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Native American Heritage Month: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo...

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the El Paso County Historical Society is posting past PASSWORD articles on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.

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1972: Password salutes José Cisneros...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the El Paso County Historical Society is looking back at past Password articles. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed fro...

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1976: An Oral History - Pedro Gonzalez remembers the revolution...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the El Paso County Historical Society is looking back at past Password articles. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed fro...

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Events to celebrate Women's History Month in El Paso...

Are you looking for ways to celebrate Women's History Month in El Paso? Here's a look at what the events celebrating women's accomplishments in El Paso. El P...

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Due to forecasted winter weather El Paso County Historical Society will be closed Thursday and Friday...

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash The El Paso County Historical Society will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to the forecasted winter ...

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Happy Birthday Jane Burges Perrenot...

From “Jane Burges Perrenot July 19th 1900-June 18th,” 1986, by Greg Pine Jane Burges Perrenot During her long life as an El Pasoan, Mrs. Perrenot dedicated m...

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ICYMI: Looking back during Women's History Month in El Paso, Texas...

Did you miss any of the Women's History Month posts? Here's a look at what you may have missed and other posts celebrating women's accomplishments in El Paso...

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Mabel Welch:Pioneer Woman Architect...

Mabel Welch: Pioneer Woman Architect Mabel Clair Welch was born on November 8, 1890, on her grandfather’s plantation near Longtown, Panola County, Mississipp...

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COVID-19 update: El Paso County Historical Society open by appointment only...

UPDATE March 24, 2021: The El Paso County Historical Society is open by appointment only. COVID-19 safety measures will be in place and we ask that anyone vi...

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Judy Zarate: She was always there....

C. L. Sonnichsen Special Collections at the University of Texas at El Paso Library, MS 348, El Paso Herald-Post Records. Judy Zarate, a member of the Laguna ...

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Anne Holder Fought for Women Rights....

Photo of Anne Holder courtesy of Eva Ross Anne Holder, a UTEP-trained sociologist, educator, and early activist in the El Paso Woman Political Caucus, was na...

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When Nazi Wives Came to El Paso by Jonna Perrillo...

When Nazi Wives Came to El Paso by Jonna Perrillo Figure 1: Paperclip wives arriving in El Paso, Texas, 1947. Photo courtesy of Ernst Steinhoff Papers, New M...

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