Forsyth County, Local History, Winston-Salem

Save the first dance for me…

As always, some images can be seen at larger size by clicking on them It is fitting that one of our four Baptist Presidents, Harry Truman, who liked to play the piano and dance, broke the ground for the new Wake Forest College campus in Winston-Salem. It was a celebratory occasion, attended by thousands. But few knew… Continue reading Save the first dance for me…

Local History, Winston-Salem

Dancin’ to the music…

This is for the old folks…young whippersnappers under the age of 60 or so will not have a clue as to what this is all about. As often happens, I stumbled upon something while looking for something else. What I found was a digitized copy of the Wake Forest student newspaper, "Old Gold & Black",… Continue reading Dancin’ to the music…