Share your knowledge of Wake Forest history & be entered to win a gift card to a local restaurant

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April 30, 2026

WAKE FOREST, NC – May is Historic Preservation Month, and Wake Forest Historic Preservation is celebrating by giving you the chance to win gift cards to local restaurants simply by sharing your knowledge of Wake Forest history via the Wake Forest History Exchange (WFHE). Available on the Town website at https://bit.ly/WFHistoryExchange, the WFHE is a GIS-based public history map that allows community members to add stories and points of interest to the online map.

Beginning the week of May 3 with a focus on “Places” and continuing with a different focus each week throughout May, you are invited to use the WFHE to share the places, people, events, and stories you believe made Wake Forest history according to the following schedule: 

  • Week 1 (May 3-9) - Places  
    Share your story of places that matter to you and the history of Wake Forest on the Wake Forest Public History Exchange. Are you aware of a historic building or place of interest that has an important story to tell in Wake Forest, add the information to the map!
  • Week 2 (May 10-16) - People
    Share your story of people who have made a difference in Wake Forest on the Wake Forest Public History Exchange. Did you have a teacher who made a difference or perhaps a grandparent? Tell us that story!
  • Week 3 (May 17-23) - Events
    Share your story of events that have made an impact to Wake Forest on the Wake Forest Public History Exchange. Is there an event in Wake Forest history that is important to remember, let us know what it is!
  • Week 4 (May 24-31) - Stories
    Share your story! Tell us why Wake Forest and its history are important to you!

Everyone who participates will be included in a weekly drawing for a $25 gift card according to the following schedule:

  • Week 1 – White Story Cafe
  • Week 2 – Sugar Magnolia Cafe
  • Week 3 – The Burger Shop
  • Week 4 – Las Mas 

All entries will be included for the final grand prize drawings of two $50 gift cards to Strike and Barrel. The more entries you add the more chances you have to win! 

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/HistoricPreservationMonthWF or email Michelle Michael at mmichael@wakeforestnc.gov.