September 10,1907:First Meeting of New YWCA
The first meeting of the new YWCA association was held on this day in 1907. The association met in a room located over the Brown-Rogers Hardware Store, located near the corner of West Fourth...
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September 9: Happy Birthday! Irvin Sylvester Disher
Irvin Sylvester Disher was born on this day in 1895, in Forsyth County, to James Theodore and Seba Estella McLain Disher. He was connected with Reynolda Florists for 49 years and retired in 1960....
September 9,1957:Educational TV Comes to Winston-Salem
On this day in 1957, students in three local high schools turned on the television for some of their lectures for the first time. R. J. Reynolds, Atkins and Gray High Schools were the...
September 8: Happy Birthday! Robert Emory Carmichael
Robert Emory Carmichael was born on this day in 1861, in Winston-Salem, to Louis F. and Adelaide McKenzie Carmichael. He moved with his family to Indiana and Missouri, then returned to North Carolina in...
September 8, 1954: Train Engine Moves to Tanglewood Park
On this day in 1954, Tanglewood Park added a new feature to the park grounds. Train engine 542 was moved to Tanglewood Park, where it was placed on rails and situated so that children...
September 7, 2012: Special Recognition for Whitaker School
On this day in 2012, Whitaker Elementary School was recognized as a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School. The school was one of 269 schools in the country, and one of nine in North Carolina,...
September 6:Happy Birthday! Joseph Eli Alexander
Joseph Eli Alexander was born on this day in 1874, in Tyrrell County, to Dr. Abner and Dora Spruill Alexander. He attended the Columbia Preparatory School in Tyrrell County, and the Williamston Academy in...
September 6,1937:New School Buses
School children found out on this day in 1937 that they may soon be riding in one of the new all-steel school buses received recently in Forsyth County, as shown in the photo above....
September 3: Happy Birthday! Louisa Kirkman Stanton
Louisa Kirkman Stanton was born on this day in 1853, in Guilford County, to Leven and Rachel Gardner Kirkman. Louisa came to Winston-Salem in 1880, and was married to Julius Stanton in 1884. Louisa’s...
September 3,1928: Miller Municipal Airport Dedicated
Winston-Salem’s first airfield was named Maynard Field. It was home to air shows and derbies and many young pilots learned to fly in the field beside the Kernersville Road. But city officials were already...