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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Walter Thomason was born in 1875 in Lincoln County and received his elementary education in Lincolnton. He taught school for a while, then entered UNC, from which he graduated in 1898. Walter taught school and ran a...
On this date: January 26, 1915. Local Greek citizens raised money and purchased a United States flag to be flown at the new Twin City Hospital. The flag was received in the city on this day. ...
On this date: January 25, 1910. The announcement of the new Owens Drug Company appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal. The store was located on Third near Main Street, beside Wachovia Bank, and had been...
Carl Eller was born in Winston-Salem in 1942. He attended Atkins High School and the University of Minnesota. At the University of Minnesota, Carl played football on the defensive line. In his sophomore year,...
Elsie Brogan was born in Virginia in 1904. She was educated in Virginia, and continued her education at several North Carolina colleges. She married Austin Evans, who died in 1970. Elsie taught school in...
