Our website is dedicated to the new
Wake Forest Historical Museum
in the town's Historic District
on North Main Street.
The Calvin Jones House and newly built museum are currently closed while
exhibits are planned and constructed.
Displays will be funded with a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.
A grand opening to the public is planned for November of this year.
Soldiers congregating on South White Street in the days when the Army Finance School had taken over a section of the Wake Forest College campus, circa 1943.
Do you have a family heirloom, antique, or other vintage item to donate to our exhibits?
Click the image below to see which simple artifacts make the best museum pieces.
Join the
Wake Forest College Birthplace Society.
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Please consider a donation.
Nelson Ligon is remembered as the founder of a large local congregation.
Click his image
for a short film history:
The Grove
Wondering about the unique artifact pictured above?
Click the photo to learn more about this valued museum piece.
Donated Artifact: Cooling Jug
Donated Artifact: Antique Jug
This pottery jug came from the old store in Forestville and has been donated to the museum by Society Vice President Durward Matheny.
The water jug on the right is another item originally from the store in Forestville. Executive Director Ed Morris, who is spearheading the acquisition of artifacts for new displays, says the wicker coating would have been thoroughly soaked with water to keep the contents cool for drinking.
Dedication of the Wilson Reception Gallery
Mickey Mantle's Golf Cart
This golf cart was custom made for baseball legend Mickey Mantle, who later gave it to friend and former teammate, the late Tommy Byrne.
Tommy Byrne, a famous graduate of Wake Forest College and former town mayor, kept the golf cart for years.
The Byrne family has generously donated this valuable item to the museum.
The new
Wake Forest Historical Museum officially opened with
an elegant ceremony
in honor of
Wake Forest College alum, professor, and icon...
Dr. Edwin G. Wilson.
Click the thumbnails below for a full slideshow of the event that brought the town and college together again.
The Museum Blog
by Jennifer Smart on 09/01/10
Executive Director Ed Morris is getting all the smaller items moved from the Calvin Jones House and into the new annex. Cathy Morris is reviewing contents, recording items, and coordinating a newly updated museum filing system so we can remember where everything is... a tough job when you see just how many records and artifacts the Birthplace Society has collected over the years.
We've just acquired this exciting set of plates featuring old campus buildings. It's a set produced by Wedgwood in the mid-twentieth century before the college moved to Winston-Salem... making this particular china exceedingly rare. Although the museum has had a set of these in red for many years, this is the first time we've seen them in blue. It's an amazing addition to our collection.
To learn more about the Southern Campus Wedgwood series you can visit this article from the Southern Arts Journal.
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