Scottsville Museum opened its featured exhibit, "Small Town, Big War", for the 2009 season on Sunday, 5 April.  Co-President Gwynne Daye and Bill Geary hosted the opening reception program with the able assistance of the All-American Honor Guard (AAHG) of Charlottesville.  Nine veterans and over 145 people attended the ceremony and enjoyed the expanded exhibit that includes 7 more soldiers' stories and three new displays of cultural artifacts and wartime wedding photos.

Gwynne (at left) introduces AAHG members to attendees: (L to R) Earl Newton, Alan Alterman, Mike Binney, and Brian Del Vecchio.  Then Gwynne retold the WWII story of Scottsville's Lena Robertson, a U.S. Army nurse in North Africa and Italy.

Bill Geary narrated the story of Scottsville's Corporal Robert R. Hunter, an Army military policeman and medic in the European Theater during WWII.

Four generations of Lenherrs review the exhibit book of William Sebald Frank Lenherr, U.S. Navy.  Shown second from left is Eileen Lenherr, William's widow.  Eileen also contributed many hours of her time and lent artifacts to the exhibit for her husband's and the overseas cultural displays.

Earl Newton of the AAHG demonstrates a WWII radio to fascinated exhibit visitors.

Former Scottsville neighbors, James Ripley (left) and G. B. Cleveland (right), share Navy stories at the opening reception.  Cleveland served in the the U.S. Navy during WWII, and Ripley served in the Navy from 1948-1968.

Callie Bowers and Agnes Johnson (L to R) enjoy a new digital display, "Love in Wartime", which features the wartime romances and wedding photos of Scottsville WWII veterans.

While enjoying refreshments, these two exhibit visitors practice sending a telegraph message at the Barclay House.