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HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFERS LOST RESTAURANTS BOOK...

Jaxon’s, Ashley’s Gardens, and Bill Parks BBQ are all lost, but not forgotten, restaurants of El Paso. Learn the history of these restaurants, complete with ...

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Bonnie Lesley and The Founding of the El Paso Women's Political Caucus....

C. L. Sonnichsen Special Collections at the University of Texas at El Paso Library, MS 348, El Paso Herald-Post Records. In August 1970, Bessie Simpson, the ...

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The History of the El Paso League of Women Voters: 1940-1967...

The El Paso League of Women Voters was organized in 1919, previously it was the El Paso Equal Franchise League which was organized in 1915, and was the first...

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Snow falls in El Paso. Here's a look at the Burges House during Valentine's Day...

A winter storm passed through the El Paso area on Valentine's Day. Get the latest weather updates here and find tips on how to stay safe here. Here's a look ...

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Black History Month:African American Suffragists in El Paso....

African American Suffragists in El Paso By Janine Young Maud Sampson Willams The women’s suffrage campaign in the United States was a remarkable political an...

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Christmas Dinner Menu From 1918...

Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 Helen O’Shea Keleher recipes This is a page from a loose-leaf notebook with handwritten notes on nutrition, foods and recipes that bel...

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El Paso County Historical Society Honors Four El Pasoans with Prestigious Award...

El Paso—November 17, 2020—Four outstanding individuals have been selected for the El Paso County Historical Society’s 60th Annual Hall of Honor. This year’s ...

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Louise Dietrich : A Pioneer Nurse, El Paso Suffragist, Women’s Rights Leader...

Louise Dietrich (1878-1962) was a pioneer in the nursing profession in Texas and a leader of the women’s suffrage movement in El Paso. She was a charter memb...

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Weddings at the Burges House....

Brides of the Burges House (excerpt from the Brides of the Burges House by former EPCHS President, Carolyn Beck.) The Burges House, home of four generations ...

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EPCHS Honors Sunset Heights Neighborhood Improvement Association...

October 22, 2020— The El Paso County Historical Society is pleased to name the Sunset Heights Neighborhood Improvement Association as the recipient of the 20...

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Davenport Family Donates Iconic Gas Station to El Paso County Historical Society...

EL PASO – August 18, 2020— Mrs. Rod Davenport and the Davenport family have donated the 101-year-old, former Texaco Service Station located at 2871 Grant Ave...

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From the Archives: Anita Lee Blair...

Anita Lee Blair(1916-2011) was the woman to represent El Paso in the Texas State Legislature from 1953-1955. She also was the first blind woman to hold any e...

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