Moore County History Coloring Book Danila Devins Major events in the history of Moore County as outlined by local artist, Danila Devins. Ms. Devins, who is known for her historic mural of the Moore County Hounds at First Bank in Southern Pines, also includes equestrian pages in the booklet. Package includes crayons. 12 pages. Price $7.95
	Namesake-Alfred Moore, Soldier-Jurist 1775-1810 Robert Mason The biography of Alfred Moore, whose name from which Moore County was penned. Alfred Moore was the state’s chief law-enforcement officer. At 29 years old, he had been Attorney General of North Carolina for two years when the General Assembly in 1784 formed a new county and gave it his name. 42 pages. Price $9.95
	Patterns In Sand Meade Seawell Patterns in Sand is a unpretentious album of verbal snapshots. The book’s setting, comprehensively modern, yet strangely old-fashioned is laid largely in the Sandhills section of North Carolina. Hard-bound. 120 pages. Price $9.95
	Plain-Style, The Work of 18th and 19th Century Craftsmen in Moore County, NC A Catalog by Ray Owen The objects that comprise the Plain-Style are of the early 18th and 19th century craftsmen of Moore County, North Carolina. This book of photos and text review the local handmade furniture, decorative arts, and utilitarian items – “the stuff of everyday life” of the residents of the area. 56 pages. Price $14.95
	The Story of Parkewood, NC - A Moore County Community That Disappeared Larry Koster Deep in the woods, about 7 miles from Carthage, lie the ruins of an old deserted village. Called Parkewood, this community has often been called the “The Lost City”, or “Ghost Town” of Moore County. The story of Parkewood is an interesting tale of success and failure and of some energetic people who used their ingenuity to create a business and build an entire community. 66 pages. Price $9.95
	The Story of Moore County Manly Wade Wellman A 200-year history of Moore County. Appendices include Moore County’s population 1790-1970 and Moore County’s Officers of the State Assembly. Hard-bound. 190 pages. Price $14.95
	Tales of Pinehurst and More Reid Page Twenty eight years of stories from the Pinehurst Gazette covering 1973 to 2001. Its personal interviews and pictures review over 109 years of Pinehurst history. Many of the stories and tales are about people who are now departed, carrying whatever other memories with them which will never be written.Hard-bound. 544 pages. On Sale! $29.95
	Tale of a Tar Heel Town Meade Seawell This book is a folksy narrative portraying the birth and growth of Carthage, North Carolina. From old letters, scraps of diaries, printed reminiscence, new items, and local handed-down talk, Miss Seawell has gleaned and interpreted her accounts. It is history running from the 1760s through the 1960s given with humor, poetic insight and informative detail. 338 pages. Price $5.00
	Young Southern Pines Helen Huttenhauer A fascinating tale of the history of Southern Pines based on oral and written recollections of the pioneers and their descendants. It is an intimate, informal picture of day-by-day living in Southern Pines, when the town was young. It is not a dry portrayal of history, but rather an exciting recounting of the birth and endurance of the town. Includes over 100 photos from the Moore County Historical Association’s archives. 240 pages. Price $19.95

Maps
	Map of Moore County 1747-1847 This map is also included in the book, Moore County 1747-1847. Price $7.95
	Map of Southern Pines c. 1880s Early map of Southern Pines when it was originally called Vineland. Covers the initial downtown area. 16" x 20". Price $8.95

Posters
	Bryant House Poster 11" x 17" Price $5.95
	Moore County Hounds & Equestrian Poster 11" x 17" Price $5.95

Medallions & Gift Items
	Antique Southern Pines Medallion Sterling silver reproduction cast by Hawkins & Harkness Jewelers of Southern Pines. Miniature 1/2" medallion, perfect as a tie pin, necklace, or bracelet charm. Limited edition. Price $50.00
	Shaw House Landmark Ornament 24k Gold-finished ornament issued in 2005 by the Friend of Southern Pines Public Library. Limited edition. Approximately 3". Price $20.00
	McLendon Cabin-Bryant House T-Shirt Youth and adult sizes. Price $10.00
	Old Timey Wood Novelties Sewing machines, typewriters and cameras. Approximately 3-4" wide and tall. Price $1.95

Cards & Postcards
	Shaw House Notecards. Package of 8 cards and envelopes. Price $5.00
	Shaw House Postcard Price $.50
	Bryant House Postcard Price $.50
	Bryant House and McLendon Cabin Postcard Price $.50

Photo Prints from the Archives
Our Most Requested Prints - 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 @ $2.95, 8 x 10 @ 7.95
	Bethesda Church Aberdeen
	Circus Day at the Carolina Hotel Pinehurst
	Golf on Pinehurst Number 2 Course Pinehurst
	Jumping the Hurdles at the Pinehurst Race Track Pinehurst
	Uncle Mitchell and His Cabin (now Sandhills Womans Exchange) Pinehurst
	Horse Racing at the Pinehurst Race Track (Fair Barn in Distance) Pinehurst
	Sandhills Womans Exchange c. 1890s Pinehurst
	Tennis at Pinehurst Pinehurst
	Hunt Passing the Shaw House on Morganton Road c. 1920s Southern Pines
	NW Broad Street and the Railroad Depot Southern Pines
	Harry Knotts Roading the Hounds Southern Pines
	The Shaw House Southern Pines
	Singing Society at the Railroad Depot Greeting Visitors Southern Pines
	SW Broad Street, Looking North between New York and Pennsylvania Avenues Southern Pines
	Town of Southern Pines c. 1890s Southern Pines