January 15, 1923: Reynolds High School is Open
On this date: January 15, 1923. Students moved into the new R. J. Reynolds High School. The fire at the City High School on January 9th prompted quick action to make Reynolds High School operational...
Category: On This Date
January 14: Happy Birthday! Cyrus B. Watson
Cyrus Barksdale Watson was born in Stokes County (later became Forsyth County), near Kernersville, in 1845. His early education was at home, then he attended Kernersville High School. He left the high school to enlist...
January 14, 1906: Humane Society is Organized
On this date: January 14, 1906. The Winston-Salem Humane Society was organized at the YMCA. The officers were: J. M. Rogers, president; P. M. Colbert, secretary; and the Executive Committee was comprised of P....
January 13: Happy Birthday! Whitfield B. East Jr.
Whitfield Brown East Jr., known as “Whit,” was born in Forsyth County in 1921. He was educated in the local schools, and at Salem College and the University of Oklahoma. He began working at...
January 13, 1923: Junior League Gets Started
On this date: January 13, 1923. An enthusiastic group of young women met at Reynolda, and under the leadership of Mrs. J. Edward Johnston and Mrs. S. Wilson Gray, they were organized into the...
January 12: Happy Birthday! Martin Monroe Mackie
Martin Monroe Mackie was born in Yadkin County in 1899. His parents were John Henry and Nancy Mackie, and he was next to the youngest child in a family of 10 children. Although...
January 12, 1923: First House Constructed in Westover Park
On this date: January 12, 1923. As early as September 1922, plans were underway for the new subdivision called Westover Park. An announcement in the newspaper made the public aware of the new development...
January 11: Happy Birthday! Dr. William Kay McGee
Dr. William Kay McGee was born in South Carolina in 1900. He graduated from Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He served churches in Burlington and Thomasville, before coming to...
January 11, 1897: Forsyth County Courthouse Opens
On this date: January 11, 1897. The second courthouse for Forsyth County opened on this date for business. It was designed by Frank Milburn, who also designed the train depot on Chestnut Street, First...
January 10: Happy Birthday! Archibald Boggs Taylor
Archibald Boggs Taylor, known as Archie or Arch, was born in Salem in 1892. His father was William Barrett Taylor and his mother was Elizabeth McCaw Boggs Taylor. His father, known as “Old Man...