Clovis-Big Dry Creek

Historical Society Officers

elected for the 2012 year:

President:  Peggy Bos

V-President:  Paul Spraetz

Recording Sec'ty:  David Law

Corresponding Sec'ty:  Frank DeLuca

Treasurer:  Judith Preuss

Board of Directors, voting members:

Peg Bos

Lou Catallo

Shelby Cox

Frank DeLuca

Bob Ferrara

Marian Klump

David Law

Fred Lee

Helen Maslowski-Holecek

Ruth McCrory

Elvey Perkins

Judith Preuss

Marian Prindiville

Paul Spraetz

Below: Our Society President and Museum Curator, Peg Bos, with the Clovis High School Varsity Football team, year 2009.

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.  Give us a call.

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

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 300 Clovis area families; 1903-1965 graduation pictures of Clovis High School students and school annuals for those years; history of the 1912 First State Bank and their 1924 bank robbery; Clovis Veterans display of WW I, WW II, Korea, Viet Nam, and the Desert Wars; memorabilia of Ken "Festus" Curtis of "Gunsmoke", and much, much, more.

Public service information is provided free to the community through our "Let's Talk Clovis" and "Clovis Living Legend" programs (see the Home Page for listing and schedules) 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. 

Just submit your name, address, e-mail address (if any), and check via mail, or, in person at the Clovis Museum, at the address noted in the banner at the bottom of this page.

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, as applicable.

Below:  Harold Brandon, Peg Bos, & Norma Meek at the front door of the Clovis Museum