It all began at the Central Library, 660 West Fifth Street…

  At 6:30 PM, Monday, February 26, 1979 a new exhibit opened at the Central Library on West Fifth Street in Winston-Salem. It was created by Vernon Logan, the local leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, headed nationally by David Duke. It consisted of documents and artifacts, including hoods and robes, relating…

Ancestry at Home until August 31

Have you been putting off doing your genealogy even though you know Ancestry is available for at home use? Well, no worries - Ancestry Library Edition is available for at home use through August 31 now. Woohoo! All you need is your library card # and PIN to sign in. If do not have a…

Babe Ruth’s strange day in the Twin City…

George Scott, who hit a few while becoming one of the Twin City’s most popular minor league players ever, called his home runs “Long Taters”. On April 8, 1920, Babe Ruth hit three “Long Taters” in an exhibition game at Piedmont Park in Winston-Salem, yet came away with nothing more than two doubles and a…

Brown Memorial Baptist Church…

In 1889, Baptists living in the Broad Street area founded a new congregation, the Broad Street Baptist Church. In 1906, they bought a lot at the corner of West Fourth and North Spring Street for a new church building. Ground was broken in November and the first three bricks laid by the misses Lillie Leak,…

More Genealogy Videos!

We're back with more videos for you genealogy lovers. Instead of highlighting searching in databases, we are providing you with some videos that show you how to start a family recipe book, start recording family oral histories, and just start genealogy in general. Let us know what you think! We want to make more videos…

Kurfees Curve…the true story…

Kurfees Curve Strikes Again! The Killer Curve! Disaster Over Hawthorne! On A Fast Track! Death Trap! (quote from a local mayor) Drama queen headline writers loved it. It was, they said, the curve that killed. And killed. And killed again. Dozens had died. And the back story was that it had been conceived in one…

Sketchbook Legacy

Sketchbook Legacy - a project in collaboration with Art of Art's Sake, began at Meadowlark Middle School in Mrs. Miller's art room. The spring project asked her 8th graders to complete a sketchbook or altered book. Some books are based on songs. "Rolling in the Deep" (by Adele) - Emma Hanes "Desperado" (by the Eagles)…

News & Observer, 1880 – present, added…

  The Raleigh News & Observer from 1880 to present has just been added to our digital newspaper collection. Since it is the state’s newspaper of record, this is a much awaited event. Go to: forsyth.cc/library ⇢ “Online Resources” ⇢ “Genealogy & History” ⇢ “Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection (ProQuest)” Type in your library…

Video Tutorials for Genealogy

We hope you are enjoying your time using Ancestry from home and other genealogy databases the Forsyth County Public Library offers, like MyHeritage, African American Heritage, or HeritageQuest. Here is a link to these online genealogical resources. We would like to share some video tutorials on how to use Ancestry from home, including how to…

Ancestry at Home until June 30

Do you want to do your genealogical research with Ancestry from home? Well, Ancestry has got you covered by extending the home use of the library's Ancestry Library Edition. You are able to use the database from home until June 30 now. All you need is your library card # and PIN to sign in.…