Mary Katharine Smith Reynolds Johnston was born on this day in 1880, in Mt. Airy, to Zachary and Mary Susan Jackson Smith. She attended the State Normal and Industrial College in Greensboro, then transferred...
A fire at Brown’s Tobacco Warehouse on North Trade Street on this day in 1969 transformed the downtown landscape. Brown’s Tobacco Warehouse was destroyed, as were other nearby businesses, such as W. G. White...
Paul Nissen Montague Sr. was born on this day in 1890, in Forsyth County, to Colonel H. and Estella Nissen Montague. He was educated at Salem Boys School, and he attended the University of...
Readers of the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1915 had an update on the progress of the new concrete Bethania highway. The announcement was that the concrete road along the Reynolda Estate site was...
Mary Eliza “Mamie” Gray Galloway was born on this day in 1876, in Winston-Salem, to James A. and Aurelia Bowman Gray. Mamie attended Salem Academy and Miss Carey’s School in Baltimore. She married Alexander...
A group of business and professional leaders gathered on November 13, 1889, in the office of local attorney, J. C. Buxton. They gathered to consider the organization of a building and homestead association. They...
Malcolm Purcell McLean Jr. was born on this day in 1913, in Maxton, to Malcolm Purcell McLean Sr. and Almena McLeod Currie McLean. He graduated from high school, and pumped gas at a service...
The new East Winston Library was dedicated on this day in 1954. The library was located on East Seventh Street, and it was built to serve African Americans. The library opened to the public...
Dr. Walter Mark Depp was born on this day in 1893. Dr. Depp graduated from Allegheny College and the Boston University School of Theology. He was inducted into the Methodist ministry through the Baltimore...
An announcement was made in the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1940, concerning the first in a series of radio programs about Salem College. The radio programs were designed to acquaint the people...
