July Feast: Fresh Corn Casserole
As fresh corn becomes available in the grocery stores and produce stands, we look for different ways of cooking and serving this delicious vegetable. Here’s a recipe that uses the fresh corn in a...
Winston-Salem Time Traveler
Wayback Wednesday: NC’s Home-Run Derby of 1961
If you wanted to see major league baseball players hit home runs in 1961, you didn’t have to leave Winston-Salem; you just had to travel to Ernie Shore Field. Following a exciting home run...
Wayback Wednesday: 1949 Centennial Parade – Kindergarten-Style
Everyone in Forsyth County was caught up in the spirit of the ’49ers’ in May 1949. Forsyth County Centennial plans were in the works for over a year, and the parade that made its...
Wayback Wednesday: Can you identify…photos from 1960?
Here are four unidentified images from the Jim Keith photo collection at the Forsyth County Public Library. If you can identify any of the people in the photos, please comment. All of the images...
Wayback Wednesday: The Zevely House
The stately brick house that sits on a lot facing West Fourth Street, between Summit Street and Brookstown Avenue, has a long and interesting history. In fact, it is referred to as the oldest...
National Library Week: April 4-10, 2021
National Library Week is a good time to celebrate the libraries (and librarians) in your life. The theme for National Library Week in 2021 is “Welcome to Your Library.” During the pandemic over the...
Wayback Wednesday: Easter Greetings!
This Easter postcard was mailed on April 19th, 1908, from Baltimore to Winston-Salem. The message on the front of the postcard is “A Bright and Happy Easter.” The message on the back of the...
Wayback Wednesday: The Taylor House
The William Barrett Taylor house sits on a point of land that faces West Fourth Street, and is flanked by Brookstown Avenue and Grace Court. William Barrett Taylor (1851-1933) came to Winston-Salem in the...
Wayback Wednesday: Happy St. Patrick’s Day
This embossed St. Patrick’s Day postcard was mailed from Farmington, Washington, to a woman in Winston-Salem, in 1907. The postcard is an undivided back postcard, which means that the entire back of the postcard...
Wayback Wednesday: Can You Identify These Photos?
The following are two photographs that were taken by Winston-Salem Journal photographer, Jim Keith. They are not necessarily connected, except that they were probably taken in 1961. If you can identify either the school...