Summertime Memories – Part 1
Ah summertime! Just the thought of the endless days of summer helps us make it through the wintertime, through schooldays…either as a student or as a teacher, and through tense and crowded schedules. We...
Category: Do You Remember?
January 1,1915: The Headlines
Winston-Salem Journal readers opened their newspapers on the first day of 1915, one hundred years ago, and these were the headlines: Russians Cross Carpathians Third Time: French Report Successes in the West…America’s Note of...
December 31,1961: Confederate Ball at Reynolda House
Charles Babcock Jr. held a Confederate Ball at Reynolda House on this evening in 1961, to celebrate the centennial of the Civil War. According to an article in the newspaper by Roy...
December 30,1974: Beneath the Elms Dedication
Beneath the Elms was a combination of a parking garage, an ice skating rink, a sidewalk cafe, and shops. This area, which was adjacent to the new Hyatt Hotel, was dedicated on this day...
December 29,1936: Romance of Transportation Parade
Charles K. Norfleet was general chairman of the Romance of Transportation parade, held on this day in 1936. The parade marked the end of the city’s 46-year-old streetcar system. Wearing raincoats and holding umbrellas,...
December 28,1948: Changes for Graylyn Estate
The Winston-Salem Journal printed an announcement on this day in 1948 involving the Graylyn Estate. Dr. C. C. Carpenter, dean of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, announced a grant of $60,000 by Mrs....
December 27, 2013: Register of Deeds’ News
The Forsyth County Register of Deeds office announced on this day in 2013, in the Winston-Salem Journal, the launch of the Permitium system. The Permitium online order and payment system began operation at the...
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 25,1941: 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 24,1762: 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...