October 24, 2010

Celebrating 100 Years in Business

It has been a pleasure to be a part of Greenup County’s Schultz Creek community and serve our customers for a century. Thank you to our loyal customers, friends, and neighbors who have supported us for so many years. Thank you also to the many vendors and institutions who have supported our business for the first 100 years. These include: Adams Bakery Ashland Specialty Betsy Ross Bakery Ben Williamson Hardware Claude Fannin Wholesale Coca Cola Delicious Fruits First & Peoples Bank Germantown Milling Greenup Milling Gilberts Wholesale Hale Feeds Hicks Wholesale House Hasson Hardware J.E. Lynd & Sons Wholesale Layne’s Wholesale Midland Grocery Modern Dairy Ohio Valley Wholesale Pennebaker & Sons Dry Goods Pepsi Cola S&T Hardware Schislers Meats Wolfords Auto Parts ...and many more...

Thank You!

A.H. BRYSON & SONS General Merchandise BRYSON GENERAL STORE

Since 1910

2378 State Route 784 South Shore, KY 41175 606-932-9975

A.H. “Huse” Bryson

Tom, Jim, Elizabeth, Huse

Jim & Gladys

Betty, Bob, & Bonnie

Timeline

1910— A.H. “Huse” and Elizabeth Bryson open store; their son Arthur Howard (“Tom”) is born

1912—Elizabeth becomes Postmistress of Walsh Post Office; second son James Edward (“Jim”) is born

1947—Jim marries Gladys Hannah; from 1949-53 their 3 children are born: Betty, Bob, and Bonnie

1952—New store building is completed

1956– Elizabeth retires as Postmistress and Walsh PO is discontinued by USPS on 4/30/1956. (PO structure inside store remains intact)

1960—Huse dies; Jim takes over operation

1966—Wareroom is added to building

1967—Baseball field is established across road from store, and maintained by Bob to this day. A basketball goal put in store parking lot around same time

1969—Letitia Post Office temporarily located at the store in the old Walsh facility with Gladys Bryson as Interim Postmistress. Letitia PO discontinued by USPS on 5/2/1969

1973—Elizabeth dies

1974 & 1975—Western Greenup County Bicentennial Celebrations held at Bryson Farm

2000—Tom dies

2002—Jim dies; store ownership passes to Gladys, Betty, Bob and Bonnie

2010—100 years in business celebrated

Early 1900s

1937

Around 1950

Around 1950 Around 1950

1952

1955

1983 (Photo by Soc Clay)

Early 1900s