With the help of DuBois School alumni and the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, the museum’s archival material related to Wake Forest’s DuBois School is now available online. The DuBois School student newspaper, The Gazette, makes up most of the digitized material, but you will also find a 1964 and 1965 student yearbook, and material published by the National Alumni Association of DuBois.
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Oct. 7th Forum – Exploring the Heritage of the Ailey Young House
UPDATE – CHANGE OF DATE: Due to Hurricane Florence, this Town of Wake Forest program has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 7th at 3pm. With a […]
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Wake Forest’s Downtown Blacksmith Shop, 1954
It’s surprising to think the Town of Wake Forest still had a blacksmith shop until about 1960. It was where Lumpy’s Ice Cream is today; just […]
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Rain Saves Lives at Olive Branch Baptist Church
It was February 10, 1946 when heavy rain struck–bringing with it a miracle that could be called fate, luck, or Providence. As it was a Sunday […]
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“Doctor” Tom Loses Home by Fire
On the afternoon of January 13, 1923, an out of control blaze destroyed the home of “Doctor” Tom Jeffries in Wake Forest’s northeast neighborhood. Jeffries, born […]
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The DuBois School Athletic Program – In Celebration of Black History Month
To mark Black History Month, the museum is sharing a rare collection of images from the DuBois School. By the time these photographs were taken in […]
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