Then and Now: Crystal Lake
On Memorial Day weekend, our thoughts begin to turn to summer and outdoor activities. Some of us think about a place where we spent many summer days, either swimming in the pool or boating...
Winston-Salem Time Traveler
May 25: Happy Birthday! William Thomas Brown
William Thomas Brown was born on this day in 1866, in Mocksville, to Dr. and Mrs. William L. Brown. His father was one of the pioneers in the tobacco industry, and was in business...
May 25,2006: New Building for Family Services
On this day in 2006, an article in the Winston-Salem Journal announced that Family Services plans to build a $4 million headquarters on Broad Street near Salem Avenue in the Southeast Gateway. It will be...
May 24: Happy Birthday! Rosa Mickey Fries
Rosa Mickey was born on this day in 1860, in Salem, to Julius Edward and Lavinia Vogler Mickey. She attended Salem Female Academy from 1873-1877. Rosa married Henry E. Fries in 1881. They had...
May 24,1960: Lasater House Changes Hands
Robert Edward Lasater built a 24-room mansion near Clemmons in 1928. The house and the 117 surrounding acres were bought on this day in 1960 by the North Carolina Home for the Jewish Aged....
May 23: Happy Birthday! Hazel Boyles Grubbs
Hazel Boyles was born in Winston-Salem in 1919 to Harry O. and Vallie Forrest Boyles. She graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1936, and from King’s Business College in Charlotte. She was...
May 23,1956: Ernie Shore Field is Dedicated
Southside Park was the home of minor-league baseball in Winston-Salem from 1905 until the park burned in 1955. After the fire, plans began for a new baseball park. Ernie Shore, former baseball pitcher and...
May 22: Happy Birthday! Miriam Efird Hoyt
Miriam Katherine Efird was born on this day in 1901, in Winston-Salem. Her parents were Jason Adam and Mary Stafford Efird. Since her father managed the Phoenix Hotel, and that is where her family...
May 22,1906: Thomas Edison Comes to Town
On this day in 1906, Thomas Edison came through and stopped in Winston-Salem. He was enroute to Lincoln county to investigate the cobalt mines. Edison was traveling with Charles Edison, John Miller, Frank Ott,...
May 21: Happy Birthday! Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines
Clarence Edward “Big House” Gaines was born on this day in 1924 in Kentucky. He attended Morgan State on a football scholarship, and he also played basketball. He graduated from Morgan State in 1945,...