Description
Chronicles of Smith County, Texas has been published by the Smith County Historical Society since 1962. The articles are always informative about the county’s history and often include photographs, maps and tables.
All issues have been published in an 8.5 inch X 11 inch, soft cover format. With the large number of topics already covered since its beginning, past issues of Chronicles are important resources for any person researching our history!
Indexes, each covering a 10-year span of Chronicles, are also available and provide the invaluable keys to this saved history.
Table of Contents
- History of Minor League Baseball in Tyler, 1912-1955 by Patrick Whitham
- Tyler’s Minor League Baseball Parks by Patrick Whitham
- Photographs, “Tyler Baseball” by Brent Horton
- 1952 East Texans by Brent Horton
- The Trials of Jim Nite by Nancy B. Samuelson
- Dun’s List, Tyler Credit Ratings, 1909
- Newspaper Notes (politics & elections) by Vicki Betts
- Book Reviews: Bullard Community Library Committee’s The Bullard Area-Its History and People; Browning’s From the Heart of Tyler, A History of the West Erwin Church of Christ, 1885-1991 by Andrew L. Leath
- Old Shoe Restaurant
- Photographs, Herefords in Right Field; Law Office of Wm. H. Hanson; 1926 Tyler Trojans
