September 30:Happy Birthday! Velma Preslar McGee
Velma Preslar McGee was born on this day in 1911, in Union County, to M. L. D. and Effie Jane Preslar. She was a graduate of Meredith College, and she was honored by her...
Monthly Archive: September 2014
September 30,1953: Visitors from Hollywood
Television was in its infancy in 1953 when Mary Pickford and her husband, Buddy Rogers, visited Winston-Salem as stockholders of WSJS Television. Mary Pickford, known as America’s first sweetheart of the movies, was enthusiastic...
September 29:Happy Birthday! Robert Follin Armfield
Robert Follin Armfield was born on this day in 1935, in Winston-Salem, to Wyatt A. and Lucy Reynolds Follin Armfield. He attended Woodberry Forest School, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and...
September 29,1995: What’s New at the Fair?
When the Dixie Classic Fair opened on this day in 1995, the announced theme was “Time for New Heights in Excitement.” Hidden in this theme is a clue to a new feature at the...
September 28:Happy Birthday! Anna Lula Dobson
Anna Lula Dobson was born on this day in 1888, in Surry County, to John Hamlin and Alice Cornelius Dobson. She attended Siloam Academy and graduated from Winston High School. She also graduated from...
September 28,1906: New Zinzendorf Hotel Opens
On this day in 1906, the new Zinzendorf Hotel opened on Main Street. After the original Zinzendorf Hotel burned in 1892, there was a hope that another hotel could be built. In 1905, some...
September Feast: Easy Pecan Tarts
Easy Pecan Tarts Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 c. firmly packed light brown sugar 2 T. butter or margarine, melted 1 T. water 1 tsp. vanilla extract Pinch of salt 1 c. chopped pecans 8...
September 27:Happy Birthday! George Elias Nissen
George Elias Nissen was born on this day in 1839, in Waughtown, to J. Phillip and Mary Vawter Nissen. His father was the founder of the Nissen Wagon Works, established in 1832. After his...
September 27,1960: Parkway Plaza Shopping Center Opens
From 1955 to 1962, four major shopping centers were built in the Winston-Salem area. Thruway was the first to be built in Winston-Salem, and it was the second shopping center built in North Carolina....
September 26:Happy Birthday! Frank Lustig
Frank Lustig was born on this day as “Franz Josef” in 1905, in Germany, to Karl and Helen Lustig. He had studied and worked with master gardeners, and came to Winston-Salem in 1928. He was...