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We hope you enjoy learning more about the Old Country Store and Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum Leadership Team. Also see below the organizations we are proud to belong to:

T. Clark Shaw - Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store

Chief Executive Officer

Clark's Old Country Store story began when he was 10 years old and his parents opened the Old Country Store as an antique museum. Even before that he and his family made wonderful memories collecting antiques in the early 1960's. Clark started out with the company moving antiques when he was a teen-ager then began working in the dish room as the fastest dishwasher around. He literally grew up working at the Old Country Store doing various jobs such as cashier and manager. Today he is our CEO and co-owner of the company.

His visionary leadership and passion for his work are contagious. He was the co-developer of Casey Jones Village and has been active in the tourism industry at the local, state and national level for over 30 years. He was the project coordinator for the new "Train Station" addition to the historic Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum that opened in June. Through his efforts the Wellwood Country Store where his father Brooks Shaw worked as a young boy in the Wellwood community was saved, relocated and restored to today sit beside the Old Country Store it inspired. Casey Jones Village is proud to welcome over 700,000 guest annually.

He and his wife, Juanita, have two children, Elizabeth and Brooks. The whole family works in the company.

Clark's professional and civic involvement have included the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association where he holds the position of Board of Directors, Emeritus. He served as on the Board of Directors and past State President of the Tennessee Restaurant Association for over twenty years and on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable.

He has been named Tennessee Restaurateur of the Year, Outstanding Man of the Year in Jackson, Tennessee, Outstanding Young Tennessean and named to the Tennessee Restaurant "Hall of Fame" by the Tennessee Restaurant Association. He was also honored to receive the "Knight of the Roundtable" award by the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable. Clark has done community work with such organizations as the Ministry to Men Foundation, Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Youth Town of Tennessee, Jackson Rotary Club, Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee, Boy Scouts of Tennessee and the Jackson Area Red Cross among others. His hobbies include travel and history. He is in leadership at his church Grace Bible Fellowship.

Anne Shaw - Founder with the late Brooks C. Shaw Chairman of the Board Emeritus

Often referred to as the "heart of our company" she is indeed an integral part of the heart and soul of the Old Country Store. She has been involved in the Old Country Store story being married to Brooks Shaw and together they founded the Old Country Store in April of 1965. Theirs was a true love story and they stand as a role model to this day of an ideal couple very much in love. Sadly, Mr. Shaw passed away of a heart attack in 1971 but Miss Anne kept the family business and was thrust into being a businesswoman and single parent in one tragic day. She often credits Norwood and Joyce Jones for much of the success of the Old Country Store with their hard work and daily management of the business the 37 years they worked at the Store.

The Shaw children grew up in the business and Miss Anne is very proud of the roles they play in the company with son,Clark, as CEO and daughter, Deborah, as Vice President and Marketing Director. Miss Anne has always been active in her church and community and has faithfully served her church, Forest Heights United Methodist Church, in many many capacities with grace and devotion all her life. She is noted for her very warm and caring sprit and always has a hug ready to greet her many adoring family and friends.

Juanita Shaw - Gift Buyer/ Special Projects Manager

Clark and Juanita Shaw on the Live at Nine show in Memphis

Juanita on the Live at Nine Show with Alex Coleman & Marybeth Conley

Juanita is often the face of the Old Country Store on television with a true gift for cooking and a passion for all things Southern. She represents us on local and regional TV shows with her interesting and fun cooking segments. Juanita is the gift buyer for our charming gift shoppe and with her love of cooking is actively involved in our kitchen as well as many aspects of the business.

Married to CEO Clark Shaw since 1985, they have two wonderful children, Elizabeth and Brooks. It's all in the family with the Shaws who dearly love their work and work tirelessly in striving to keep the Old Country Store as excellent as it can be.

Deborah Shaw Laman - Vice President/Marketing Director

Deborah is the daughter of founders Brooks and Anne Shaw and the favorite and only sister of CEO Clark Shaw. She is married to college sweetheart, Jon Laman, and is the proud mother of their two talented children, Jonathan Brooks Laman and Jennifer Anne Laman McDonald.

Deborah is responsible for the marketing and public relations for the Old Country Store, Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum and Casey Jones Village. She enjoys working with her brother on a myriad of projects and is having the time of her life.

An avid photographer, Deborah updates the website, is the company media manager for social media, sends email marketing and newsletters, handles press relations, advertising, copywriting and special events. She also served on the planning committee for the new "Train Station" addition to the Casey Jones Museum. Both of her children are married to wonderful folks and live in Memphis and Nashville. She is the proud grandparent of two granddogs. Never having met a stranger, Deborah represents us at many professional functions and serves on the executive board of the Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee and the board of Slow Food Memphis.

Norwood Jones - President Emeritus

Norwood & Joyce Jones with children Randy and Leigh Ann

Norwood and wife, Joyce, native Jacksonions, are the original storekeepers of the Old Country Store. They grew up here, attended public schools and Lambuth University and Norwood graduated from Memphis State University. After they married they lived in Memphis for 13 years and moved back to Jackson in 1965 to operate Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store . The Jones’ have two children, Randy and Leigh Ann, and four grandsons.

The store was originally perceived as a turn of the century general store and museum by Brooks Shaw and Reggie Smith, original investors, using one of the finest collections of items used or sold in the general stores of the turn of the century collected by Brooks Shaw in the previous four or five years as a hobby. It has grown over the years to one of Tennessee ’s Top 10 Travel Attraction with it’s development of Casey Jones Village .

Norwood served the company as it’s President for 37 years along with his wife in business development until he and his wife retired from active duty in 2002. He owns his stock in the company and maintains his office at the store. He still enjoys the business and he is very much interested in it’s continued success. He is active in his real estate business, Land Office Realtors, with six associates.

Over the years Norwood has served his community as Chairman of the Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee, Board of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Board of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, Development Committee of the University of Tennessee at Martin, Advisory Board of the National Federation of Independent Business (Tennessee), Chairman of Trustees of his church, Lifetime member of Optimist International and Jackson Optimist Club, National Association of Realtors , TAR and local CWTAR . Norwood still enjoys tennis, fishing, golf, collecting and traveling with family and friends

Norwood believes service is the key to success in any venture in life and that success depends on how well we serve our neighbor, our community and God. Norwood says, “Success is not a destination it is the Journey. Thanks be to God."

Lawrence Taylor - Director of the Historic Casey Jones Home
& Railroad Museum See Lawrence and his wife, Norma's, bio below....

Norma Taylor - Casey Jones Museum Historian - Lawrence and Norma both grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School and Lambuth University. Lawrence was a sales representative for H.T. Ardinger for 20 years. He has been with the Old Country Store organization since it moved to Casey Jones Village 30 years ago in 1978.

He is a co-owner partner and stockholder in the Old Country Store. Lawrence has been active in the tourism industry and served a term as president of the Tennessee Hotel-Motel Association. Norma is a former teacher.

Lawrence and Norma make a great team at the Casey Jones Museum. They both served on the planning committee for the "Train Station" expansion of the Casey Jones Museum. Their son, Mark, and daughter-in-law, Jill, have two children - Jude and Eliza Beth and, needless to say, they love being grandparents.

Amy Wilson - Operations Manager/Human Resources

Lorie Williams - Accounts Payable/Bookkeeping

Jeff Hale - Restaurant Manager & Sales & Catering Manager

Alison Tritt - Reservations/Sales & Catering

We are proud to be associated with the following professional organizations:

National Restaurant Association www.restaurant.org

Tennessee Hospitality Association www.tnhospitality.net

Tennessee Tourism Roundtable http://www.tenntourismroundtable.com/

International Culinary Tourism Association www.culinarytourism.org

Slow Food USA www.slowfoodusa.org

Southern Foodways Alliance www.southernfoodways.com

Southern Food & Beverage Museum SOFAB www.southernfood.org

Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee www.tast.tn.org

Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce www.jacksontn.com. Also be sure to visit the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau website at www.jacksontncvb.com

Jackson Hotel & Lodging Association

Tennessee Association of Museums www.tnmuseums.org

Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau www.memphistravel.com

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