The new Salvation Army home was dedicated on this day in 1923. This was the first permanent home of the Salvation Army in Winston-Salem. The new building was located on Second Street, near Liberty...
Stanley Rupert Warner was born on this day in 1882, in Canada, to Royall and Mary Jane Lamb Warner. Stanley came to Winston-Salem in 1920, and was in poor health when he arrived. He...
On this day in 1957, 1200 people toured the new Engine Company No. 8 of the Winston-Salem Fire Department at 2417 Reynolda Road. Mayor Marshall Kurfees, City Manager John Gold, Fire Chief Dixon, and...
Joseph Cherry Grogan Sr. was born on this date in 1918, in Winston-Salem, to Irvin Washington and Eva Bell Cherry Grogan. Joe was the fifth child in a family of eight children. His father...
The James G. Hanes Community Center on Coliseum Drive was built to house offices for the United Fund, Arts Council, and Chamber of Commerce. John D. Rockefeller III spoke at the dedication of the...
Flora Ann Lee Bynum was born on this day in 1924, in Guilford County, to William and Hattie Clark Lee. She graduated from Meredith College and worked for the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. Flora...
On this day in 1964, the Reynolda Branch of the Forsyth County Public Library was dedicated. The library opened to the public on October 1, 1964. The library was located across the street from...
Benjamin Franklin Huntley was born on this day in 1862, in Union County, to John and Emily Chears Huntley. He grew up during the years of Reconstruction, and attended the local schools. He came...
Rev. W. A. Lutz traveled to Winston-Salem from Charlotte on this day in 1926, to deliver the principal address at the service for laying the cornerstone for the new Augsburg Lutheran Church. Rev. Lutz...
Martin Mahlon Mackie was born on this day in 1926, in Forsyth County, to Martin Monroe and Verna Branon Mackie. He spent his childhood in Boonville, Yadkinville and Monroe, and graduated from R. J....
