March 26,1953: Fifth Street Library Dedicated
After years of raising money and planning, the new public library opened at 660 West Fifth Street on this date in 1953. The library moved from its previous location on Cherry Street, from the...
Category: On This Date
March 25: Happy Birthday! Reid Thomas Holmes
Reid Thomas Holmes was born in Wildwood, New Jersey, in 1918. He graduated from Duke University and was an administrator at Duke Hospital before coming to Winston-Salem in the mid-1940s. He was the administrator...
March 25, 1956: Prince Ibraham School Opens
On this day in 1956, Prince Ibraham School was dedicated, named for Prince Ibraham, former vice chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Education who died in 1954. In the above photo, Gerald and...
March 24: Happy Birthday! Ernest Grady Shore
Ernest Grady Shore, or “Ernie, was born at Shore in Yadkin County in 1891. His ancestors in Yadkin County were farmers. Ernie attended school in Yadkin County, then went to Guildford College where he...
March 24,1856: Main Hall Opens at Salem Academy
On this day in 1856, Main Hall opened to students at Salem Female Academy. Main Hall was designed by local industrialist, Francis Fries. The building is situated on Salem Square, next to South Hall...
March 23: Happy Birthday! Eva Almira Wall
Eva Almira Wall was born in Forsyth County in 1890. She graduated from the Forsyth County schools and Salem College. She worked for the City of Winston-Salem as an auditor, a trouble-shooter for City...
March 23,1999: Linda Davis Named Police Chief
On this day in 1999, Linda Davis took oath as Winston-Salem’s first female police chief. Police Chief Linda Gibson Petree Davis is a native of Winston-Salem and a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High...
March 22: Happy Birthday! William Neal Reynolds
William Neal Reynolds was born in Patrick County, Virginia, in 1863 to Hardin and Nancy Reynolds. He attended Trinity College (later Duke University), and joined his brother, Richard J. Reynolds, in the tobacco business...
March 22, 1938: Selected Dairies Opens
Selected Dairies was incorporated by T. Holt Haywood, owner of Arden Farms; Thurmond Chatham, owner of Klondike Farms; and John C. Whitaker, owner of Whit-Acres Farm. The business was established to handle the dairy...
March 21: Happy Birthday! Frank Liipfert Horton
Frank Liipfert Horton was born in Winston-Salem in 1918. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he returned to Winston-Salem and he and his mother, Theo Taliaferro,...