News of Historic Preservation & Conservation The Peper Building - W-S Journal, Jan 2, 2010 - (Editorial) ... could be an important part of the Civic Plaza project." "River John made his mark on Forsyth County" - W-S Journal, Dec 19  >>> Preserving History - November 14, 2009 - (Editorial) "It is extremely hard to remove (historic designation). And in a time when we're rapidly losing our historic sturctures, it should be." >>> Conrad House Decision Delayed - October 13, 2009 - Forsyth County Commissioners postponed action until Nov. 9 on whether to keep or repeal a historic-landmark designation for the River John Conrad House near the Yadkin River.  >>> Conrad House Deemed of Historical Significance - September 15, 2009 - The State Historic Preservation Office has rescinded an earlier opinion that the River John Conrad House has been altered too much to still have historic significance. >>> Conrad House Historic Landmark Status Threatened - August 23, 2009 - Owners want to drop Historic Landmark Status of Conrad House  >>> Recognition Time - (Editorial) "The Freedman's Community should be preserved and remembered."   >>> Freedman's Plots - Former slaves settled into a community near Bethania after the Civil War, started new lives  >>> Progress At Lloyd Presbyterian Church -- More than 1,000 people contribute to restoration  >>> Committee Formed To Save Nissen House in Lewisville - $156,000 needed to pay for moving historic house  >>> (George) Black, (Rembert) Malloy Houses Part of City Heritage - Efforts are underway to preserve former homes of two well-known black citizens  >>> Sunnyside-Central Terrace and Centerville  have been added to the National Register of Historic Places  >>> Heritage Home Crisis - Heritage homes facing closings and foreclosure - Winston-Salem Journal >>> Forsyth County HRC 2008 Heritage Awards Presentation - Speech by Joseph P. Riley, Jr.,  Mayor, Charleston, SC (Video)  >>> Save A School - Editorial - Winston-Salem Journal - Restore and Move Red Bank School to Horizons Park  >>> Fight the Wrecking Ball - Editorial - Winston-Salem Journal - Help Lewisville Historical Society save 1876 Nissen home. >>> Old Lewisville house needs a new home, or else - By Paul Garber | Winston-Salem Journal. One of the oldest houses in Lewisville will be torn down unless efforts to have it moved are successful. >>> Its Former Glory by Lisa Boone-Wood, Winston-Salem Journal - PHF member Rosalie Horton restores 1782 Solomon Transou House in historic Bethania  >>> Significant gift is worth preserving - By Strother Bullin - Winston-Salem Journal; Threatened Nancy Reynolds Elementary School  an "incredible, valuable and unique gift to its community from the R. J. Reynolds family."  >>> Under Review - National Register Historic District proposals made for Sunnyside and Centerville neighborhoods - Winston-Salem Journal; "The two historic districts thrived throughout the early part of the 20th century..." >>> Vanishing Before Our Eyes: Forsyth has lost a treasure of historic buildings - By Mary Giunca - Winston-Salem Journal; "Since 1980, Forsyth County has lost a third of its significant historic properties - about 500 buildings - a new survey has found."  >>> Group formed to preserve Forsyth County’s history (Preserve Historic Forsyth) - Layla Farmer - Winston-Salem Chronicle; "Ironically, until recently, Forsyth County was one of only a handful of counties in the state that didn’t have an organization established specifically to protect its historic sites."  >>> New Edition - Guide to North Carolina  Highway Historical Markers:  Edited by Michael Hill;  North Carolina Office of Archives & History  >>>