Wake Forest Historical Museum Free Admission

LOCATION: 414 N. Main Street Wake Forest, NC 27587 REG HOURS: (TUES-FRI) 9am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30pm SUNDAY HOURS: 2-5pm (Dependent on Volunteers) CONTACT: 919-556-2911

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1920 Bird’s-Eye View

This 1920 aerial photo of campus and a portion of downtown is packed with tantalizing details! The image appeared in the 1921 Bulletin of Wake Forest College, a booklet the … Continue reading →

July 30, 2019 · Leave a comment

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Tues-Fri: 9am-noon & 1:30-4:30pm
Sun: 2pm-5pm

Closed: Saturday and Monday

Call us at 919.556.2911

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On 10/15/51 President Truman spoke at the WFC groundbreaking ceremony in Winston-Salem. These pics from around 1953 show a newly-planted magnolia and the chapel going up. #wfu #1950s

Wake Forest High School 1931 boys and girls basketball teams. Yesterday we had a visitor whose mother and father are both in this picture! ❤️! #wfhs #wakeforesthighschool

The school supplies given to Twig Wiggins by WFC on his first day of school in fall 1956. Never used. 😂

Today we sadly bid goodbye to WFU alum I. Beverly Lake, Jr., one of the giants of Wake Forest who consistently cherished and supported our local history while moving on to become one of North Carolina’s most complex and inspiring judicial leaders.