Sunday was a rainy day, but that didn't keep over 180 people from attending the opening ceremony.

The All-American Honor Guard (AAHG) of Charlottesville was on hand to welcome visitors from far and wide to Scottsville Museum.  Shown here with AAHG members is the Stride family from Curry Rivel, UK.  First row: Christian and Francesca Stride; Second row: Earl Newton, Andrea Wilson, Jamieson and Heather Stride, Andrew Seaman, and Alan Alterman.

Haden Anderson (seated left) and Bill Schneider (seated right) were two of the ten WWII veterans that attended the Museum's Opening Day reception.  Haden was a Marine, and Bill served as a tank mechanic in the U.S. Army.

Hunter Woody (left) and Milton Cohen (right) listen as Mayor Steve Phipps prepares to read the names of veterans who served in WWII from the Scottsville area. Hunter served as a Navy storekeeper in the Pacific during WWII, and Milton was a war photographer with the U.S. Army Air Forces in Africa and Europe.

Scottsville's Mayor Steve Phipps read the names of 147 WWII veterans from Scottsville,
a number which included 15 men whose lives were lost during the war.

Ann Baber Lloyd, Mary Ann Baber, and Thelma Baber Snoddy represented Scottsville's Baber family, who sent 4 brothers into the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.  Ann is the daughter of T/4 Ernie L. Baber and Mary Ann is his widow. Thelma is the sister of Ernie and their three brothers, George, Hay, and Herbert Baber, who also served in the Army Air Corps during WWII.  Thelma was married to Thomas Randolph Snoddy, who served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Gwynne Daye (center), Co-President of Scottsville Museum (center of left photo) and mistress of ceremonies during the afternoon, gave a spirited introduction of the exhibit and its many contributors.  Shown at right is Jill Harwood, daughter of Gilbert Johnson, who did not survive the war.  Jill met her father only once when she was a few months old.  But touring the homefront portion of the exhibit, Jill quickly identified this dress on display: "This is my Grandmother's dress!"

Enjoying the exhibit's opening ceremony were Charles Meadows and his family.  Charles spent
three years in the U.S. Army during WWII and served in the Europe-African-Middle Eastern Theater.

Among the many appreciative visitors to Scottsville Museum on opening day was this happy foursome (left to right):  Judy Brown, Joanne and Joseph Pascarella, and Jim Brown.  "Great exhibit!"