During the Civil War, Camp Ford was the largest Confederate prisoner of war camp west of the Mississippi River.

To contact the Smith County Historical Society for more information, or to donate or loan items, call 903-592-5993. The Society’s offices and the Smith County Historical Museum are located at ...

Old issues of the Tyler Morning Telegraph, such as this one from 1918, are now organized at the Smith County Historical Society thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Joe Gipson of Tyler.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The beauty of East Texas is on display at the Smith County Historical Society through the art of East Texas native, A.C. Gentry Jr. A.C. Gentry Jr. was born in Tyler on Feb. 5, ...

The City of Tyler is ending the Smith County Historical Society's 40-year lease on the Carnegie Library building to start restoration plans. The lease expires in September 2025.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The City of Tyler has given the Smith County Historical Society a year to vacate its current home inside the old Carnegie Library. The historic building, built in 1904, stands at ...

SMITH COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Tressa Bush joins Nikki Burdine in the News 2 studio to discuss Smith County Historical Tourism Society’s first fundraising event happening October 23 in Carthage.