Then & Now: Site of #256 Fire
August 27, 1998 was one of those red-letter days in Winston-Salem’s history. It was the day R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Factory #256, located on N. Chestnut Street, caught fire and burned. The fire...
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Do You Remember…Bocock Stroud?
Many of us have memories of shopping at Bocock-Stroud Company over the years. We might have bought books, toys, clothing, shoes, sporting goods, camera supplies, phonograph records, appliances, or any number of gift items. ...
Then and Now: Restaurants on N.Chestnut Street
There was a time when people who worked around North Chestnut Street could choose a different lunch cafe for every day of the workweek. And if they worked at one of the R. J....
December 31: Happy Birthday! Henry S. Stokes
Henry Straughan Stokes was born on this day in 1880, in Virginia, to Colin and Florence Turpin Stokes. Henry attended the local schools in Prince Edward County and Randolph Macon Academy. He earned a...
December 27: Happy Birthday! Elmer Eugene Woosley
Elmer Eugene Woosley was born on this day in 1905, in Forsyth County, to John Wesley and Rosa Dorse Woosley. Elmer graduated from Vienna High School in 1926. He worked for R. J. Reynolds...
December 20,1906: RJR Discontinues Premiums
The Union Republican newspaper announced on this day in 1906 that the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company will discontinue its premium department as of January 1, 1907. At this time, the premium department was...
December 16: Happy Birthday! Thomas Garland Anderson
Thomas Garland Anderson was born on this date in 1900, in Davie County, to Thomas M. and Annie Anderson. Thomas came to Winston-Salem about 1921 and worked for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He...
December 16, 2005: R. J. Reynolds Donates Land
On this day in 2005, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company made an announcement concerning the Piedmont Triad Research Park. The company announced that they were donating an additional 16 acres in downtown Winston-Salem to...
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...
October 28: Happy Birthday! George William Coan Sr.
George William Coan Sr. was born on this day in 1867, in Virginia, to John O. and Mary Jones Coan. George graduated from Poughkeepsie Business School in New York at the age of 16...