October 29, 2009 RSS feed / Historical

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Henderson County offers rich history of Indian culture

Since their tradition of sharing history was oral in nature and so many of these people are gone, it is the artifact we turn to for most of the story.
Peggy Smith
October is the month the Texas Historical Commission has set aside to celebrate archeology. Studying artifacts of people and places gone by can seem arduous unless you begin putting together the lives of the ones who lived there. More...

SMITH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

James Wilkins will give a presentation on Ed Sharp at the Smith County Historical Society's meeting on Tuesday. Born in New Jersey, Sharp came to Tyler in the early 1850s and had a hardware store on the square. More...