Early 1900s newspaper advertisements often focused on modern appliances that were developed to make household chores easier on women. Here are a few of the advertisements that I’ve come across in the local newspapers...
Dr. Charles Solomon Lawrence was born on this day in 1878, in Stokes County, to William A. and Matilda Lawrence. He attended Siloam Academy, then enlisted in the United States Army in 1897 and...
On this day in 1986, the first heart transplant operation was performed at Bowman Gray/Baptist Hospital Medical Center. The headlines the following day announced that a heart transplant was conducted in the evening of...
Dr. John Bynum was born on this day in 1860, in Stokes County, to Dr. Hampton Wade and Mary Speas Bynum. His family moved to Winston-Salem in 1869, where his father practiced medicine until...
Dr. Samuel Frederick Pfohl was born on this day in 1871, in Salem, to Christian Thomas and Margaret Siewers Pfohl. Dr. Pfohl was educated at Salem Boys School and graduated from the University of...
