On this day in 1905, a new business venture called Forsyth Hardware Company opened on North Trade Street. Forsyth Hardware Company is a successor to the Hooper-Brooks Company. Members of the new firm are...
Joseph Turner Greene Jr., better known as “J. T. Greene,” was born on this day in 1927, to Joseph Turner Greene Sr. and Mervin Blevins Greene. J. T. graduated from Hanes High School and...
On this day in 1936, petitions were put into circulation to ask the Board of Aldermen to request Duke Power Company to make the change to bus service from streetcars. Buses and streetcars were...
Thomas Maslin was born on this day in 1874, in Baltimore, to William H. and Alice Virginia McConky Maslin. He was educated in the public schools and at Baltimore City College. Thomas came to...
An announcement appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1967, that plans have been completed for a shopping center to be built on Cloverdale Hill. The new Cloverdale Plaza Shopping Center will...
John Edgar Frederick Bennett was born on this day in 1889, in Salem, to Charles Edward and Emma Axsom Bennett. He was one of at least 12 children; ten sons and two daughters are...
On this day in 1964, the Salem Tavern building was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U. S. Department of the Interior. Salem Tavern was one of 452 sites that “possess exceptional value...
Franklin Ray Shirley was born on this day in 1914, in Kentucky. Dr. Shirley earned his bachelor’s degree at Georgetown College, his master’s degree in speech from Columbia University, and his doctorate in speech...
On this day in 1959, Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, made her first visit to Winston-Salem. Mahalia sang a recital of gospel music in the Atkins High School gymnasium under the sponsorship of the WAAA...
Kenneth Lee Greenfield was born on this day in 1896, in Kernersville, to John and Sallie Lindsay Greenfield. Kenneth was educated at the Kernersville Academy, and he was one of four students...
