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HISTORY HUB
Fall 2014
No. 11
Thank you El Paso for re-building downtown. As a former El Pasoan it gives me great pleasure seeing how it
has been transformed and exhibiting all the wonderful history. Keep up the great work. M. Gomez, Houston, TX.
Hi there this place is amazing. It’s almost like I’m reliving it. Abby Pulido
Man I sure wish there was a museum like this in Denver. Anonymous
America’s first opportunity to see this International Exhibition!
Julius Caesar: Military Genius & Mighty Machines
September 21, 2014 to January 10, 2015
CONTENTS
3. Message from the Director
4. Curator’s Corner
MUSEUM STAFF
Museum Director
Julia H. Bussinger
Director of Development
Jim Murphy
Senior Curator
Barbara J. Angus
Community Engagement Coord.
Jaime M. Knoedler
Curatorial Coordinator
Everett Thomas
Marketing Coordinator
Marilú Valenzuela Alemán
Secretary
Cindy Kieffer-Díaz
Facilities Maintenance
Lead Worker
Alfonso Aguilar
Museum Operations
Joe Hernandez
Sebastian Ribas-Normand
Visitor Service Representatives
Rudy Chavez
Jorge Sanchez
Sara Garza
Store Sales Clerk
Ethel Caro
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5. Development
6. Digie
7. Meet Digie
8. Marketing &
From the Back of the House
9. Education
10. Volunteer’s Corner
11. Circle of Giants
12-13. Julius Caesar: Military Genius
& Mighty Machines
14. Museum Membership &
Gift Store
510 N. Santa Fe St.
El Paso, Texas 79901
915.351.3588
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Thursday
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15. Rent the Museum
16-17. On the Scene
18. Calendar of Events
19-20-21-22. Members
23. Kid’s Corner
24. Back Cover
City Manager
Tommy Gonzalez
Mayor
Oscar Leeser
City Council
District 1 - Ann Morgan Lilly
District 2 - Larry E. Romero
District 3 - Emma Acosta
District 4 - Carl L. Robinson
District 5 - Dr. Michiel Noe
District 6– Claudia Ordaz
District 7 - Lily Limón
District 8 - Cortney Niland
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Dear Friends,
The El Paso Museum of History staff has had the most productive and
creative time during the last few months. We are working on the
development of the Digital Wall! Here are the highlights:
DIGIE, the Digital Information Gateway In El Paso, is our new mascot for
the Digital Wall. The museum team is implementing DIGIE’s content and
have already uploaded more than 4,000 digital images to the database.
www.digie.org is the website created specifically for the DIGIE. Here you
can upload your personal images and help us create El Paso’s identity. A new pavilion is being
constructed right outside our front door to house DIGIE. A public art piece, as part of the 2012
Quality of Life Bond, will be part of the pavilion.
The Grand Opening is scheduled for December 2014-January 2015. Please stay tuned for
more information to come!
As you know, 2014 celebrates the El Paso Museum of History’s 40th birthday. We will
dedicate a special issue of this newsletter recognizing this occasion in December. In partnership
with the El Paso Museum of History Foundation we are planning a Grand Re-opening of your
Museum. We will showcase and share with you the museum’s greatest accomplishments. We
sincerely hope your support and generosity will continue in the decades to come.
We have exciting news to share with you. The Office of Honorable U.S. Congressman Beto
O’Rourke has nominated the El Paso Museum of History for the National Medal for Museum
Services. The nomination process takes time and the winners will be announced in the spring of
2015. Among more than 16,000 museums in United States, only five will be honored with this
prestigious award.
We are pleased to inform you that the El Paso Museum of History will be the premier
location in the United States for the International traveling exhibition, Julius Caesar: Military
Genius and Mighty Machines. We realize that many El Pasoans cannot travel to Rome to
experience the ruins of the Roman Empire, so “we are bringing Rome to El Paso.” Please mark your
calendars for September 20, 2014 for the exhibit reception.
Thank you for your loyalty and continued support to your museum!
Respectfully,
Julia Bussinger, Phil.,Lic.
Museum Director
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Curator’s corner
The Curatorial Team is pleased to announce that Jaime (pronounced
“Jamie”) Knoedler has joined the museum as our Community Engagement
Coordinator. Jaime will oversee all museum educational programming going on
and off site. An important part of her duties will be developing teacher materials
for the DIGIE, and arranging a touring schedule for our “Mini-Digie.”
As fall approaches, the museum is making plans to disassemble the
People of the Sun exhibit. Our last lecture on “Ysleta Mission of the Tigua
Indians of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo: A Living Legacy,” was given by Tribal
Anthropologist Nick Houser with comments by Tigua War Captain Javier
Loera, and other members of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribal Council and
Traditional Council. This event is an example of how so many of our projects
Barbara Angus
Senior Curator interconnect with other community organizations. The lecture is the last in a
series on, The Missions of Spain in the Borderlands, funded by Humanities Texas
which added depth to our fourth Wall of Giants, The Missions and Their People. The artwork on the
invitations was by Frederick Carter who was featured in our exhibit, The Architecture of an Artist.
The last History Hub focused on our Foundation’s fundraiser, Polo Real 2014. This issue
introduces the exhibit, Julius Caesar: Military Genius & Mighty Machines. Our Foundation provides
funding for exhibits such as this, so many thanks to the Foundation members. Roman Machines, as
we call it in-house, is an interactive display with working models of machines used during the Roman
Empire. It has travelled internationally (one set of exhibit catalogs is in English and Chinese with
Portuguese subtitles), but El Paso will be its first venue in the United States. The models were made
by the same Italian firm that brought us the Da Vinci exhibit we hosted several years ago. Visiting
the exhibit should be an extra credit assignment for students being introduced to physics principals
and to college architectural students required to read Vitruvius!
We are also hosting a temporary exhibit, The U.S. in Polish Historiography and Periodicals
from 1764 – 1919. The exhibit relates United States history as it was reported in contemporary
Polish journals and newspapers. The panel exhibit was originally designed and displayed in Warsaw
before being translated and shipped to a library near Chicago. El Paso’s General Casimir Pulaski
Society made arrangements to bring the exhibit to El Paso. Its members are providing a series of
lectures. The Warsaw Library’s wonderful collection of early periodicals, the raw material for this
exhibit, was hidden by its librarians during WWII, thus avoiding a fire that gutted the building and
destroyed many of the books.
The DIGIE project continues to be the major focus for the curatorial staff. We are scanning
photographs from the museum’s collections to add to what has been contributed by the El Paso
Public Library, the El Paso County Historical Society, UTEP Special Collections Library, and the
Magoffin Homestead. We are also busy tracking down photographs from El Paso that are held in
university and library collections outside the region. DIGIE’s public website will have launched by
the time this newsletter reaches you, so we urge you to contribute images yourselves and to pass the
word on to your friends and the organizations to which you belong. The website address is
www.digie.org.
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development
There are so many positive changes taking place in and around the
museum. Construction of a new pavilion to house DIGIE is already underway
(see artist rendering below). This 2,000 sq. ft. space will house the only digital
wall of its type in the United States. The Pavilion will become the new front
entrance to the museum. 400,000 people visited the original 3-D digital wall in
Copenhagen, Denmark within its first six months of operation. We might
experience these same visitor numbers. Can you imagine? The museum is
currently looking for additional volunteers and docents to assist us when
DIGIE opens within the next few months. We know that the Junior League
will be helping us, but we could use your help too. Our new pavilion is going to
be beautiful. It creates a perfect naming opportunity for an individual or
business. Everyone is going to visit DIGIE.
Jim Murphy
Development Director
When the pavilion is completed and DIGIE is open to the public, we
will set our sights on our next major outdoor project; the illusive glass ballroom. Our Cinderella
Room. We’ve moved our desired location to the back of the museum where our Garden Terrace now
sits. But the Cinderella Room encompasses much more than this area. A full 3,000 sq. ft. to be exact.
The museum needs a community gathering space. A ballroom, something grand. Now is the time. Join
us won’t you?
In other news, the museum would like to thank the Curlin family for their generous
contribution to the museum’s foundation. Their support allowed the foundation to open the Curlin
Family Conservation Fund that will last in perpetuity. Call me if you would like to contribute to this
fund. We would also like to thank Mr. Frank Gorman and his family and friends for allowing us to
host a private celebration marking Mr. Gorman’s 90th birthday. His accomplishments and his
dedication toward the museum means a lot to all of us. Mr. Gorman was one of the key players in the
2000 bond election that allotted funds for the facility where we are now located.
In other development news, a tremendous thank you goes out to Liz Uribe-Sinclair for her
passion, dedication and hard work toward Polo Real 2014 this past May. What a wonderful
accomplishment. It proves that months of legwork does pay off. Our hat also goes off to the Polo Real
team consisting of Dede Rogers, Rita Baca, Ric Lara, Barbara Armendariz, Joe Gomez, Beate Burdett,
Bernie Sargent and our foundation chairman, Christian Perez Giese. Polo Real 2014 was held at Dr.
Zamudio’s Rancho Santa Maria Polo Club. And of course, our guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Foster put the icing on the cake. Thousands of dollars were raised for the museum and its foundation.
There were so many sponsors, in-kind contributions and volunteers, it was really amazing. The
weather was perfect and best of all, it was sold out! Thank you Liz.
Artist Rendering
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Digie
These are very exciting times for El Paso and I am delighted to be a part of the
DIGIE experience. We have surpassed 4,000 images loaded into the system.
Included in these images of El Pasoans is Anthony Quinn. Quinn was the first
Mexican-American to win an Academy Award. Also recognized is Sandra Day
O’Connor, born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas. She went on to become
the first female justice in the United States Supreme Court in 1981. El Pasoan
William Deane Hawkins was presented with the Medal of Honor for valorous
and gallant conduct above and beyond the call of duty. He served as the
Commanding Officer of the Scout Sniper Platoon attached to the Second Marine
Division in action against the Japanese-held Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands
Everett Thomas
Curatorial Coordinator on November 20 and 21, 1943. Hometown giant Jake Erlich was born at a
weight of less than four pounds. By the time he was ten years old, he was
more than six feet tall. The locals nicknamed him “Pecos Bill.” Erlich lived much of his life in El
Paso. He was a movie star featured in several silent films, an artist and author, and he also was a
circus performer for several years. But Erlich was famous mainly for being taller than everyone else.
In fact, he was once named the “Tallest Man in the World,” standing at 8’ 6” tall. Photographer Otis
A. Aultman captured faces, feelings, and unforgettable moments in El Paso’s early 1900 era. Aultman
immortalized border history, recording it through his camera. These are just a few of the individuals
you will meet when you visit DIGIE. It is of great importance that you help us with your history.
Feel free to visit www.digie.org and upload your favorite photos and video snippets to our growing
history. The world will be accessing DIGIE. Let’s show them what makes El Paso special.
Erlich
Anthony Quinn
Otis A. Aultman Sandra D. O’Connor
William Deane Hawkins
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Meet digie
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Marketing
Working for the El Paso Museum of History has been great
fun and a wonderful experience. Managing the marketing and
cultural events has been a pleasure for me. At the museum, we are
committed to offering you the best learning experience regarding
El Paso history as possible. Here you will find thousands of photos
and artifacts that tell you a story. You may also learn about your
family roots and will learn to understand the beauty of our city.
We currently have six different exhibitions showcasing the
history of UTEP, the influence of Poland in the history of the U.S.,
the history of El Segundo Barrio and Chihuahuita, local history and the Marilú Valenzuela Alemán
Marketing Director
changing pass, the history of our fire department, and for the first time
in the United States: Julius Caesar: Military Genius & Mighty
Machines which opens on September 21, 2014.
General admission for the museum is free but for traveling exhibits like Julius Caesar: Military
Genius & Mighty Machines there is an admission cost. This is the reason we encourage our visitors
to become museum members so they can enjoy these exhibits for free.
For any suggestions or questions about events please contact me at:
alemanmg@elpasotexas.gov
or 915-351-3588.
From the back of the house
These past summer months have been relatively calm regarding the installation of exhibits,
that is with the exception of The U.S. in Polish Historiography and Periodicals from 1764-1919. The
main challenge with this exhibit was arranging the installation in the given exhibit space while still
leaving room for museum programs that occupy the same area.
The Museum Operations team has kept busy with several minor projects and we have been preparing
for the inspiring months ahead:
 We are disassembling the People of the Sun exhibit and completely redesigning the first floor
while getting ready to install the Julius Caesar: Military Genius & Mighty Machines exhibit. We
are going to have a unique entrance built exclusively for the
exhibition and we are going to repaint the gallery walls. Also, the
Up in Smoke exhibit will be downsized to make room for the
Roman artifacts. So our first floor should look very different very
soon.
 The construction project for fabricating and installing the
Touch City 3D Digital Wall will be occupying our time for the
next few months. We are going to assist the contractors in
relocating the main entrance of the museum to the rear entrance of
the facility during the time that the construction lasts. We have
Museum Operations
already received a portion of the electronic components for the Wall,
so DIGIE, is becoming a reality. We are very excited to be part of this unique project.
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And, of course, we will diligently keep setting up for all of the classes, lectures, and other events
the museum hosts so our visitors can truly enjoy the experience of visiting our museum and
learning all that history has to offer.
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education
Hi! My name is Jaime Knoedler and I am pleased and excited to be
chosen to be part of the El Paso Museum of History as the new
Community Engagement Coordinator. I hail from Long Island, NY with
a BA in Biology and an MA in Museum Professions with a dual
concentration in education and registration. I have over ten years work
experience in museums such as The Barnum Museum, The Southold
Historical Society, The Science Museum of Long Island, and others in the
realm of education.
I am eager to jump on in and get the ball rolling. This is an exciting time
for the museum with the exhibit, Julius Caesar: Military Genius &
Mighty Machines coming at the end of September, and The TouchCity
Jaime Knoedler
Community Engagement 3-D Digital Wall breaking ground in December. As the Community
Engagement Coordinator there are a lot of opportunities for
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programming and partnerships. I am looking forward to working with
this great group of people who are developing fantastic opportunities for our community.
I am enthusiastic in becoming a member of the El Paso community and experiencing what it
means to live in the Southwest. As an avid hiker and explorer I’m excited to trek through the Franklin
Mountains and learn about the ecology and history of the Sun City and beyond.
Please keep in mind that we are holding numerous education classes from belly dancing to
Italian Language and Culture as well as Digital Photography along with lectures.
Please visit, www.elpasotexas.gov/history/events.asp or our
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/EPMuseumofHistory for more information.
You may also contact me via email, knoedlerjm@elpasotexas.gov or by phone, 915-351-3588. I look
forward to hearing from you!
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Volunteer’s corner
Since March 2014 I have volunteered for the El Paso Museum of
History. Together with the team, I mainly work on the Digital Wall
project. I select and collect the photographs we will use for the Digital
Wall. I upload them onto the system and I research and add the
information about the image, like the location, date it was taken, the
neighborhood and its background story. I also upload pictures I have
taken. Personally, as a German with an educational background in
European history and culture, I enjoy learning about the history,
buildings, people and stories of El Paso very much..
In particular, the mixture of nationalities, ethnicities, cultures and
Lisa Heinemann
languages throughout the centuries, which make El Paso a very special
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place, fascinate me. I also take part in meetings and workshops in relation to
the project and with our international partners. The atmosphere in the team
is friendly and constructive so I am comfortable to bring forth my ideas and thoughts. Apart from
the DIGIE project, I give tours through the museum, mainly for daycare and student groups.
Bringing history closer to younger people is very important, which is why I think that the hands-on
activities for children in the exhibits are very useful. They make the learning process easier and
they remember the museum as a fun place. I also help out with the monthly Museum Happy Hour
which is a great project and very interesting. I hope that we can host a German Happy Hour soon. I
want to support the intercultural exchange which is promoted through this project.
So far, working in the El Paso Museum of History is a lot of fun. The work is interesting,
diverse and inspiring. Getting to know other people, projects and institutions in El Paso and around
the world broadens my horizon in every regard. For everybody who is interested in working in the
cultural field as I am, volunteering at the museum gives great insights into museum and cultural
work, while being supported by a wonderful team.
Thank you to the Junior League of El Paso volunteers for helping with Digie. Thank you to
Emilie Lamb, Alyssa Chavira, Sara Vega, Patricia Siqueiros, Rachel Gonzalez, Lucy Ybarra,
Alicia Angle, Stacey Nuñez and Cesar Nuñez for your help with Digie, events and different
activities in the museum departments.
If interested in applying to become a volunteer, please visit: www.elpasotexas.gov/history/
volunteer
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Circle of giants
It’s been a very exciting year for the Circle of Giants
Community Group and the El Paso Museum of History. We
still have a lot more to look forward to.
First of all, we started the year with a ribbon cutting
ceremony for the 5th Wall of Giants. The honoree is the
University of Texas at El Paso and its Centennial Celebration.
The evening was filled with fun and excitement as the UTEP
Cheerleaders, the Golddiggers and the UTEP Alumni Pep Band
performed for the crowd. Paydirt Pete and the Amigo Man
added to the ambiance. It was one of the largest, if not the
largest, crowds since we began celebrating and honoring the
Giants of El Paso’s history.
Rebecca Whitaker
Circle of Giants Co-Chair
Equally exciting and fun was Polo Real 2014 held on May
17, 2014 to benefit the El Paso Museum of History Foundation. The honorees for the evening were
Mr. Paul L. and Mrs. Alejandra Foster. The evening included two exhibition matches, dinner, an
auction, music and dancing, and much more. There was quite a response and support from the
community for this momentous event.
In addition to all of this year’s excitement, we rolled out the concept of an artfully designed
glass structure which will house our DIGIE. The pavilion will showcase DIGIE in a high visibility
area right across from the new Southwest University Baseball Stadium. This glass entrance and world
class 3-D digital wall is targeted to open late this Fall.
The 6th Wall of Giants was unveiled during our UTEP Centennial Celebration. It will be
dedicated to Fort Bliss this coming Spring 2015. A Giant in itself and interwoven in the history of El
Paso, Fort Bliss is home to the 1st Armored Division and home to thousands of soldiers and their
families. This magnificent fort sits in the middle of our beautiful city and is comprised of
approximately 1.12 million acres of land spanning across Texas and New Mexico, making it the
largest U.S. military installation in the country.
Established on March 8, 1854, Fort Bliss is a rich part of El Paso
history and its community. Therefore, it is with great privilege that
we honor Fort Bliss, our soldiers, their families, and its many
contributions to El Paso and the surrounding area. Please join us in
celebrating this 6th Wall of Giants as we prepare for the grand
opening in the spring, 2015.
David Saucedo
Circle of Giants Co-Chair
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Julius Caesar: military genius & mighty machines
This exhibition is based on factual evidence, real life accounts, genuine artifacts, and historical
scientific discoveries. The data was collected and published together for the first time in one
impressive volume: MACHINA-TECNOLOGIA DELL’ANTICA ROMA, 2009, Palombi Editrice.
A display based on this book was presented to the public in Rome from December 2009 to
May 2010 at the Museo Della Civilta’ Romana. The Niccolai Group, Artisans of Florence
International Pty. Ltd., were contributors , and the creators of the machines presented in
this one-time display. Because of the success of this project, The Niccolai Group has produced
the ultimate English version of their expanded international travelling exhibition.
Through display panels, videos, 3D virtual reality reconstructions and iconic objects from
important historical events, myths and legends, the exhibition sets the scenes of Ancient Rome. Guided
through each section, the visitor is able to identify the historical moment illustrated with the help of
time-lines. Among the artifact-replicas on display is a collection of rare copies of famous “volumen” and
"codices" (books and scrolls) including:
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De Architectura Book X by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
De Bello Gallico by Gaius Julius Caesar
The first known travel guide, The Tabula of Peutinger
Theme I – Military Genius:
In this section visitors will experience the Roman Military Machines at work during one of the
greatest sieges before the start of the Common Era, and be introduced to a Roman leader who
oversaw the end of the Republic and the birth of the Roman Empire.
Theme II – All Roads Lead to Rome:
In this section visitors discover inventive machines for measuring, for transportation, for
communications, and the powerful propaganda tactics employed to spread Roman culture.
Theme III – Building Rome:
This section of the Exhibition contains the devices that contributed to the massive
construction and industrialization of Rome, which may be considered the prelude to the industrial
revolution.
Theme IV – Entertainment and Lifestyle:
For wealthy Romans life was good. They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings,
surrounded by slaves and servants. Poorer Romans, however, could only dream of such lifestyle but
could still relax and be entertained by popular sporting activities such as Gladiators fighting for their
lives or chariot racing.
FOUNDATION
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Now at El Paso Museum of History
September 21, 2014 to January 10, 2015
First Opportunity to See this International Exhibition in U.S.!
TICKETS:
 $12 for individuals 6 years old & up
 $8 for Students with ID, Active Military with ID, and Senior (62+)
 $6 for Groups of 10 people or more
 Free for EP Museum of History Members and 5 years old & under
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Museum membership
The El Paso Museum of History would like to invite you to become a member. The museum
exists for the educational benefit of the community and its visitors. It promotes the understanding
and significance of the rich multicultural and multinational history of the border region known as
The Pass of the North. Your donation affords the Museum the opportunity to continue providing
public programing and exhibitions.
The benefits of your membership with the El Paso Museum of History include:
 Advance notice of openings, exhibitions, special events, and upcoming education programs
 10% discount from the museum gift shop
 Discounts for all classes, workshops and fee-based programs
 Free admission to paid Traveling Exhibits
 Recognition in the museum newsletter
 Recognition on the museum Donor Wall
 Volunteer opportunities
If you are interested in becoming a member, please feel free to contact EPMH Marketing Director:
Marilú Valenzuela Alemán at (915) 351-3588 or at alemanmg@elpasotexas.gov
Museum gift store
Come shop at the El Paso Museum of History Gift Store! We have a collection of new
merchandise that changes constantly to complement our current exhibitions, along with merchandise
from participating guest speakers and authors.
We offer unique Southwestern jewelry that accompanies many modern styles. Our Gift Store is
proud to house handmade metal and copper embossing by El Paso artist Maria Almeida Natividad.
The Gift Store also carries El Paso Icons products including old west posters, note cards, and
postcards. We have an array of books written about our area and a great selection of children’s books.
We also have a diversity of cookbooks relating to the area and we always feature products with the
Museum of History logo printed on them: coffee mugs, wine glasses, shot glasses, t-shirts, pens,
mouse pads, and shopping bags.
El Paso Museum of History Members receive a
10% discount on all merchandise. Your purchase benefits
the Museum of History. Thank you for your support!
The staff is always here to assist with your purchase and
any questions you may have!
Sincerely,
Ethel A. Caro
Museum Sales Clerk
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Nonprofit Organizations receive a 20%
discount on all room rentals. Wi-Fi is available
throughout the museum.
The Seminar Room is a perfect space to fully
facilitate business meetings, conferences or
training sessions.
Capacity: 50
4 hour rental: $150
8 hour rental: $275
The Orientation Theater is an ideal space for
professional presentations. Fully equipped with
a Bose speaker system, LCD projector, large
projector screen and four workstations.
Capacity: 50
4 hour rental: $150
8 hour rental: $275
1st and 2nd Floor Activity Classrooms
Capacity: 20
4 hour rental: $100
8 hour rental: $175
1st and 2nd Floor Lobbies are available for
larger meetings, after-hour birthday and
anniversary parties, receptions, class reunions,
holiday parties and much more.
Capacity: 250 guests each
4 hour rental: $500
8 hour rental: $950
The Outdoor Garden Terrace is a beautiful
1,000 sq. ft. space that can be used for live
music events, wine and beer tastings and
receptions. The patio can extend to Cleveland
Square Park.
Capacity 150
4 hour rental: $500
8 hour rental: $950
Rent the museum
Rent the Entire 1st Floor
Corporate Events/Receptions/Weddings
$5,000/4 hours
$8,500/8 hours
Rent the Entire 2nd Floor
Corporate Events/Receptions/Weddings
$5,000/4 hours
$8,500/8 hours
Rent the Entire Museum
Corporate Events/Receptions/Weddings
$10,000/4 hours
$15,000/8 hours
Available Accessories
 Simulcast capabilities between the Seminar
Room, Orientation Theater and first floor lobby
 Completely portable public address system
 In-house public address system can be heard
through the entire museum simultaneously
 Wireless microphone capabilities
 Mobile podium with full audio capabilities
 Mobile and stationary viewing screens
 Videographers and photographers available
 8’ x 12’ portable stage
 30” cocktail tables
 60” round tables
 6’ x 30” rectangular tables
 5’ x 30” rectangular tables
 30” x 30” rectangular tables
 Table arrangements
 Full array of tablecloths
 Chairs
 CD players
 DVD players
 VCR
 Laptops
 Laser pointer
 Televisions
 Projectors
 Slide projector
The Executive Boardroom is an ideal meeting
space with available amenities such as Wi-Fi,
conference calls, whiteboard presentations,
projection screen, and a private restroom. Easy
access is available to the copy and design
studio.
Capacity: 20
4 hour rental: $150
8 hour rental: $250
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On the scene
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Photos: Polo Real 2014
Photos: Polish Exhibit Opening, History
Happy Hour Brazil Theme, History Happy
Hour Caribbean Islands Theme
On the scene
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Calendar of events
Thursday, September 11, 2014 Sunday, September 21, 2014
History Happy Hour
Julius Caesar: Military Genius &
Mexico theme
Mighty Machines
Live Mariachi, Mexican
Exhibit Open to the public.
traditional food, cash bar.
12-5 p.m.
CONTINUING CLASSES:
Thursdays
Belly Dance Class
6-7 p.m.
Thursdays
Flamenco Class
6-7 p.m.
Presentation given by Consulate
General of Mexico in El Paso
Saturday, September 27, 2014
6-8:30 p.m.
National Gay Men's Health
Week by the Health Dept.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Presentations and free HIV
Lecture: The Secrets of the
testing.
Polish Exhibit
2-5 p.m.
Thursdays
Conversational Spanish Class
6-7 p.m.
Thursdays
Digital Photography
6-7:30 p.m.
4-5 p.m.
Saturdays
Yoga Class
9-10 a.m.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014 The U.S. in Polish
Lecture - Adrian Prawica and
Historiography and Periodicals
the Fourth Partition
from 1764-1919
Thursday, October 16, 2014
12-1 p.m.
Exhibit last day
National Latino AIDS
12-5 p.m.
Awareness Day– Health Fair
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Presentations and free HIV
Julius Caesar: Military Genius & Thursday, October 9, 2014
testing
Mighty Machines
History Happy Hour
6-9 p.m.
Exhibit Opening for Members
Germany theme-Oktoberfest
Only
6-8:30 p.m.
6-8 p.m.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Celebration of Lights
4:30-8 p.m.
Calendar of events subject to change.
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EPMH 18
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Traditional Posada
6-8 p.m.
members
BENEFACTOR $20,000
El Paso Museum of
History Foundation
Mima Properties, LLC.
PATRON $10,000 +
Hunt Family Foundation
Charles H. Dodson, Jr.
Family
Christian Perez Giese
Junior League of El Paso
PROVIDER $1,000 +
Betty Wakefield Haley
Frank W. Gorman
Irene Pistella
Lory Goldberg
CONTRIBUTOR $500
Frank Gorman
Suzie Gorman Wilson
Bob Hoy, Jr.
Dee & Adair Margo
Tom Lea Institute
CHAMPION $5,000 +
Kirk Robison
United Bank of El Paso del Robert & Sara Shiloff
Norte
Travis Johnson
Humanities Texas
John Winston
Speaking Rock
Mark Walker
Barbara Dent
Hector Franco
Hoy Fox Automotive
Ralph Seitsinger
Frank Gorman
William Conroy
Rosa Richardson
SUPPORTER $2,500 + Alejandro Del Moral
Freeport McMoRan
Copper and Gold
ADVOCATE $250
McKee Foundation
Mary Ann Evans
EP Community
Carameros
Foundation
Mrs. Peter deWetter
Barnett Harley-Davidson H. Harris Hatfield
Western Refining
David Taber
IMLS-Bank of America
Susan Novick
Jon Rogers, Jr.
Sharon Butterworth
Steve Fox
Howard Goldberg
Herb Price/ Shelley
Sidney Schlusselberg
Southerland
Marjori Melby
Mary Ann Dodson
Eleanor Goodman
Donna Bloedorn
CORPORATE $1,000 + Ken Lucius
Gorman Industrial Supply W.J. Pindar
Mary Jo Melby
BBVA Compass Bank
RussellVandenburg
Gorman Company
Tom C. Curlin
Helen of Troy
Guilder Lehrman Institute Bruce Curlin
El Paso County Historical Jackson Curlin
Lorez McGinnis
Society
El Paso County Historical Carl Russell
Jed Becker
Commission
Tim Gray
Miguel Barron
Katherine Brennand
John Quinn
David Berchelmann, III.
M+P Real Estate
Larry Patton
Investments, LLP
Jim Farah
Jim Pofahl, Jr.
Sarah Ryan
Stuart Schwartz
Dean Hester
Manuel Feliberti
David Webster
Bill Avila
Ron Suciu
Cesar Berdeja
Michael D. Stell
John D. Wilbanks
J.O. Stewart
Joyce Whitfield Jaynes
Stephen Brown
Martin Colton
Alan Krasne
Christian Perez Giese
Manuel C. Feliberti
Michael Bernstein
Paul Dipp
AMBASSADOR $100
Barry Coleman
Richard Baish
Hal Ettinger
Steve Fox
Sheldon Gopin
Will P. Harvey
Bill Leslie
Arnold Peinado
Susan Pine
Gary L. Williams
John Silverman
Sara McKnight
Charles Dodds
Guillermo Avila
Glenn Kim
Jacquelyn Curtis
Alan Tyroch
Jonathan Schwartz, Jr.
Robert Sparks
Robert Urrea
William Spier
Gaspar Enriquez
Robert Hyland
Christy
Giron
Beto O'Rourke
Nancy Casner
George Harrington
Patricia M. Lowenfield
Ana Rosa Navarro
Rosemary Stoelzel
Richard Feuille
Sharon Carter
Avemaria Smart
Mark Sichrist
Gladys Sharp
Frances Axelson
Hector Lopez Curlin Pelta Dan Harper
Ray Rutledge
Price’s Producer’s, Inc.
Robert Heasley
Bruce Gronich
FAMILY $50
Patricia McAlmon Hutson Wm. G. Sullivan
Stephanie Beard
John Andrew Gnauck
Kim McGlone
Edward Moreno
Maria Maldonado
William C. Foote
Mark Cioc-Ortega
Don Shapiro
Vicki Walker
Don Baumgardt
John Hamilton
Mike Adkins
William Cook
Douglas Borrett
Chad North
Patricia Bruce
Clarke Garnsey
Colbert
Coldwell
Linda Medlock
Dusty Henson
Nathan Hirschi
John Kemp
Larry Bach
Rudolph Miles
Charles Kohlhaas
Ruth Oppenheim
Suzi Davidoff
William Phillips
Richard Worthington
Alan Pittle
Dusty Rhodes
William Quinn
Bernard Sargent
EPMH 19
members
Michael Tomor
Richard Schwein
George Bassett
Gary Weiser
Julie Zimet
Julia Bussinger
Joe Gomez
Hunter Quartermane
Pete Dunavant
Brian Hopple
Sean McGlynn
Jay Kleberg
David Buchmueller
TJ Karam
Katie Updike
Teresa Sharp
Gilberto Lavin
J. Abraham Lopez
Hector Enriquez
Charles Tymony, Jr.
David Carrillo
Robert Ballard
Martin Gauer
J.L. Jay
Kenneth Farah
Neil Siegel
Elizabeth Tapp
Tom Niland
Bert Williams
Ed Babenco
Tom Hussmann
Byrl Burdick
Anne Brown
Rocio Duran
Dick Scherotter
Marianne Karlsson
Blanca Armendariz
Carlos H. Corral
James McIntyre
Carolina Saenz Fournier
Roger Brown
Richard Dayoub
Keith Myers
Eric Colvard
Jim Fletcher
Scott Anderson
Mary Jeanne Dipp
Michael Tarabulski
Mario Rivera
Ronald Weber
Richard Chacon
EPMH 20
Octavio Saavedra
Betty Jean Phillips
William E. Quinn
Bert Diamondstein
Sergio A. Olivas
Kenneth Holzman
Rebecca Whitaker
Oscar Martinez
Sally Andrade
Marlene Gonzalez
Fernando J. Gonzalez
George
Bassett
Bert Borsberry
Angel Beltran Jr.
Rosie Olivares-Edwards
Marisa Andrade
Alfred Anderson
Ramiro Robles
Mary Ann Dodson
Chris Lopez
Rosalinda Lozano
David J. Mansfield
Rollo Gurss
Grace Munoz
Jeannine B. Kennedy
Eduardo Servin
Sinae Barrazar
Robert Vandertulip
Clay Vandertulip
Oscar Medina
Susan Diaz
Gloria Delgado
Daniel J.Carey-Whalen
Kent Ricahrds
Patti Parson
James Fletcher
Elizabeth & Steve Ortega
Rebeca Hernandez
Lily Limon
John Selmon
Carmen Olivas Graham
Victor Navarro
Atanasio Njeru
James Martinez
Andrea Quiros
James Hubbard
Chrys Cunningham
INDIVIDUAL $25
Cliff Eisenberg
Margo B. Adams
Alfred Kissack
David Salcido
Elma Garcia
Mercedes Hernandez
Barbara M. Arguelles
Thadine Koch
Bob Wilkinson
Victor Basoco
Rose Basoco
Gilberto Valencia
Margaret Thompson
Wendy Viramontes
Marisela Scher
Laura S. Beltran
Michael Bernstein
Margaret Bloss
Maureen Field
Estelle B. Goldman
Marta Duron Hernandez
Sandra S. Hoover
Nancy Howell
Mildred G. Marcus
Cheryl McCown
Jan McNutt
Barbara Rees
David Mills
William Moody
J.Sam Moore, Jr.
Gertrude Goodman
Carolyn Feinberg
John Broaddus
Linda Chew
Deane Miller
Dorothy Schatzman
Nancy Hamilton
Marjorie Graham
Robert Kelly
Evelyn R. Goodman
MILITARY FAMILY $35 Martha Rice-Cavanna
Joseph Betasso
Elaine Mortensen
Daniel Blumenfeld
Carolyn Overley
Patricia S. Davenport
Donald Rathbun, M.D.
Naomi Lawless
Mrs. Frances Litt
David Kruzich
Rowena Jones
Kitty Schild
Eunice C. Gibson
Mary Solis
Ruth Braun
Mary Fraser
Rosa Dominguez
Carlos Cardenas
Michael Lewis
Leslie Beckoff
Lesley Gosling
William Wickline
James Holt
John Padilla
Kevin Wells
Carolyn Hughes
Bonnie Henson
Antony Hughes
Joe Hernandez
MargieHernandez
Luciana Garbayo
Leslie Bergloff
Yolanda Alexander
Edward Sosa
Arthur August
Henry Macias
Bonnie John
Martha Corrales
Martha Huerta
Emily Vargas
Andrew Szeltner
Charles Rogers
Susan Eisen
Howard Peck
Elizabeth Sinclair
Ruby Moscley
Yolanda Morales
Judy Bergmen
Mary Heasley
Andrea Ponsford
Joyce Haddad
Elodia Adamson
Armand Rubalcabo
Lillian Armendariz
Dolores Padilla
Barbara Montoya
Sophia Adamson
Rita Baca
Karen Wright
Adriana Segura
Eddie Mora
members
Octavio Corral
Virginia Meza
Blas Meza
Luis Anzures
Dennis Robloins
Daniel Longora
Annette Arrigucci
Bryan Wierson
John Russell
Mallory Driggers
Berchelmann
Cynthia Collins
Ozan Sozer
Teresita Corral
Sam Lawless
Marc Duchene
Amy Arsenault
Iris Niestas
Caylor Ballinger
Lindsey Collins
Getsemani Yanez
Miguel Loeza
Katherine Vandertulip
Frank Lopez
Vanessa Delgado
Nigel Sherman
Laura Carrillo
Ray Sanchez
Patricia Castro
Benjamin Villa
Campbell-Smith
Patricia Yañez Smith
Richard Morales
Geoffrey Wright
Tracy A. McKee
Linda Velasquez
Sergio Molinar
Adolfo Alvarez
Eduardo F. Contreras
Stan Okies
Gregg Carthy
Nanette Giron
Mike Trujillo
Cesar Campa
Ricardo Soto
Veronica Enriquez
Denise Quintana
Jessica Arriola
Michelle Wagoner
Raoul Soto
Les Harris
Rocio Ramirez
Briana Olivares
Christina Gutierrez
Leslie Goldmann
Linda Samples
Robert Guillen
Elizabeth Baker
Edna Salas
Roberto Salas Jr.
Pres Dehrkoop
Edwardo Lucero
Mark Steele
Pedro Gomez, Jr.
David Saenz
Marie V. Bilgrien
Asher Schlusselberg
Karin Wollner
Gloria Garces
Sharon O'Malley
Sandra Salas
Dorothy Carter
Lee Rodriguez
Janet Aguilar
David Saucedo
Nancy Malooly
Hane Steadman
Sarah Alston Byrne
Nanette Creamer
Kelly Blough
Jim Murphy
Rosendo Torres
Myrna Rodriguez
Norma Rae Saenz
Cindy Alvarez
Ann Jesse
Maria Gutierrez
Linda Melzer
Elia Perez
Cecilia Andrew
Rohini Swamy
Judy Estrada
Rosser Kemp
Luz Marquez
Jeannette Lozano
Patricia Attel
Deborah Knapp
Victoria Sinclair
Rose Lewis
Abigail Ruiz
Renee Zapien
Tania Rodriguez
Antonio Ituarte
Erica Gamet
David Brown
Tetyana Keeney
Alicia Villanueva
Russ Parker
Jesus Beltran
Cinda Lee Cotham
Lucila Torres
SENIOR $20
Lawrence Angus
Julian Beltran
Leon Blevins
Betty J. Ligon
Morris Brown
Thomas Dent
James M. Erickson
Pedro Jr. Gomez
Ward Koehler
Ann Schaechner
Bob Ybarra
Carolyn G. Ponsford
Joyce Jaynes
Stephen Tatem, Jr.
Phyllis Price
Sharon Edge
Holly Cox
Silvia Castillo
James Stephenson
Allen Green
Willa Douglass
Matthew Carroll
Jimmy Melver
James Ratcliff
Roberta Harrison
Mary Beth Powell
Herlinda Collins
Herb Price
Sandra Douglas
Doroteo Naranjo
Frances J. Foxx
Beverly Rebe
Jo Anne Moss
Katherine E. Harris
Helen Niemeier
Carina Ramirez
Francoise M. Turner
Patricia Lyons
Eleanor Gardea
Tony Ramirez
Tillie Ramirez
Tanya Ocampo
Ubaldo Saenz
Horace Wright
John Hixson
Cesar Armendariz
Bernadett Dalton
Norma De Avila
Robert Durkin
Barbara Christopher
TEACHER $20
Genoveva Beltran
Marilyn Rose Guida
Larry Bruhl
Barbara Hyland
Mark Calamia
Anna-Maria Furlong
Leticia Mendez
Marta Kuykendoll
Natalia Savchenko
Alberto Correa
Virginia Navarro
John Fortunato
Lyndel Stephenson
Raul Carrillo
Maria Teresa Vazquez
Castillo
Julio Norman
Gabriel El Swaify
MILITARY $20
Russ Parker
Jesus Beltran
Cinda Lee Cotham
Lucila Torres
EPMH 21
members
STUDENT $15
Kathy Pepper
Caprice Padilla
Walter Driver
Rick Avalos
April Tessmer
Lorraine Angus
Andrea Adamson
Jedediah Leachman
Jason Elwell
Bettie Hill
Christina Sanchez
Rosana Aroche
Graciela Nunez
Patricia Bocanegra
John Cowan
Jose De Alba
Cynthia Fisher
Amanda Dena
Cindy Graff Cohen
Minerva Lopez
Leo Negrete
Emily Hardtke
John Eger
Rachel Hernandez
Alejandra Duraw
Fernando Mohina
Noraya Jauregui
Yvette Rodriguez
Anna Orozco
Cesar Martinez
Roman Moran
Amanda Vasquez
Mary Laposta
Noel Rodriguez
Cathy Emfinger
Greg Emfinger
Cienmi Hernandez
Ben Flores
Laura Macias
Jennifer Ortega
Patsy De La Rosa
Pablo Gonzalez
Ada Vargas
Alex Romero
Salvador Vargas
Henry Reyes
Pepe Macias
Juan Moreno
Norma Flores
EPMH 22
Christabelle Guzman
Martin Reyes
Kayla Alvarado
Monica Romero
Vivian Bravo
Frankie Carrasa
Rene Hernandez
Bianca Ferrieu
Flor Gentry
Victor Chavez
Harry Gentry
Gilbert Romero
Michael Douglas
Javier Carrasco
Carlos Joel Gonzalez
Beatriz Lopez
Travis Walker
Anthony Rodriguez
Arturo Flores
Emily Ornelas
Rodolfo Ruacho
Yadira Siqueiros
Rocio Garibay
Hilda Molinar
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in the light of creative altruism or in the
darkness of destructive selfishness.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
“It's not how much we give but how much
love we put into giving.”
― Mother Teresa
“You have not lived today until you have
done something for someone who can never
repay you.”
― John Bunyan
“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more
powerful then a thousand heads bowing in
prayer.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
“Love is not patronizing and charity isn't
about pity, it is about love. Charity and love
are the same -- with charity you give love, so
don't just give money but reach out your
hand instead.”
― Mother Teresa
“We only have what we give.”
― Isabel Allende
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