A Song, a Movie, and a City
By Jane Little Botkin |
When Marty Robbins first made a West Texas town famous with his hit song “El Paso,” he did more than ...
Read More 
I Accepted a Challenge: Researching and Writing Mary Ann Goodnight’s Story
By Jane Little Botkin |
During a visit to the Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch House Museum several years ago, I inquired if there ...
Read More 
Phyllis George, the Girl-Next-Door Who Became Miss America
By Jane Little Botkin |
It was her dimples that first drew my attention to the Miss America pageant. A more-than-passable piano player with wholesome ...
Read More 
Los Lagartos Fountain, What Happened to the San Jacinto Alligators?
By Jane Little Botkin |
(Photo El Paso Historical Society) Recently I returned to El Paso to visit my past—my classmates, Northeast El Paso’s Milagro ...
Read More