March 28: Happy Birthday! Katharine King Johnson
Katharine King Bahnson de Braganca Johnson was born in Leaksville in 1921. She graduated from Salem College, where she was Queen of the May in 1941, the year she graduated. Also in 1941, she...
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March 28, 1968: Land Cleared for Convention Center
On this day in 1968, the front page of the Winston-Salem Journal showed a photo of the nearly-cleared 500 block of North Cherry Street. The photograph is facing north, with Marshall Street at left, Cherry...
March 27: Happy Birthday! Guy Rucker Dudley
Guy Rucker Dudley was born in Virginia in 1899. He was a World War I veteran, and served as a commander of the Clyde Bolling Post of the American Legion. Guy was educated at...
March 27,1964: Morris Service Restaurant Sold
Morris Service Restaurant opened in 1930 on the corner of West Fourth and Marshall Streets. The restaurant was named for its first operator, a Mr. Morris, who sold it to Howard Lee within a...
March 26: Happy 100th Birthday! Frank Buxton Jones Jr.
Frank Buxton Jones Jr. was born in Winston-Salem in 1914, to Frank Buxton and Carrie Keith Jones Sr. He was born in his grandfather Keith’s house on Brookstown Avenue. Frank graduated from R. J....
March 26,1953: Fifth Street Library Dedicated
After years of raising money and planning, the new public library opened at 660 West Fifth Street on this date in 1953. The library moved from its previous location on Cherry Street, from the...
March 25: Happy Birthday! Reid Thomas Holmes
Reid Thomas Holmes was born in Wildwood, New Jersey, in 1918. He graduated from Duke University and was an administrator at Duke Hospital before coming to Winston-Salem in the mid-1940s. He was the administrator...
March 25, 1956: Prince Ibraham School Opens
On this day in 1956, Prince Ibraham School was dedicated, named for Prince Ibraham, former vice chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Education who died in 1954. In the above photo, Gerald and...
March 24: Happy Birthday! Ernest Grady Shore
Ernest Grady Shore, or “Ernie, was born at Shore in Yadkin County in 1891. His ancestors in Yadkin County were farmers. Ernie attended school in Yadkin County, then went to Guildford College where he...
March 24,1856: Main Hall Opens at Salem Academy
On this day in 1856, Main Hall opened to students at Salem Female Academy. Main Hall was designed by local industrialist, Francis Fries. The building is situated on Salem Square, next to South Hall...