Clovis Way of Life: Preserving Old Buildings and Sites in Clovis
Clovis is known for its rich history and maintaining the buildings and sites that make Clovis unique. When you walk…
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Clovis History
Bank Robbed in Old Town Clovis
There’s one bank in town that gets robbed in February each year. The Clovis-Big Dry Creek Museum reenacts the bank…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Growing up in Clovis by Mary Grace Heiskell Martin, Pt. 1
In 1869, Mary Grace’s grandfather, John Mitchell Heiskell, born in Knoxville, TN in 1848, homesteaded land that was called, Old…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: To All Those Born Before 1940
Clovis Historian Nick Ubick lived to be 102 years old (1911-2013). He was a charter member of the Clovis Museum…
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The Legacy of Old Town Clovis is What Some May Say Started The “Clovis Way of Life”
In 1890, the City of Clovis began as a freight stop along the San Joaquin Valley Railroad by Fresno businessmen…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis High School of 1914
The following information regarding Clovis High School during the year 1914 was provided by their Argus (now Cavalcade) school publication.…
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Defining the “Clovis Way of Life”
If you live in Clovis, we are sure you have heard of it, the “Clovis Way of Life.” The Clovis…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Remembering “Mr. Clovis” Rex Phebus
Rex Phebus was born in Clovis on October 17, 1920 and died on March 3, 2013. He would be known…
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Making Their Sacrifices Matter
The Clovis Veterans Memorial District (CVMD) held its annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony, Dec 7th. The day that former…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 120 Years of Ministry (1893-2013)
Methodists from the Academy Church and those who worshiped at Mississippi School united to build the first church in Clovis…
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