November 7: Happy Birthday! Benjamin F. Huntley
Benjamin Franklin Huntley was born on this day in 1862, in Union County, to John and Emily Chears Huntley. He grew up during the years of Reconstruction, and attended the local schools. He came...
Winston-Salem Time Traveler
November 7,1926: Augsburg Lutheran’s New Church
Rev. W. A. Lutz traveled to Winston-Salem from Charlotte on this day in 1926, to deliver the principal address at the service for laying the cornerstone for the new Augsburg Lutheran Church. Rev. Lutz...
November 6: Happy Birthday! Martin Mahlon Mackie
Martin Mahlon Mackie was born on this day in 1926, in Forsyth County, to Martin Monroe and Verna Branon Mackie. He spent his childhood in Boonville, Yadkinville and Monroe, and graduated from R. J....
November 6,1929: Photostat Machine Installed
A new era dawned in the Register of Deeds Office on this day in 1929. A Photostat machine, from the Photostat Corporation of Rochester, New York, was installed. The outfit costs $3,500 which...
November 5: Happy Birthday! Myra Gardner Pearce
Myra Gardner Pearce was born on this day in 1915, in Johnston County, to Jonas Bailey and Mary Elizabeth Gardner. Myra was married to Bronnie Clifton Pearce. They started the first diaper service in...
November 5,1954: Jackie Robinson Comes to Town
Some of the town’s dignitaries turned out for a special guest on this day in 1954. Baseball player, Jackie Robinson, and his wife, came to Winston-Salem. The occasion for his visit was to attend...
November 4: Happy Birthday! Captain William Robert Burke
Captain William Robert Burke was born on this day in 1897, in Ashe County, to John Thomas and Mollie Ellen Phillips Burke. He attended school, then he began farming. He left farming to work...
November 4,1925: Calvin H. Wiley School is Dedicated
The local newspaper advertised on November 1, 1923, that bids would be taken for the new grade school to be built in Hanes Park. The plans were already drawn and contractors had 30 days...
November 3: Happy Birthday! George Edward “Skip” Prosser
George Edward “Skip” Prosser III was born on this day in 1950, in Pittsburgh. He attended the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy and graduated with a degree in nautical science. He received his master’s...
November 3,1942: Fire at Bethania Moravian Church
During the night on this date in 1942, Bethania Moravian Church caught fire and burned. Built in 1809, the church lost its ancient roof timbers and the organ built by Joseph Ferdinand...