Twin City Profile: Cecil William “Bill” Simmons
Cecil William “Bill” Simmons joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in October 1940 and is considered to be the first North Carolinian to get his wings with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Bill was...
Monthly Archive: February 2020
Wayback Wednesday: Is this South Park School?
Looking for someone who might recognize South Park School. The photo shown above was identified as South Park School, but it doesn’t look like an older view of the school (1920s version). Of course,...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Postcard greetings on Valentine’s Day! This postcard was mailed in February 1908 from Farmington, Washington to a woman in Winston-Salem. The postcard is embossed and it was printed in Germany, as were many of...
Wayback Wednesday: SNOW, 1960-Style
The winter of 1960 is recalled by seasoned Winston-Salem residents as the winter that it snowed…and snowed…and snowed! If you were living in Winston-Salem on February 13th, 60 years ago, you would have awaken...
R. J. Reynolds High School Cheerleaders Identified
Thanks to the many people who shared this image and who contacted classmates in order to verify the identifications of the women in the above photo. The women are (left to right): Loretta Snyder...
Wayback Wednesday: Can you identify these people?
Three photographs, taken by Winston-Salem Journal photographer, Bill Ray, are shown below. If you can identify any of the individuals in the photos, please send a message, giving the number of the photo and...