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....
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Wayback Wednesday: Oh, My Aching Back; The Twist.
Did you dance “The Twist” in the 1960s, along with so many teenagers and young adults? Did anyone tell you that you would hurt yourself doing the dance? Well, we can’t say that we...
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Betty Key, a student nurse at Baptist Hospital, posed for Winston-Salem Journal photographer, Jim Keith, for this St. Patrick’s Day photo. The photo appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on March 17, 1962, page 10....
July 28,1962: Sessions Specialty Company to Relocate
On this day in 1962, the Sessions Specialty Company announced in the Winston-Salem Journal that the business will soon move. Sessions has purchased the building at Sixth and Marshall Streets. The building has remained...
January 4, 1962: Parkway Chalet Motor Lodge dedicated
On this date: January 4, 1962. The new Parkway Chalet Motor Lodge, located on Peter’s Creek Parkway, was dedicated today. The new motor lodge was located off Interstate 40 at 600 Peters Creek Parkway....