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!

SCHS Board member Daye Collins and member Judge Judith Guthrie are the program speakers for our October meeting. They will discuss the Roaring 20’s as well as information about the McClendon House of Tyler, TX. Our meetings are held upstairs in the Payne Auditorium in the historic Carnegie Library building, 125 S. College Ave. Downtown Tyler, TX. 6:30-7:00 pm Social time — 7:00 pm program begins There will be a short meeting prior to the Program for the SCHS Board to present nominees for next year’s Board of Trustees and Officers.

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!

Our speaker for the evening will be Toni Ferrell with the League of Women Voters of Tyler/Smith County Texas. Toni will be giving a history of the accomplishments of the League of Women Voters. She has titled her program Making Democracy Work in Smith County.   Prior to the Program there will be a brief meeting for members to vote for the 2020 SCHS Executive Board and Officers.   Our meetings/programs are held upstairs in the Payne Auditorium in the historic Carnegie Library building, 125 S. College Ave. in Downtown Tyler, Texas   Social from 6:30 – 7:00 PM Program starts at 7:00 PM