SMITH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 125 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE • TYLER, TEXAS 75702
903-592-5993 • http://www.smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org
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Beverly Abell to Speak to Historical Society
Beverly Abell, director of the City of Tyler Main Street Department and the non-profit Heart of Tyler, will give a presentation for the Smith County Historical Society’s January meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 5, at 7:00 pm at the Gallery Main Street, located at 110 West Erwin Street in downtown Tyler, giving the attendees a chance to tour this recently renovated building. Beverly will give an update on the Main Street program, covering such topics as the program becoming a city department and it’s move to the square, the Half Mile of History Heritage Walk, the Moore Grocery Lofts, the Liberty Theater renovations, and more.
Beverly began her Main Street career in the early 1990s as manager of the Woodward Main Street Program. She went on to work for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Center in Washington D.C. While living in England, she did consulting work with the Civic Trust in establishment of Main Street-type programs in Cambridgeshire. She also managed local programs in Cushing, Oklahoma and Greeley, Colorado. In addition to her current job with the City of Tyler, she is serving as the 2010 President of the Texas Downtown Association.
The Smith County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1959 to discover, collect, and preserve the history of Smith County, Texas. SCHS meetings are always open free of charge to all interested members of the public. For more information about this event or the Society, please e-mail info@smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org or call 903-592-5993.
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