Wayback Wednesday: Forsyth County Courthouses, Part 3
The second Forsyth County Courthouse was completed in January 1897 and was financed by issuing 110 bonds of $500 each, payable in 5, 10, and 15 years to raise $55,000. The building took ten...
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November 9: Happy Birthday! Joseph C. Grogan Sr.
Joseph Cherry Grogan Sr. was born on this date in 1918, in Winston-Salem, to Irvin Washington and Eva Bell Cherry Grogan. Joe was the fifth child in a family of eight children. His father...
July 14,1911:Brown Memorial Baptist Church Lets Contract
On this day in 1911, a contract was let to complete construction at Brown Memorial Baptist Church. A. H. Walls will be the contractor to complete the building, which includes the auditorium, vestibule and...
May 8,1935: Brown Memorial Baptist Church and First Baptist Church to Merge
On this day in 1935, an announcement was made that Brown Memorial Baptist Church (pictured left) and First Baptist Church (pictured right) planned to merge. A vote was taken...
February 27: Happy Birthday! Carrie Watkins Rich
Carrie Watkins Rich was born in Forsyth County, near Clemmons, in 1863 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watkins. She spent most of her life in Winston-Salem, and attended Salem College. She married D. Rich...