June 29,1990: RJR Factory #12 Closes
On this day in 1990, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company factory #12 closed after its final shift ending at midnight. The photo above was taken on Chestnut Street, looking north toward Third Street, in...
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June 28: Happy Birthday! Mary “Mollie” McCoy Hancock
Mary “Mollie” McCoy was born on this day in 1863, in Wentworth, to Josiah and Elizabeth Ellington McCoy. Mollie’s mother was a seamstress who wove her own cloth and owned one of the first...
June 28,1924: First Polo Game Played on New Field
Polo came to Winston-Salem officially in 1923. The Winston-Salem Polo club was organized with 13 members. Nine of the members are shown in the photo above. The members immediately secured the services of a...
June 27: Happy Birthday! Cleone E. Hobbs
Cleone E. Hobbs was born on this day in 1872, in Clinton, North Carolina. Cleone was a graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the class of 1897. She worked briefly in...
June 27,1940: Forsyth Kennel Club Organized
On this day in 1940, man’s best friend was recognized when the Forsyth Kennel Club was organized. The organization meeting was held at the Robert E. Lee Hotel, and officers of the club were...
June 26: Happy Birthday! Grover Cleveland Jarvis
Grover Cleveland Jarvis was born on this day in 1885, in Courtney, to Bryant and Mary Baity Jarvis. Grover came to Winston-Salem as a young boy. He took a job at the Salem Iron...
June 26,1943: Miniature Golf at Reynolds Park
On this day in 1943, the new miniature golf course opened at Reynolds Park. The course was located next to the kiddies playground, right beside the swimming pool. The above photograph, dated 1955, shows...
June 25: Happy Birthday! Grace Louise Siewers
Grace Louise Siewers was born on this day in 1889, in Salem, to Dr. Nathaniel Shober and Eleanor de Schweinitz Siewers. Grace graduated from Salem College and taught there following graduation. She attended Columbia...
June 25,1958: Opening Night for Tanglewood Theatre
A new theatre opened on this evening in 1958. The new Tanglewood Theatre presented “The Tender Trap,” the first play for the first season of professional summer stock. The location for the theatre was...
June 24: Happy Birthday! John Hargreaves Tandy
John Hargreaves Tandy was born on this day in 1921, in New Jersey. In high school, Tandy played football, basketball and track. He attended UNC where he starred for four years as an end...