We’re proud to join Smithsonian magazine’s thirteenth annual Museum Day Live!, in which participating museums across the United States emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution […]
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Joyce Davis Celebrates 100th Birthday in Wake Forest
Wake Forest’s legendary Joyce Davis celebrates her 100th birthday on July 9th, marking a century of history right in our hometown. In 2013, Ms. Joyce granted […]
Read moreRoyall Cotton Mill
In 1899 Wake Forest College graduates Robert E. Royall, Thomas E. Holding, and William C. Powell built a cotton mill on a twenty-five acre tract north […]
Read moreWake Forest in 1939
In 1939, itinerant filmmaker H. Lee Waters arrived in Wake Forest to shoot film of local residents, edit the footage into a feature length movie, and […]
Read moreThe British Connection
News stories about William and Kate bring to mind all things British… including the excellent but nearly forgotten story of young World War II refugees safely […]
Read moreMill Village Artifacts
The artifacts recently brought to a ladies’ luncheon at the new museum gave a fascinating glimpse into the history kept in our very own homes. Members […]
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