Let’s Talk Clovis: History of Jefferson Elementary School
Education is the foundation of our democracy. Pioneer Clovis families championed that belief. They wanted schools established as they purchased…
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Clovis History
Let’s talk Clovis: 1927 Clovis Festival Queen Contest
The Clovis Woman’s Club was formed in March of 1912. Their creed: “Our object shall be to promote social and…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1977 Rodeo Grand Marshal J.E “Shorty” Cunningham
John Estes “Shorty” Cunningham (1909-1988) was born in Colorado and arrived in Clovis by train in 1917. His family had…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Myrtle Howison Stone Family
In 1903, Myrtle Howison’s family left Warrensburg, Ohio and arrived in Clovis that year. Their relative John Cadwallader (1863-1938 a…
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Honoring Clovis’ Women in History
Highlighting the contributions of women across the world is what the month of March is all about. This year to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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