September 21,1919: Buena Vista Lots for Sale
The half-page newspaper ad shown above caught the attention of Sunday readers on this day in 1919. The ad announced the availability of building lots in the neighborhood called Buena Vista. Some of the...
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August 29: Happy Birthday! Edward Vernon Ferrell
Edward Vernon Ferrell was born on this day in 1888, in Durham, to William L. and Mary Walker Ferrell. He moved to Winston-Salem with his parents at a young age, and attended the local...
August 18: Happy Birthday! Thomas Edward Johnson Sr.
Thomas Edward Johnson Sr. was born on this day in 1883, in Forsyth County, to John and Mary Crouse Johnson. He attended the local schools, and was married to Elizabeth Burke in 1910. Johnson...
May 23: Happy Birthday! Hazel Boyles Grubbs
Hazel Boyles was born in Winston-Salem in 1919 to Harry O. and Vallie Forrest Boyles. She graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1936, and from King’s Business College in Charlotte. She was...