Historic Cemeteries Trolley Tour May 11

On May 11 the Archives will co-host a hundred-and-five-minute Historic Cemetery Tour at 11am and 2 pm.  Organized and led by New Winston Museum, this Tour is a part of Historic Preservation Month in Forsyth County, and is presented in partnership with the Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission, the Winston-Salem African American Archive and Preservation Forsyth.  Tour stops will include the Mt. Sinai Jewish Cemetery, Waughtown Cemetery, St. Paul’s Cemetery in Kernersville, and The New Evergreen Cemetery.  Tours will be by historic trolley bus (seating capacity 28 per tour), departing from the Archives parking lot next to the Elbertson Fine Arts Center at Salem College, and seats are $25 per person ($20 per person if group of four or more).  For more information and to purchase tickets, see links at www.newwinston.org .