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Cotton Belt Indexes
COTTON BELT INDEXES By Scott Fitzgerald This is a joint project undertaken in cooperation with…
Letters Home from World War I Soldiers: 1917 Dec 05
From Tyler Daily Courier-Times, December 5, 1917: Sergeant Milton Henry Writes to Mother…
Letters Home from World War I Soldiers: 1917 May 31
Letters Home From Soldiers During World War I is going to be a regular weekly feature in…
James Wilkins’ Research Collection
Honoring James Wilkins and His Legacy I first met Mr. James Wilkins as a teenager at the old Tyler…
“Unmistakably Tyler II” | Magazine of the TEDC
Normally, we wouldn’t dedicate an entire blog post to a single item—but this find is just too…
Katie A. Stewart Collection, 2011.37.001
KAS ~ Manuscript | 5/20/2024 Category: Communication ArtifactSubcategory: Documentary…
Oscar A. Winkfield
Laon, France – July 8, 1964 Airman Second Class Oscar A. Winkfield, son of Mrs. Opal J. Winkfield…
Benjamin Goss: Donor of Universe Cemetery, Smith County, Texas
The following is additional information provided by Vicki Betts (vbetts@gower.net) after she and…
Universe/University Cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery
The following is a press release that was created by Vicki Betts after she and others worked…
Sharing African American History
As a long-time member of the historical society, I have noticed that African American history…
The Rose Queens of Tyler, Texas
As with many of my research projects, it started with a question of “Who was the first Rose…
State-Wide 2019 Genealogy Lock-In Program
In celebration of October, as Family History Month, the Smith County Historical Society will…