January 31: Happy Birthday! John Henry Boner
John Henry Boner, well-known poet and journalist, was born in this house in Salem in 1845. He was one of four children born to Thomas Jacob and Phoebe Boner. The house was built by...
Monthly Archive: January 2014
January 31, 1968: Retiring Fire Chief L. C. Williams Honored
On this date: January 31, 1968. Retiring Fire Chief Lester Cardoss Williams was honored at a reception. Chief Williams retired after 42 years and nine months of service with the Winston-Salem Fire Department. Williams was...
January 30: Happy Birthday! Mary Louise Knouse Yorke
Mary Louise Knouse Yorke was born in Forsyth County in 1881. She was educated in the local public schools and attended Salem College. She was one of the first graduates of the Twin City...
January 30, 1910: Services at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
On this date: January 30, 1910. The first services were held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Fourth and Cherry Streets. The previous church was located at Fourth and Marshall Streets, but was too small...
January 29: Happy Birthday! Bonnie Angelo
Bonnie Angelo (third from left in photo) was born in Winston-Salem in 1924. She graduated from Reynolds High School, attended Salem College for one year, then attended and graduated from Woman’s College in Greensboro. After...
January 29, 1955: Mary Pickford Visits Old Salem
On this date: January 29, 1955. Mary Pickford and husband Buddy Rogers visited Old Salem. They toured the John Vogler House and expressed great interest in the restoration effort at Old Salem. They are...
January 28: Happy Birthday! Mildred Borden Hanes
Mildred Borden was born in North Carolina in 1891, and spent her childhood in Goldsboro. She attended St. Mary’s Junior College in Raleigh and Gunston Hall in Washington, DC. She married Robert March Hanes...
January 28, 1928: Summit Street Pharmacy Opens
On this date: January 28, 1928. Summit Street Pharmacy opened at 454 West End Boulevard, in the Mediterranean-style building at the foot of Summit Street. The top floor housed the Mary Elizabeth Apartments. The...
January 27: Happy Birthday! Rumell Sisk Stevens
Rumell Sisk Stevens was born in Stokes County in 1923 to Oliver and Nora Hicks Sisk. She graduated from King High School as Valedictorian, attended Appalachian State University, and graduated from High Point College....
January 27, 1928: R. J. Reynolds High School Seniors Make History
On this date: January 27, 1928. R. J. Reynolds High School made local history when it graduated its first mid-term class. As another first, the class was also the first high school senior class in...