From 1955 to 1962, four major shopping centers were built in the Winston-Salem area. Thruway was the first to be built in Winston-Salem, and it was the second shopping center built in North Carolina....
Frank Lustig was born on this day as “Franz Josef” in 1905, in Germany, to Karl and Helen Lustig. He had studied and worked with master gardeners, and came to Winston-Salem in 1928. He was...
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, with his wife, Mamie, came through Winston-Salem on this day in 1952. Eisenhower made the trip during his campaign for the presidency. Eisenhower traveled by train and made a brief...
Edward W. O’Hanlon was born on this day in 1870, in Fayetteville, to Andrew Jackson and Amelia Atkins O’Hanlon. He came to Winston in 1894 after earning his pharmacist degree. He bought the L....
September 25, 1928 was an important date to several people. For Miss Ledbetter Coggins of Stoneville, and Mr. Gerry Prillaman of Charlotte, it was their wedding day. For Winston-Salem and North Carolina, it was...
Charles Henry Babcock was born on this day in 1899, in Indiana, to Charles H. and Ella Park Babcock. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B. S. degree in 1920....
Reverend Stanley S. May and Reverend W. C. Meadows were two of the Confederate Veterans who were in town for the Confederate Veterans Reunion on this day in 1930. The multi-day reunion brought the...
Dale Hartzler Gramley was born on this day in 1905, in Pennsylvania, to Andrew D. and Ada Mills Gramley. Dale graduated from Albright College with a degree in journalism, and worked for the York...
An announcement was made on this day in 1953, that the new chapel on the Wake Forest College campus will be named Wait Chapel. The chapel was named for Samuel Wait, the first president...
Robert March Hanes was born on this day in 1890, in Winston-Salem, to John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes. He attended Woodberry Forest School, and graduated from the University of North Carolina. He earned...
