Dr. Ann Brennan Damiani...

the article shown above is from Dec 27, 1974, El Paso Herald-Post Dr. Ann Brennan Damiani was born and raised in El Paso. She was the daughter of James and L...

Dr. Rene Noren...

Dr. Rene Noren was born in 1926 in Chicago. She earned a B.S. from Roosevelt University and earned a degree from Kirkville College of Osteopathy. She opened ...

Women in El Paso History part 1...

Click on each photo to see each woman's biography.

"Hurricane Isabel"...

Isabel Adbou Hatchett was organizer and the first president of the Miners Co-Ed Association, Women's Division. The group met at what later became Cathedral H...

Women in El Paso History Part 2...

Confused? Clarifying the Differences between the County Historical Society and the County Historical Commission...

Since I started my work here in March 2015, I have been asked countless times: "What is the difference between the El Paso County Historical Society and the ...

History of Socorro Schools...

In 1878, a public school was opened in Socorro and Ysleta, but these schools were not continuous. By 1886, according to the county school census, there were ...

The El Paso Mayor race of 1973...

In 1973, Mayor Bert Williams ran for a second term despite some controversies during his administration. The mayor split with his city council, even with tho...

Debbie Reynold's El Paso Grandmother...

The date of this article is August 16, 1954, and it appeared in the El Paso Herald-Post Debbie Reynolds, Movie Star, Possesses 100 Dresses; Her El Paso Grand...

Curator Corner: The First Switchboard in Ysleta was in 1913...

  Mary ONeill-right, with helper, operating the first switchboard in Ysleta, Texas in 1913. Joseph Longo, EPHS Curator

The El Paso Mayor Race of 1969...

In 1969, Mayor Judson Williams did not seek reelection for a fourth term and resigned before the completion of his term. Peter DeWetter was elected to succee...

History of Clint Schools...

The school was established in Clint in 1886 by the women of the village. A fire burned down the school in 1901. In 1910 a new school building was built. In 1...