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…
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Clovis History
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…
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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…
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Vukovich Family honored with memorial plaque at Fresno City Hall
On Saturday, June 8, the Vukovich family, motorsport royalty with Central Valley roots, was honored at Fresno City Hall with…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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