Members of the Wake Forest Garden Club made it their mission to preserve the historic Calvin Jones House, moving it to the old college athletic field […]
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Moving the Museum
On September 1, 2010, Executive Director Ed Morris spent the day getting all the smaller items moved from the Calvin Jones House and into the new […]
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The Mackie Gift
In honor of his parents, Dr. George Mackie and Kathleen Mackie Lake, Jim Mackie and his wife Clare donated the home at 340 North Main Street […]
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The Grand Opening
November 14, 2010 was a beautiful day for a ribbon cutting. Maybe Wake Forest native Barbara Lyon said it best. “To us Wake Forest was the […]
Read moreFrom the General Store
Every once in a while, someone calls with an odd item they wish to donate. Sometimes these are large and heavy and of unusual providence. And […]
Read moreChristmas 2012
This is a special Christmas for the Wake Forest Historical Museum. Not only was the Calvin Jones House prominently featured in the town’s Historic Home Tour: […]
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