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| MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2008-2009 |
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 6:30 P.M.
"THE HEROES OF AMERICA"…ALSO KNOWN AS THE RED STRINGERS.
WHO WERE THESE MEN? WHAT ROLE DID THEY PLAY IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ?
Come and learn about this ultra secret group and discover whether Forsyth County was infiltrated by its members and
impacted by their acts during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Join us at the Reynolda Branch Library Tuesday evening, September 9, 2008,. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program
will begin at 7:00 p.m.. The speaker will be Phyllis Roberson Hoots, a history instructor at Forsyth Technical Community
College, who has researched Unionism in Forsyth County, NC, during the American Civil War.
Mrs. Hoots has a Bachelor of Arts degree (History and English) from Salem College, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and is
the recipient of the President's Prize for Outstanding Achievement in History. She was nominated to study at Oxford
University, England. She earned her Master's degree in History from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where
her Master's paper was chosen to be read at the annual History Conference. Mrs. Hoots has assisted the NC Cultural
Resources and the NC Archaeology Department with various abandoned cemetery projects, as well as assisting in the
restoration of the Strangers Cemetery at Bethabara Park.
Mrs. Hoots is a charter member of the Forsyth County Historical Association.
| COME JOIN US!!! NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME! |
October 14, 2008 6:30 p.m. doors open
Winston-Salem: Then & Now
Molly Grogan Rawls will present a program called "Winston-Salem: Then & Now", based on her newly published book of
the same title. The book pairs a historical photograph of Winston-Salem with a current photograph of the
same location or building, accompanied by a caption that elaborates on the changes that have occurred over the years.
The book shows street scenes, public buildings, houses, businesses, restaurants, and recreational areas
in downtown Winston-Salem and along Reynolda and Stratford Roads. Molly will sign copies of her new book, and her
other two books, after the program.
Molly Grogan Rawls is a second-generation native of Winston-Salem. She is a graduate of North Forsyth High School
and UNC-Chapel Hill, where she majored in English and received a Master of Science in Library Science degree. Since
1990, Molly has worked as the photo archivist for the Forsyth County Public Library. In addition to her new Then & Now
book, she is also the author of Winston-Salem: From the collection of Frank B. Jones and Winston-Salem in Vintage
Postcards. Molly is married to Jeffrey Rawls and they have three sons and live in Lewisville.
Winston-Salem: Then & Now
Molly Grogan Rawls will present a program called "Winston-Salem: Then & Now", based on her newly published book of
the same title. The book pairs a historical photograph of Winston-Salem with a current photograph of the
same location or building, accompanied by a caption that elaborates on the changes that have occurred over the years.
The book shows street scenes, public buildings, houses, businesses, restaurants, and recreational areas
in downtown Winston-Salem and along Reynolda and Stratford Roads. Molly will sign copies of her new book, and her
other two books, after the program.
Molly Grogan Rawls is a second-generation native of Winston-Salem. She is a graduate of North Forsyth High School
and UNC-Chapel Hill, where she majored in English and received a Master of Science in Library Science degree. Since
1990, Molly has worked as the photo archivist for the Forsyth County Public Library. In addition to her new Then & Now
book, she is also the author of Winston-Salem: From the collection of Frank B. Jones and Winston-Salem in Vintage
Postcards. Molly is married to Jeffrey Rawls and they have three sons and live in Lewisville.
| DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY THERE WILL BE NO MEETINGS. CHECK BACK FOR THE LIST OF SPEAKERS SCHEDULED STARING IN MARCH 2009 |