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As a museum and archives,  the Smith County Historical Society actively accepts donations of objects and documents! In preparation of this meeting, our Archives Manager and Office Manager inventory and prepare all available information on possible donations and then present them to the committee. We may not accept any item into any of our collections until it has been voted on and approved by this committee. Since the Society is the SMITH COUNTY Historical Society, we do ask that all donations have a relationship to our County and its rich history! If you have items that aren’t Smith County related, but would still like to see them donated to an appropriate institution, we would be happy to direct  you to the best of our abilities! Please do note: all items discussed at the meetings must be received PRIOR to the meeting! With a limited amount of time for our members to discuss each object, document, or photo(s) we try and prep as much as possible before hand!   If you have items you would like to donate, please feel free to call or stop by our offices!

We will be joined by Daye Collins for a presentation on historic preservation. The social hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7 p.m.

As a museum and archives,  the Smith County Historical Society actively accepts donations of objects and documents! In preparation of this meeting, our Archives Manager and Office Manager inventory and prepare all available information on possible donations and then present them to the committee. We may not accept any item into any of our collections until it has been voted on and approved by this committee. Since the Society is the SMITH COUNTY Historical Society, we do ask that all donations have a relationship to our County and its rich history! If you have items that aren’t Smith County related, but would still like to see them donated to an appropriate institution, we would be happy to direct  you to the best of our abilities! Please do note: all items discussed at the meetings must be received PRIOR to the meeting! With a limited amount of time for our members to discuss each object, document, or photo(s) we try and prep as much as possible before hand!   If you have items you would like to donate, please feel free to call or stop by our offices!

Join us during the Azalea Trails season as we host local artist John Randall York! The Smith County Historical Society will be hosting John upstairs in our Payne Auditorium. We are so excited to see the wonderful showcase John will have available to the public! The Society is working to provide supplemental histories of John’s subjects and for the works he will have available for sale. Please join us for a viewing of his artwork and learn the history of multiple local landmarks! If you would like more information please feel free to contact the Smith County Historical Society.

Join the Smith County Historical Society and the Civil War Trust as we host our 2nd annual Park Day! This event serves as a volunteer opportunity to help us service and maintain Camp Ford. Camp Ford served as the largest prisoner of war camp west of the Mississippi and at its peak held over 5,300 men. We are asking volunteers to help us clean the site and maintain its trails and walkways for visitors. This is a normal unmanned site and we greatly appreciate the assistance we get from volunteers willing to lend a helping hand. If you would like to volunteer, please email volunteer@smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org ! Also, please feel free to view the Civil War Trust’s website for this event: https://www.civilwar.org/events/park-day !

As a museum and archives,  the Smith County Historical Society actively accepts donations of objects and documents! In preparation of this meeting, our Archives Manager and Office Manager inventory and prepare all available information on possible donations and then present them to the committee. We may not accept any item into any of our collections until it has been voted on and approved by this committee. Since the Society is the SMITH COUNTY Historical Society, we do ask that all donations have a relationship to our County and its rich history! If you have items that aren’t Smith County related, but would still like to see them donated to an appropriate institution, we would be happy to direct  you to the best of our abilities! Please do note: all items discussed at the meetings must be received PRIOR to the meeting! With a limited amount of time for our members to discuss each object, document, or photo(s) we try and prep as much as possible before hand!   If you have items you would like to donate, please feel free to call or stop by our offices!

East Texas Giving Day is hosted by the East Texas Communities Foundation. This ONLINE fundraising platform provides non-profit organizations across 32 east Texas counties with the opportunity to raise funds and donations. The Smith County Historical Society participated in this event for the first time in 2017 and raised over $3,000! We hope to do even better this year with your help! Please check out our Society’s page on the East Texas Giving Day’s website below and MARK YOUR CALENDARS for April 24, 2018. https://www.easttexasgivingday.org/SmithCountyHistoricalSociety

As a museum and archives,  the Smith County Historical Society actively accepts donations of objects and documents! In preparation of this meeting, our Archives Manager and Office Manager inventory and prepare all available information on possible donations and then present them to the committee. We may not accept any item into any of our collections until it has been voted on and approved by this committee. Since the Society is the SMITH COUNTY Historical Society, we do ask that all donations have a relationship to our County and its rich history! If you have items that aren’t Smith County related, but would still like to see them donated to an appropriate institution, we would be happy to direct  you to the best of our abilities! Please do note: all items discussed at the meetings must be received PRIOR to the meeting! With a limited amount of time for our members to discuss each object, document, or photo(s) we try and prep as much as possible before hand!   If you have items you would like to donate, please feel free to call or stop by our offices!