Wayback Wednesday: Happy New Year!
This postcard was mailed from Winston-Salem on December 31, 1917. It was sent to “Grandma,” who was living in Pinnacle. The message was that the writer was thinking of “Grandma” and hoped that she...
Winston-Salem Time Traveler
Wayback Wednesday: Merry Christmas Greetings!
Merry Christmas from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler!
Wayback Wednesday: Winston-Salem in 1924.
An article in a June 1924 issue of the Winston-Salem Journal touted Winston-Salem as the thirty-sixth greatest industrial city in the United States. The source of this statistic was the 1919 U. S. Industrial...
It’s Looking Like Christmas In Winston-Salem
The Christmas season brings beautiful decorations to landscapes and buildings and homes. Some of the decorations have graced the city for several years, while others are new to the Christmas scene. The many-figured and...
Wayback Wednesday: Candle Tea Memories – 1962
Are you having Candle Tea withdrawal this year? Some people make the Candle Tea in Old Salem an annual outing for their families. They experience the Christmas carols being sung in the Brothers House....
Wayback Wednesday: Happy Thanksgiving Greetings!
This Thanksgiving postcard was mailed to a Winston-Salem woman in November 1907. The postcard came from a relative in Washington State. The postcard is embossed and has the word “postcard” written in many languages...
Wayback Wednesday: Singing the Baby to Sleep – 1960 Style.
The Hudson family came to Winston-Salem in April 1960, to perform at a dance given at the Moose Club. Nancy and Dean Hudson Sr., (Mom and Dad), kept a close eye on their 4-month-old...
Wayback Wednesday: Can You Help Identify These Veterans?
In honor of our veterans on Veterans Day, here are a few unidentified photos in the photograph collection that relate to veterans. If you can identify any of the men in the photographs, please...
Wayback Wednesday: Autumn Splendor on Reynolda Road.
Do you remember driving down Reynolda Road, near the Reynolda Estate, and enjoying the change of color in the trees lining Reynolda Road? We rarely have color images in the library’s photograph collection. The...
Wayback Wednesday: Can You Identify These Swimmers?
Jim Keith captured these swimmers at a swimming pool in 1960. The girl seated at the far left is Carolyn Bertie. Can you identify any of the other swimmers? Also, can you identify the...