F o u n d e r s Rememb e r Copey Hanes 1973


arranged by (trustee) Vice President Ralph Hanes for Old Salem Inc. (the books were “available for $2.00 at Headquarters—makes a nice gift”). This was undoubtedly the first


book to be published under Old Salem’s copy- right. While these two examples were chosen for their uniqueness, they are also indicative of the lengths trustees went to for raising funds, not to mention their creativity. Throughout the years Copey Hanes has con-


tinued her interest in and enthusiasm for “every- thing Salem and Moravian.” In 1940, before there was serious discussion of the restoration, Copey had come to Winston-Salem to teach speech and


dramatics at Salem Academy. She lived at the college and in her own words, “adored being in Salem” and “was bitten by the Moravian bug.” She was predisposed to love her new community having grown up in Marion, Virginia, where her father was a Lutheran minister and her mother a musician who had been in conservatory with Miss Caroline Linebach who taught music in Winston-Salem. When she married Gordon Hanes a couple of years later, she was unalterably committed to her new hometown. Her support of all its cultural endeavors has made her one of Winston-Salem’s most beloved benefactors. Old Salem is particularly grateful for her cornerstone and continuing efforts on its behalf. She recalled, “Back in the late forties, the idea


of Old Salem became a must. It was a thing you knew you had to do. We hung out at Welfare’s


by Betsy Allen


Below: The inaugural Board of Directors for Old Salem was a “Who’s Who” of Winston- Salem society. Copey Hanes (front row, fifth from left) and Frank Willingham (back row, sixth from left) remember Old Salem’s formative years.


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