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16th Annual Sunset Heights Tour of Homes – October 5, 2019
The 16th annual Sunset Heights Tour of Homes will be held from 12-4 on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Ticket prices are $5 for children 10 and under and $10 for adults. Tickets can be purchased the Hal Marcus Gallery on 1308 N. Oregon (533-9090).
El Paso Strong Archival Initiative: Learn more here
Hello friends and supporters, In the wake of the senseless tragedy that occurred in our community on August 3, 2019, the El Paso County Historical Society is starting the El Paso Strong Archival Initiative in order to document this event for posterity.
El Paso’s African American Women Suffragists
On Dec 12, 1918, the Colored Women’s Progressive Club of El Paso was organized, and it was an auxiliary to the El Paso Equal Franchise League. They campaigned for women’s right to vote and fought for the improvement of their living conditions. The first president was Maud Edith Sampson. Sampson tried registering the club as […]
Birthday Celebration: 65 years of preserving history at the El Paso County Historical Society
The El Paso County Historical Society had a birthday celebration on April 13, 2019. The festivities included dance performances, face painting, food trucks, history talks, two egg hunts and the Amigo Man!
Arlene Quenon: El Paso’s First Woman Elected to City Council
Arlene Stark Quenon was born on October 19, 1934, in Antigo, Wisconsin to a farmer and lumberjack, Jim and his wife, Molly. Quenon’s parents were involved in politics working on political campaigns and her mother was a school board member. Quenon attended two years at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, until she left […]
Donation: ‘Box of junk’ at Corpus Christi yard sale turns up 1903 ‘Key to City’ of El Paso
The El Paso County Historical Society received a donation from Mr. Kelling of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Marian Bainbridge Collins
Image of Marian Collins courtesy of The El Paso Herald-Post Historical Files M.S. 348 at UTEP Special Collections Marian Bainbridge Collins was born in Idaho but came to El Paso at a young age. Marian graduated from Coldwell Elementary and Austin High School, and later UTEP. Marian was married to an attorney named, William Coldwell Collins. Mr […]
A look at the Sun Carnival Queens of El Paso
Here are some photos of past sun queens, princess, and duchesses. The Southwestern El Paso Sun Carnival was founded in 1935. See more photos.