Twin-City Profile: Mary Hanes Wharton
Mary Hanes Wharton’s photo was in the newspaper several times over the years that she lived in Winston-Salem. She was born in Salem, in 1892, to Andrew Thomas and Lucy Lawrence Hanes. Mary was...
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West Forsyth High School: Then & Now
West Forsyth High School opened in 1964, one of four new high schools to open in Forsyth County. The other high schools were North Forsyth, East Forsyth, and Parkland. All four high...
Blast From the Past: Old Richmond School
Photos of Old Richmond School, taken in the 1950s, were recently added to the photo files of the Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection. They were taken by newspaper photographer, Bill Ray, and are...
November 20: Happy Birthday! Wesley B. Speas
Wesley Bethel Speas was born on this day in 1875, in Forsyth County, to John S. and Mary Frances Doub Speas. Wesley spent most of his life in the Vienna community, although he was...
October 30: Happy Birthday! Janie Davenport Weaver
Janie Davenport Weaver was born on this day in 1909, in Lenoir, to Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Weaver. Janie’s father came to Winston-Salem to be a minister at Centenary Methodist Church, and she...
October 22: Happy Birthday! Claude Reuben “Pop” Joyner
Claude Reuben “Pop” Joyner was born on this day in 1896, in Yadkin County, to Samuel H. and Syniscal Sprinkle Joyner. When he was old enough, he farmed a little, but decided that he...
October 21: Happy Birthday! Robert Sidney Haltiwanger
Robert Sidney Haltiwanger was born on this day in 1893, in South Carolina, to Daniel Sidney and Jennie Gordon Haltiwanger. He attended Davidson College and planned to study medicine, but decided that he liked...
October 19: Happy Birthday! James Francis Malcolm
James “Jim” Francis Malcolm was born on this day in 1917, in Mooresville, to William Franklin and Lottie Gant Malcolm. Jim spend his childhood and youth at the Children’s Home. He graduated from R....
September 28:Happy Birthday! Anna Lula Dobson
Anna Lula Dobson was born on this day in 1888, in Surry County, to John Hamlin and Alice Cornelius Dobson. She attended Siloam Academy and graduated from Winston High School. She also graduated from...
September 9,1957:Educational TV Comes to Winston-Salem
On this day in 1957, students in three local high schools turned on the television for some of their lectures for the first time. R. J. Reynolds, Atkins and Gray High Schools were the...