Local History, Winston-Salem

Bowman returns to his home…

R. J. Reynolds considered himself to be the best salesman in the history of the world. But he generously allowed that if he was not, then Bowman Gray was, which was why he hired him in the first place, and why he anointed Bowman to be his successor as the head of the R.J. Reynolds… Continue reading Bowman returns to his home…

Genealogy, Local History

Now leaving for Paris, Rome, Baghdad and points east…

Say "Smith Reynolds" around here and most people see a headline in their minds, something like "Smith Reynolds Dead in Mysterious Shooting at Reynolda". That carries a lot of extra baggage, all of it negative. But what if we substitute another headline, just a few years after Lucky Lindy flew the Atlantic and a few… Continue reading Now leaving for Paris, Rome, Baghdad and points east…