Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Pioneer Bessie Odom Lester, 1878-1972, and family
Bessie Odom Lester was born on June 4, 1878 and died on September 1, 1972. Her father Reverend Alexander Odom…
6 years ago
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Let’s Talk Clovis – 1897 Dry Creek (Academy) Ulatus Literary Society
The 1866 Dry Creek School District was among the first eight school districts formed in Fresno County. The 1872 Academy…
6 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Pioneer Maggie May Jackson Curtis, 1887-1985 Family History by Granddaughter Carol Curtis Dahme
Our first contact with Carol Dahme was by letter on March 12, 2005. She stated, “I am cleaning out my…
6 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: The Clovis Tribune, 1928
We are sharing articles and advertisements that were printed by The Clovis Tribune on Thursday, July 12, 1928. H.E. Armstrong…
6 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Booster Norma Nelson Meek, 1938 Clovis High Graduate
Norma’s Grandfather J.H. Nelson arrived in California in 1858. He purchased 80 acres at Tollhouse in 1884. Her parents Lee…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1921 Clovis High Argus
The first page of the 1921 Argus displayed the new 1920 administration building that is now preserved and occupied by…
6 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1910 “Illustrated Musical Lecture by Prof. Lewis W. Harvey” Supervisor of Music, Clovis Union High School District
Lewis W. Harvey (1862-1929) was born in Clayville, Conn. He relocated from New York to Clovis in 1909 and became…
6 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Rodeo Grand Marshals
We are sharing information on a few of the men and women who were Clovis Rodeo Grand Marshals during the…
6 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Ernest C. Harwell’s “Garfield Bachelors Wake Up” and Ernest C. Harwell’s (1885-1971) Undated News article
It is our good fortune that Ernest Harwell pasted his personal newspaper clippings in an 1892 business journal. However, we…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: The Iconic 1920 Clovis High School
An assessment of the historical and architectural significance of the 1920 Clovis High School was prepared for the County of…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Lewis Willis Gibson, President of 1912 Clovis Board of Trustees
Lewis Wills Gibson, 1857-1937, became our first President of the Board of Trustees (City Council) when Clovis was incorporated in…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The Feb. 5, 1924 First State Bank Robbery
The First State Bank of Clovis was established by Richard Norris. Norris (1844-1939) was born in England and immigrated to…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1931 Masonic Temple of Clovis, No.417
The charter of the Clovis Masons was granted on Oct. 3, 1910. They held their first meetings on the second…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1896 Clovis Constable Charles Clifford and family
Constable Charles Henry Clifford (1864-1924) and his sisters arrived here in 1894. Charles and his sisters purchased 40 acres of…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis – Duane Wamsley (1924-2018) and family
Duane Wamsley holds a part in the rich Clovis heritage. His roots trace all the way back to his grandparents,…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Jessie Myers Thun’s ‘early days’ publication
Jessie Myers Thun taught in the Clovis schools. She was married to Ernest Thun, who taught advanced math at Clovis…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1870 & 1880 Christmas at Academy
We share two Academy Christmas stories as remembered by sisters Jane Cole Estill, Harriet Cole Blasingame and Emma Cole Heiskell.…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: John Chambers, Academy Constable
Michael J. Chappell, great grandson of John Chambers, provided the following information based on family history and Paul Vandor’s 1919…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Honoring local Gold Star heroes and all veterans
I began the “Let’s Talk Clovis” presentations in September of 2001. On Oct. 9 of that year, the following WWII…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1868 Academy Church, Oldest Continuing Church in Fresno County
This historic 1868 Academy Church is a small wooden one-room sanctuary. The majestic Sierra Nevada is visible from the front…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: The Clovis Independent – May 7, 1953
In 1953, the town of Clovis had a population of approximately 3,000. The city limits had not expanded from the…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: The Clovis Independent
In 1953, the town of Clovis had a population of approximately 3,000. The city limits had not expanded from the…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1915 and 1920 Clovis Sanitariums and 1944 Clovis Sierra Vista Hospital
Early Clovis pioneers relied on home remedies and traveling physicians to provide their medical needs. Doctors were on duty 24…
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