The Retro Crystal Ball: 100 Years Ago…1916!
The beginning of a new year means making lots of plans for what we hope to accomplish and experience during the 366 (leap year) days that lie ahead of us for 2016. Looking into our...
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May 2: Happy Birthday! Bunyan Snipes Womble
Bunyan Snipes Womble was born on this day in 1882 in Chatham County, to Rev. William Fletcher and Olivia Womble. His father was a Methodist minister, so he lived in several counties as a...
April 24: Happy Birthday! Coy Carnelina Carpenter
Dr. Coy C. Carpenter was born on this day in 1900, in Carpenter, Wake County, to Rufus and Betty Carpenter. He graduated from Cary High School and Wake Forest College, and received his M....
April 12: Happy Birthday! Rufus Alexander Shore
Rufus Alexander Shore was born on this day in 1863, in Winston-Salem, to Jonas and Elizabeth Thomas Shore. Rufus worked in the newspaper field as a young man, and began his career as an...
February 1,1916: Founding of Winston-Salem Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Winston-Salem received its charter on this day in 1916. The Rotary Club was the city’s first civic luncheon club. A special dinner meeting was held on February 5th at Forsyth Country...