December 26: Happy Birthday! Melville Prongay
Melville Prongay was born on this day in 1893, in Rochester, New York, to A. Frank and Ann Dyson Prongay. He spent his early years in Rochester, and served in World War I. After the...
Monthly Archive: December 2014
December 26,1974: Sears Nativity Figures Removed
The white, fiberglass nativity figures stood atop the marquee at Sears, Roebuck and Company store on West Fourth Street for many years. They were installed in the 1950s, after the Sears store...
December 25: Happy Birthday! Austin Edward Burke Jr.
Austin Edward Burke Jr. was born on this day in 1912, in Winston-Salem, to Austin Edward and Lillie Transou Burke. Austin graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School. He was employed by Duke Power...
December 25,1941: Forsyth Country Club’s Open House
Forsyth Country Club has undergone many changes since the clubhouse was constructed on Country Club Road in 1915. The original design was a rustic look, and the layout featured a dining room, living room,...
December 24: Happy Birthday! Elsie Baker Flake
Elsie Baker Flake was born on this day in 1888, in Winston-Salem, to James Anderson and Nannie Jane Baker. Shortly after World War I, Elsie started Flake’s Sandwich Shop in her home on Lexington...
December 24,1762: First Christmas Eve Candle Service in Wachovia
Brother Johann Michael Graff and his wife Gertraut came to Wachovia in 1762 to be in charge of the Married Couples Choir. He brought with him a small pipe organ from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The...
December 23: Happy Birthday! Dr. Vines Oscar Thompson
Dr. Vines Oscar Thompson was born on this day in 1835, in Franklin County, to Allen and Mary Turner Thompson. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia and Jefferson Medical College of...
December 23,1939: Old Town Club’s Opening Reception
Miriam DuBose was the Winston-Salem Journal reporter who described the opening reception at Old Town Club, held on this day in 1939. She and a staff reporter were given a sneak preview of the...
December 22: Happy Birthday! Rev. William Foy Martin
Reverend William Foy Martin was born on this day in 1912, in Mississippi, to James Thomas and Louvinia Garrard Martin. Foy attended Perkingston Junior College, Appalachian State University, Louisiana State University, and Southern Baptist...
December 22,1940: Southern Book Collection at the Library
An announcement was made on this day in 1940, that a new book collection is available at the Carnegie Library. The Ida Clifton Hinshaw Collection was recently established by the James B. Gordon Chapter...