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Can you believe it? The Junior League of Winston-Salem has been serving the Winston-Salem community for 100 years. To celebrate this amazing accomplishment, we here in the North Carolina Collection have searched through our archives to bring you a glimpse into the remarkable achievements of the Junior League over the past century. Formed in 1923,… Continue reading Junior League is 100
As always, click the pictures for full size First, the parking plan. All parking is free, but the surface lot and under building area have no time limits, while the street parking has the usual two hour restriction: The surface parking lot is diagonally across the Fifth / Spring Street intersection from the Central Library...… Continue reading How to get to the new North Carolina Room…
The North Carolina Room's temporary location at the Forsyth County Government Center will be closing to the public on Friday, July 14 at 5:00 pm in preparation for our collection move to the new Central Library. We will reopen when the new Library opens later this summer. We hope to see you in our bright… Continue reading NC Room Closing on July 14th
The Forsyth County Genealogical Society will meet on Tuesday evening, June 7, 2016, in the auditorium of the Reynolda Manor Public Library, located at 2839 Fairlawn Drive, Winston-Salem, NC. Our social period begins at 6:30 PM, and the meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. Molly Grogan Rawls, the photograph collection librarian at the Forsyth County Public… Continue reading Forsyth Co. Genealogical Society Mtg. Features Molly’s New Book
The North Carolina Room turned 40 last week on Monday, June 15th and we had a wonderful celebration. The Friends of the Central Library sponsored our event. Lots of people stopped by to say thanks and to enjoy birthday cake, shortcake, fresh strawberries & blueberries, and lemonade. Balloons and flowers really made the affair festive.… Continue reading A Happy 40 Year Anniversary Celebration
As always, click the pix for full size Forty years ago this week, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company put on the biggest picnic in North Carolina history. There was a stage at midfield in Groves Stadium, where Sound Generation, the Eliminators and the Roy Clark show performed. There were carnival rides and free food and… Continue reading 100 plus 40 = something very special…
In recent years, it has become traditional for the various library departments and branches to send each other electronic greeting cards at the holiday season. Somehow, this became a part of my job description in the NC Room. Here is our 2014 missive: Click the pic for full size In case you missed it, here… Continue reading Holiday greetings from the NC Room (Abridged)…
Yes, the NC Room (Abridged) at the Forsyth County Government Center is now open. Come by and see us between 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday. For a guide on how to find us, parking passes and more, click the pic below: Other than the need for about 12 times as much space,… Continue reading Our new neighbors…
The North Carolina Room will reopen at 8 AM on Monday, November 17, 2014. We will be located on the second floor of the Forsyth County Government Center, next to the Register of Deeds office, at 201 North Chestnut Street. Our new hours will be radically different from what they were before. NO night hours.… Continue reading NC Room reopening November 17, 2014…
This should have been posted on Friday, October 31, but I ran out of time and energy. So here is the last moving update until we can show you what the new temporary North Carolina Room will look like when it opens in two weeks on Monday, November 17, 2014. As always, click on the… Continue reading The last day…
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