May Membership Meeting of the Smith County (Texas) Historical Society May 5, 2009 at 7 pm at the Carnegie History Center in the Payne Auditorium, 125 S. College Ave., Tyler TX.
The featured speaker will be Andy Bergfeld. Andy was born and raised in Tyler. He graduated from SMU with a B.A. in History then from South Texas College where he earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence. He has served on the boards for Tyler I.S.D., Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, Heart of Tyler, Historic Tyler, and Tyler Salvation Army. In 2004 he received Lucille Terry Award, given by the East Texas Historical Association, for his restoration of the Dewberry House in Teaselville. He is the owner of Bergfeld Realty Company.
Andy's presentation will cover his family's history in Tyler. He is the great-great-grandson of Rudolph Bergfeld and the great-great-great-grandson of Julius Pabst, which makes Andy a sixth-generation Tylerite.
Membership meetings are free and open to all interested members of public.
Sneak Preview of the June Meeting - The "Ice Cream Social" will be held at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum.
