Let’s Talk Clovis: Harry Rogers, Pioneer Clovis Helicopter Pilot
My brother, Harry Rogers (March 28, 1929-Jan. 16, 2014) was a pioneer leader in the helicopter business. I am sharing…
My brother, Harry Rogers (March 28, 1929-Jan. 16, 2014) was a pioneer leader in the helicopter business. I am sharing…
George Middleton fulfilled his childhood ambition to fly by becoming an Air Force pilot during WWII. He shared his enthusiasm…
Mary Grace and her husband Bill were active in our community. She was inducted into the Clovis Hall of Fame…
In 1869, Mary Grace’s grandfather, John Mitchell Heiskell, born in Knoxville, TN in 1848, homesteaded land that was called, Old…
Clovis Historian Nick Ubick lived to be 102 years old (1911-2013). He was a charter member of the Clovis Museum…
The following information regarding Clovis High School during the year 1914 was provided by their Argus (now Cavalcade) school publication.…
Rex Phebus was born in Clovis on October 17, 1920 and died on March 3, 2013. He would be known…
Methodists from the Academy Church and those who worshiped at Mississippi School united to build the first church in Clovis…
Octavio B. Ruelas (1926-2006) was born in Tamasujlita Municipio De Tecolotlan, Mexico. His parents, Isidro and Augustina, were sharecroppers who…
We are sharing the life of Captain Tim Haun (1963-1996) to honor him and his family. It will also remind…
Alexander Graham Bell secured the first telephone patent in 1876. There were over 3 million telephones in the US by…
We are sharing sections of a school report written by Forestene Hogue (early pioneer family) Beckham in 1943 for a…
We are sharing the article written in the 1922 Argus (now Cavalcade annual) that reviews the first year of football…
Roxie (Araxie) was a unique and beautiful individual. She lived a quiet but purposeful life. She would bequeath $400,000 to…
Wayne Riley (1917-2007) was the official historian of Clovis infrastructure, building codes, our business community and the development of our…
George "Tink" Kastner became a ”Clovis Living Legend” during his lifetime. His mother died four days after his birth and…
Education is the foundation of our democracy. Pioneer Clovis families championed that belief. They wanted schools established as they purchased…
The Clovis Woman’s Club was formed in March of 1912. Their creed: “Our object shall be to promote social and…
John Estes “Shorty” Cunningham (1909-1988) was born in Colorado and arrived in Clovis by train in 1917. His family had…
In 1903, Myrtle Howison’s family left Warrensburg, Ohio and arrived in Clovis that year. Their relative John Cadwallader (1863-1938 a…
Monte Person always wanted to be a cowboy. He and his three siblings were raised at the family farm on…
The Carnegie Library project was one of the first projects I tackled after arriving on the job in Clovis as…
This article was published by the Clovis Roundup in 2016. Dee will be 99 years young (residing in a rest…