History, culture, government, and genealogy of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County and North Carolina
Can you believe February is here already? Before you know it summer will be here and it will be time for family reunions! Come see us to get started with your genealogy or if you just have a question or two about research methods. We're here to help. One-on-one genealogy help is available during the… Continue reading February Genealogy Help Calendar
E. Vernon F. Glenn at an autograph party in Jacksonville, FL for his first novel, "Friday Calls". He is a member of the local Glenn family, of Quality Oil Company fame, but the "E. Vernon F." part makes him the namesake of E. Vernon Ferrell, for many years the head of Ferrell Realty and certainly… Continue reading "Friday Calls"…ignored by local media…
For larger images, on Mac, control-click-view image; on Windows, right click-view image. Most of the pictures in this post are original monochromes. Since I have been experimenting with colorization, I decided to colorize most of them using various algorithms. The monochrome originals are safely stored in their original format. Myrtle Beach, Ninth Avenue at Ocean… Continue reading Cruising Stratford, the early years…1940s – 1960s
To see images at full size: On Mac, control-click, select "view image" On Windows, right click, select "view image" Our genealogical genius Janice brought my attention to an old article in our vertical files by Bill East of the Twin City Sentinel on this building. It has always been one of my favorite downtown artworks.… Continue reading Sketches of Spain in the Twin City…
The first known color photographs of the Salem College campus appeared ninety years ago in the 1929 yearbook, "Sights & Insights". No credits are given for the photographer, who was probably a Salem student. Certainly, they are some of the earliest color photographs taken in Winston-Salem. The quality of the images could be improved a… Continue reading First color photos of the Salem College campus, 1929…
To see images at larger sizes: on Mac, control-click; on Windows, right click. In the early 1950s, there were seventeen department stores in downtown Winston-Salem. There were five “five and dimes” as well, along with eighteen drugstores, all but two locally owned. There were about ninety restaurants. A few of them, like the Cavalier in… Continue reading Roland Bennett’s Lunch…another Twin City legend…
