April 17: Happy Birthday! Thomas Augustus Fraser Jr.
The Rt. Rev. Thomas A. Fraser was born in Atlanta in 1915. He attended public schools in Brooklyn, N. Y. He studied for a year at the University of Jena in Germany, and graduated...
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April 17,1924: Lincoln Theatre Opens
Exterior Lincoln Theatre Interior Lincoln Theatre On this day in 1924, the Lincoln Theatre opened at 311 North Church Street. It was the...
April 16: Happy Birthday! John Paul Hoffman
John Paul Hoffman was born on this day in 1894, in Virginia, to John T. and Laura Hoffman. He came from a large family, with many brothers and sisters. He settled in Winston-Salem in...
April 16,1931: First Brick for Ardmore Moravian Church
Bishop-Elect, Dr. J. Kenneth Pfohl, laid the first brick for the new Ardmore Moravian Church on this day in 1931. And, Reverend Edgar Holton, pastor of the church, laid the second brick for the...
April 15: Happy Birthday! Jeanne “Jan” North Hill
Jeanne “Jan” North Hill was born on this day in 1959, the daughter of William and Jeanne Hill. She was a 1977 graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School. She graduated from St. Andrews...
April 15,1926: Union Train Station Opens
The Southern Railroad passenger station was located on a pie-slice piece of land between Third and Fourth Streets, on Chestnut Street. It opened in 1904, and was designed by Frank Milburn, a well-known architect...
April 14: Happy Birthday! Hans Heidemann
Hans Heidemann was born in Germany on this day in 1911. He came to the United States in 1926. His parents played a variety of musical instruments, and Hans began taking piano lessons...
April 14,1936: Camp Betty Hastings Named
The announcement was made on this day in 1936 that the new YWCA camp will be named Camp Betty Hastings. The name was recommended by Fred S. Hutchins, donor of the land, and was...
April 13: Happy Birthday! Valeria Woodward
Miss Valeria Woodward’s name is probably not familiar to most people reading this feature. But to four generations of women in Winston-Salem, they thought they didn’t have an Easter hat unless “Miss Vallie” had...
April 13,1949: Winston Theatre Opens
The Winston Theatre opened on this day in 1949. Located at 635 West Fourth Street, the Winston Theatre was designed by well-known theatre architect Earle Stillwell of Henderson, North Carolina. It...