Finding Thalhimers

Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt takes readers along on her obsessive quest to find the true story of her father's family and their department store Thalhimers. Riveting and poignant, this multigenerational narrative weaves together history, biography, and memoir into an unforgettable portrait of an ambitious American retail family.

Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt is a 6th generation family member, who has spent 12 years researching, reflecting and documenting the story of the endeared Thalhimer's Department Stores, and the family who managed the business for 150 years.