Year  2008 

Clovis-Big Dry Creek Historical Society

Officers:

President:             Peggy Bos

Past President:     Fred Osterberg

Vice President:      Paul Spraetz

Recording Sec'y:    David Law

Correspondence:   Frank DeLuca

Treasurer:            Judith Preuss

Year 2008 Board of Directors:

Robert Bowser

Bob Ferrara

Beverly Carlson

John Coffman

Shelby Cox

Fran Meyers

Dale Owens

Marilyn Weyant

Betty Wipf

Lou Catallo

Clovis-Big Dry Creek Museum

Curator:       Peggy Bos

Docents:      Membership at large

Our Curator and/or docents are available for historical presentations at schools and organizations, by appointment.

Hours of Operation:  10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday, and by special appointment.

The Clovis Museum is located in the historical 1912 First State Bank Building, 401 Pollasky, in Old Town Clovis.

The Historical Society recreates the infamous 1924 bank robbery by "The Lone Wolf" and "The  Owl" on the last Saturday of February each year.

Our Mission

We display and maintain pictures and artifacts of Clovis M. Cole, the Wheat King of the United States during the 1880-1890's; photos and articles of Marcus Pollasky, a key developer of the Clovis Township; original portion of the 1893 Fresno Flume and Irrigation, which brought lumber and water from Shaver Lake; Indian artifacts; early day pictures and information of over 250 Clovis area families; 1903-1965 graduation pictures of Clovis High School students; history of the 1912 First State Bank and their 1924 bank robbery; Clovis Veterans display of WW I, WW II, Korea, and Viet Nam; memorabilia of Ken "Festus" Curtis of "Gunsmoke", and much more.

Public service information is provided free to the community through our "Let's Talk Clovis" and "Clovis Living Legend" (see the Home Page) at the Clovis District Memorial Building, 453 Hughes, on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.  The series are filmed and made available to the public for review.

Admission to the museum is free; donations are accepted. 

Annual memberships to the Historical Society are: $20 for families; $15 for adult individuals ($10 Senior).  For Patrons: $250 or more; Businesses: $100; Sponsors: $80; Sustaining: $40. 

Members receive a monthly newsletter containing the scheduled lectures and other information relating to the museum.

To join, send your tax-deductible payment (check preferred) to Clovis-Big Dry Creek Historical Society at the address noted below, with your names(s), mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address, if applicable.