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Scene inside the first Hanes Knitting factory
Tobacco and textiles played a role in Forsyth County from the very beginning of the Wachovia settlement. But from the 1880s to the 1980s, these two industries dominated the industry and cultural environment of Winston-Salem like no others. Working with fabrics started simply... <Read more>
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:11 pm
I am a student doing a project on this and I was wondering if anybody had a lead on a primary source of someone who worked thee or worked near -
Sunday, January 10, 2021 3:24 am
We have one of these pianos as well! Currently in Iredell county. Fine upright, but can’t find much about it. My mother somehow acquired it in the early early 90’s when I was little. -
Thursday, January 7, 2021 6:23 pm
Dr Beverly Jones b 1811, was my great-great grandfather. I have been doing research on my family, and read about “Bettie ” in a report about Bethania written in 2010. I would like to contact Janet Martin-Cason to learn more about her family. I live in Minnesota. -
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:25 am
City Memorial Hospital became Forsyth Memorial Hospital when it moved to Silas Creek Parkway. You might try there for records from City Hospital. It is now called Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. There is also a nurses’ association, which might keep records on the training program participants. -
Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:51 pm
there used to be a wood stove there and whenever my grandpa visited from indiana he spent most of his time there smoking cigars and talking to the guys. this was in the early 60s -
Thursday, December 31, 2020 10:39 am
We kids used the store as home base when we played kick the can in early 1950s. Usually at night when traffic was slow. -
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 10:22 am
I most certainly remember this photograph of the Lincoln Theater and The Lafayette Theater around the corner on 4th Street in front of the Reynolds bldg. As an adolescent I went to both many times and I especially recall those great hot dogs! -
Friday, December 18, 2020 7:59 pm
I have a 7 drawer desk and was curious about its age. -
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:34 am
That’s me with my Daddy at the parade. Would love a print of this. Thank you
