Postcard Greetings: Peaceful Easter to You.
This Easter postcard was mailed in Sparta to a woman in Winston-Salem. It was postmarked April 13, 1908. Easter was on April 19th in the year 1908. This postcard was printed in Germany. The...
Monthly Archive: April 2019
April Feast: Sam’s Gourmet’s Beef Tips
Do you remember Sam’s Gourmet Restaurant, located on the lower level of Thruway Shopping Center? The restaurant opened in 1966, owned and operated by Sam Pappas, shown in the photo above. To learn more...
It’s Open! The New Kernersville Library.
In celebration of National Library Week, this feature focuses on the newest library branch in the Forsyth County Public Library system. The new Paddison Memorial Branch Library, located at 248 Harmon Lane in Kernersville,...
Winston-Salem Visitors: “Amos” and “Andy”
Spencer Williams and Alvin Childress came to Winston-Salem in September 1958. Better known as the television characters, Andrew (Andy) Brown and Amos Jones, in the successful television program, “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” the men came...