Lewisville Historical Society – Mission
The purpose of the Lewisville Historical Society shall be to discover, collect and promote the preservation of Lewisville history and preserve its historic landmarks.
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Upcoming Events
Announcement: The Historic George Elias Nissen House in Lewisville, ca. 1876, is now restored with Heritage Gardens. Contact us to schedule your event in this unique country Victorian venue! Website: www.nissenhouse.org; facebook.com/Historic Nissen House; Phone: 336-946-6504; email: nissenhouseinfo@gmail.com. The Nissen House is located at 213 Arrow Leaf Drive, Lewisville, NC 27023.
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Meetings
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Want to get involved?
We need volunteers in all areas: Archives, Oral History Project, Marker Project, Tours, Festival Planning, Fundraising, Membership, Board, Sales, Website, Research, Nissen House Restoration Project.
If you are interested, you may email us at history@lewisvillehistory.org
We are looking for the following
for our Archives Collection:
We need photographs of historic houses, families, schools, churches, community events, etc. We are looking for Information, Newspaper Articles, Scrapbooks, School Albums, Genealogies, Memorabilia, Business Histories, Church Histories, deeds, and other documents.
If you have anything to donate or share you may email us at history@lewisvillehistory.org
Lewisville Historical Society Archives are now open to the public!
Attention, genealogists and researchers! The Lewisville Historical Society has its Archives Collection available for use by the public at the Lewisville Branch Library (6490 Shallowford Road in Lewisville). They are in files in the Copier Center/History Room behind the Circulation Desk. The Collection includes genealogies, newspaper articles, maps, pictures, event flyers, and other historical documents. There are many articles from our local papers, such as The Clemmons Courier, Journal West, and Clemmons Journal which are not available anywhere else. We also have an art display of historic buildings in Lewisville.
Photo of the Sunny Acres House built in the 1930s by Miss Anna Ogburn of Winston-Salem, a Methodist philanthropist. It was located where the Oaks at Lewisville Shopping Center is now, at the corner of Shallowford and Williams Roads. The large building was originally used to house groups of underprivileged children from Winston-Salem for a week’s stay in the country during the summer. It later became a Methodist Church Retreat, and even later a community center and a location for local businesses. It served as the first location of the Lewisville Branch of the Forsyth County Public Library which was established in 1970 in the side porch with a space of 600 square feet and over 3,000 books. The Sunny Acres Center was removed in the 1980s because of termite damage.
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“Lewisville Historical Society History In Photos”
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Lewisville Historical Society
“All LHS members may attend meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board normally meets on the first Monday of every month except September and December.
Please use the following contacts to get in touch with the Board:
Email: history@lewisvillehistory.org; Phone: 336-766-5842.