Brad Brookshire to Address Historical Society
On Tuesday, March 2, Brad Brookshire will speak to the Smith County Historical Society, giving a short history of the Brookshire Grocery Company and discussing the philosophies the company was founded on in 1928.
Brad is the grandson of W.T. Brookshire, the founding father of Brookshire Grocery Company. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and received a BBA from Southern Methodist University. He began his career with Brookshire’s 32 years ago, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board. Locally, he also serves on the board of the Tyler Rose Museum and served as President of the 2009 Texas Rose Festival. He is married with three sons.
The meeting will start at 7:00 pm in the Payne Auditorium on the second floor of the Carnegie History Center. Located at 125 South College Avenue in Tyler, the Carnegie History Center is the museum and archives for SCHS. Attendees should park on the street and enter the building through the north door, which faces the Bank of America drive-through bank. There is also a ramp for handicapped access at this door, as well as an elevator inside.
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.
SMITH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 125 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE • TYLER, TEXAS 75702903-592-5993 • http://www.smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org
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