March 20: Happy Birthday! William King Hoyt
William King Hoyt was born in Saratoga County, New York, in 1889. He graduated from Swarthmore College and was employed by the Trenton, New Jersey, Times from mid-1912 to 1924. During that time he...
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March 18,1940: Old Salem’s Fourth House Opens
Restoration of the “Fourth House,” the fourth house erected after the Moravians settled in Salem, has been completed by the Colonial Dames of North Carolina. And, public inspection of the house was set for...
February 22: Happy Birthday! Ralph P. Hanes
Ralph Philip Hanes Sr. was born in Winston-Salem to John Wesley and Anna Hodgins Hanes in 1898. Mr. Hanes was educated at Woodberry Forest, Phillips Academy, and Yale University. He served briefly in the...
January 29, 1955: Mary Pickford Visits Old Salem
On this date: January 29, 1955. Mary Pickford and husband Buddy Rogers visited Old Salem. They toured the John Vogler House and expressed great interest in the restoration effort at Old Salem. They are...