December 24: Happy Birthday! Elsie Baker Flake
Elsie Baker Flake was born on this day in 1888, in Winston-Salem, to James Anderson and Nannie Jane Baker. Shortly after World War I, Elsie started Flake’s Sandwich Shop in her home on Lexington...
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December 23: Happy Birthday! Dr. Vines Oscar Thompson
Dr. Vines Oscar Thompson was born on this day in 1835, in Franklin County, to Allen and Mary Turner Thompson. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia and Jefferson Medical College of...
December 22: Happy Birthday! Rev. William Foy Martin
Reverend William Foy Martin was born on this day in 1912, in Mississippi, to James Thomas and Louvinia Garrard Martin. Foy attended Perkingston Junior College, Appalachian State University, Louisiana State University, and Southern Baptist...
December 22,1940: Southern Book Collection at the Library
An announcement was made on this day in 1940, that a new book collection is available at the Carnegie Library. The Ida Clifton Hinshaw Collection was recently established by the James B. Gordon Chapter...
December 21: Happy Birthday! M. Clark Johnson
M. Clark Johnson was born on this day in 1889, in Winston-Salem, to Thomas R. and Victoria Johnson. Clark graduated from the Salem Boys School and from Smithdeal Business College. He was employed at...
December 20: Happy Birthday! Jacob Lott Ludlow
Jacob Lott Ludlow was born on this day in 1862, in New Jersey, to Captain Samuel and Nancy Johnson Ludlow. He attended school at Spring Lake and Freehold, New Jersey. He graduated with a...
December 19: Happy Birthday! James Robert Crutchfield Jr.
James Robert Crutchfield Jr. was born on this day in 1896, in Winston-Salem, to James Robert and Eva Louise Conrad Crutchfield. Crutchfield served in the United States Army during World War I and he...
December 18: Happy Birthday! Maude Carmichael Williamson
Maude Carmichael Williamson was born on this day in 1890, in Winston-Salem, to Robert Emory and Alice Miller Carmichael. Maude attended Salem Academy and Salem College. She graduated from Salem College in May 1909,...
December 17: Happy Birthday! Annie Laurie Lowrance
Annie Laurie Lowrance was born on this day in 1900, in Catawba County, to Lawson Henry and Essie Sherill Long Lowrance. She attended the public schools and graduated from Greensboro College in 1921. She...
December 16: Happy Birthday! Thomas Garland Anderson
Thomas Garland Anderson was born on this date in 1900, in Davie County, to Thomas M. and Annie Anderson. Thomas came to Winston-Salem about 1921 and worked for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He...