This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Smiley's Chickens and Town Tales Shape Smiley History
Residents recalled Smiley's chicken era starting in 1923 with 500 birds raised by hand, feed mixed at night, and birds sold for 4/2 per pound. Stories described incinerating old cellars for hatchery work, cotton losses from boll weevils, and local life from school moves in 1941 to early photography and civic displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiley
Mr. Bell
Smiley Area
Smiley Gym
Henry Jones
Kennon Cantley
Mary Lessor
Chris Ortmann
D.D.S
Holly Farms
Gonzales
Seguin
Holmes Food Co. Nixon
Mountain Aire