In 1911, Margaret Rolston Macdonald a nurse founded Rolston hospital which was first located on 216 Wyoming Street. In 1916 she built a new hospital where the central police station now stands at North Raynor street. After her death in 1922, The Rolston Hospital was sold to the masons who reopened it as the Masonic hospital. […]
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Sylvia DeAngelis : first woman Police Sargent in El Paso
April 29.1994 El Paso Times. Sylvia DeAngelis was the first woman police sergeant in El Paso in 1987 and later the first woman El Paso Police LT in 1994.
Hall of Honor Nomination Form 2018
We are currently asking for nominations for honorees for the 2018 Hall of Honor. As you all know, the El Paso County Historical Society honors several El Pasoans each year at our annual Hall of Honor banquet. This event showcases the achievements of individuals who have made tremendous, positive contributions to our community. This year, […]
Mabel and the Merrymakers.
Mabel Moody was born in Big Spring, Texas; she was the daughter of William Edward Moody and Clara Cochran. Moody married Marion Shirvalle in 1925 in El Paso. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, she was living on Olive street in E Paso. Marion ran the Retail Dairy Place and she her last residence was […]
Shopping in El Paso
-Joseph Longo
Curator Corner: Bits of History
El Paso County Commissioner Louis J. Ivey Make Surprising Discovery, 1935 In 1935, County Commissioner and pioneer lover valley cotton farmer discovered was named by “The Valley of The Pyramids”, 12 miles north of Fabens. It was described as ” a canyon filled with myriad colored clays shales and volcanic ash”. The El Paso Herald-Post wrote that […]
Notable Women in El Paso History 1920s-1970s.: Entrepreneurs Businesswomen, and Public Service.
A Celebration of Women History Month by Joseph Longo
Notable Women in El Paso History from the 1920s-1970s : Athletes, Artists, and Writers.
Celebration of Women’s History Month. by Joseph Longo
Notable Women in El Paso History from the 1920s-1970s : Educators and Activists.
A Celebration of Women History Month by Joseph Longo
The Empire Club and Gillespie’s Steak House: 1946-1986
Gillespie Steak House was established in Five Points in 1946 on 2810 Montana. Gillespie opened the Empire Club in 1959 on 2814 Montana. Gillespie mother,Stella was the manager of the steakhouse. Gillespie also operated Wyoming inn on 916 Wyoming Street, Gillespie’s Chicken House on 2810 N.Copia. The Gillespie Steakhouse was named Gillespie Grill and […]