Clovis History

Clovis Cowboy and 24/7 Dentist, Dr. Monte Person, DDS: Avid supporter of preserving the 1914 Clovis Carnegie Library

Monte Person always wanted to be a cowboy. He and his three siblings were raised at the family farm on…

Saving the Carnegie Library, 1983 By Kathy Millison, Clovis City Manager, 1991-2010

The Carnegie Library project was one of the first projects I tackled after arriving on the job in Clovis as…

Dee Douglas, Clovis Wagon Master

This article was published by the Clovis Roundup in 2016. Dee will be 99 years young (residing in a rest…

The 1918 Flu Epidemic by Florence Coberly Sanger, Published in 1984 “Images of an Age, Clovis”

Florence Coberly Sanger’s (Dec. 23, 1909 to Nov. 1, 1997) parents Joseph and Charlotte Coberly were early pioneers. Isaac Coberly…

The Review of “The History of Clovis, 50 Years of Progress” By Author William T. Atkin, Editor Malcolm Johnson in 1962

Author William Atkin was an educator for 36 years and was superintendent of Clovis Union High School for almost 10…

Reviewing the Early and 90 Years, 1912-2002, of Clovis Part 2

I will continue to share the program I wrote in 2002 for the 90th celebration of the incorporation of Clovis.…

Reviewing the Early and 90 Years, 1912-2002, of Clovis Part 1

I am sharing the program I wrote in 2002 for the celebration of the 90th year of incorporation of Clovis.…

Let’s Talk Clovis: Carma Drury (109 years old), Grandson of Frank Drury (1852-1953), “The Grand Old Man of Clovis”

Carma Drury surpassed his Grandfather Frank Drury’s life span of 100 years. He resides in Florida but plans to come…

Let’s Talk Clovis: The 1911 Honeymoon Walk to Shaver Lake of Jennie and Mark Waterbury

We are sharing information from “A Summer in the Sierras” by Georgia Waltz (daughter of Mark Waterbury) and Eva Burns…

Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis High Graduates’ Memories of our 1914 Carnegie Library

Carole Pendergrass Linenbach joined CUSD and taught classes at Cole, Tarpey and Temperance-Kutner elementary schools for 20 years. Her dedicated…