Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Oil Fields, 1909 & 1916
Fortune hunters turned their interest from gold nuggets to “liquid gold” in Fresno County in the late 1860s. The City…
7 years ago
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Heroic pioneers and their amazing flume
Water, timber, mineral and the scenic beauty of the Sierra Nevada provided a significant economic base for early day Clovis.…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Ernest Harwell (1885-1971) musician, inventor and Clovis mentor
We shared information in our last article on the talented Harwell family. In addition to being a talented musician and…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: The Harwell Family
Jasper M. Harwell, a farmer and native of Tennessee, married Mary Logan in Murfreesboro, Arkansas on Oct. 24, 1876. They…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Maude Kirkpatrick Bell, 1895-1959
Albert and Ella Kirkpatrick arrived in Clovis in 1895. They rented the upstair rooms of the 1891 Southern Pacific Railroad…
7 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Family of Francis Smith Estill
The spelling of the Estill name has been changed many times. The first record of the family name was “d’Estelle”…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: The Williams’ 1910 ‘house’ wagon trip to Monterey
We are sharing portions from a diary of a 1910 “house” wagon trip from Clovis to Monterey that was recorded…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1919 Clovis High School ‘Argus’
We believe the first Clovis High “Argus” was published in 1910 and ended in 1929. The school began publishing it’s…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1924 Clovis First State Bank robbery
The First State Bank in Clovis was established in 1903 by Richard Norrish (1844-1939) a wealthy immigrant from England. The…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1917 Fresno County and Clovis
We want to share information that was published by the Fresno County Chamber of Commerce in 1917. It was titled,…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Honoring all Veterans and 59 Clovis Gold Star Heroes
The Clovis Museum will continue its tradition of honoring 59 Clovis Gold Star Heroes and all veterans at its monthly…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Civic Leader Alfred Peter Biglione (1900-1988)
We are sharing an undated article Alfred Biglione wrote regarding the history of his family and his early life here…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The James Wiggins Cate Family
James Wiggins Cate, the 10th of 12 children, was born in 1828 in New Hampshire. In 1838, his family relocated…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Herbert G. and Anna Johnson, 1902 Clovis pioneers
Herbert’s parents Samuel Johnson (1831-1893) and Hannah Hall Johnson (1842-1877) lived in New York state when he was born in…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: ‘Growing up in Clovis’ by Esther Jessie Keller Benschoter (1908-1984), Part I
We are sharing Esther Jessie Keller Benschoter’s story that was written in the 1950s about her remembrance of Old Town…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Police Chief Thomas W. Higgason (1956-1980)
Thomas “Tommy” Higgason was born in Tennessee in 1923. His family moved to Clovis in 1925. We are sharing information…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Eleanor Swenson, 1931 Clovis High Graduate
Eleanor Swenson (1914-2006) was born to Louis and Ida Swenson in the Scandinavian Colony near Sierra Vista and Dakota in…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1957 Clovis Business Directory
By Peg Bos, Clovis Museum We are sharing information published in 1957 by the Clovis Chamber of Commerce that was…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Myrtle Howison-Stone Family
In 1903, Myrtle Howison’s family left Warrensburg, Ohio and arrived in Clovis. Their relative John Cadwallader (1863-1938), a large landowner…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Phoebe Smith, 1914 Clovis High graduate
Of the original 40 students in the 1910 Clovis High School freshman class, only 17 (three men) graduated in 1914.…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1908 and 1911 Autograph Entries
By Peg Bos, Clovis Museum Printed words define us, motivate us, preserve our past and often challenge us. Historically, autograph…
8 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: It’s time to Rodeo
We begin to experience an anticipation of something historical and special happening in Clovis as the last week end of…
9 years ago
Let’s Talk Clovis: Alma Lemmon’s 80th Birthday Party, 1979
By Peg Bos, Clovis Museum Alma Lemmon celebrated her 80th birthday party on Oct. 7, 1970. We will share a…
9 years ago