Avalos and of all things…golf.

From El Heraldo de Chihuahua an article about the history of golf in the Chihuahua area including “el campo de Avalos”. From the article, “Por su parte, los americanos ayudaron a hacer los greenes con grasa de la fundición, la cual resultó un excelente sustituto de pasto, pues tenía la enorme ventaja de “amarrar” la [...]

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Jardin de las Rosas

My mother loves to dance. She only needs to hear a few notes and she’s out on the dance floor sweeping all of us on the floor with her. One of her favorite places to dance when she lived in Avalos was Jardin de las Rosas. Just looking at this photo and [...]

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ASARCO Employees at Avalos Chihuahua Smelter

This photo courtesy of my aunt, Catina Wilson Shupe and Coky Zangwill Bohanon, shows some of the employees at the Avalos Smelter. From left to right: Pancho Bremer, Jr., Bob Harbin, George Zangwill, Bob McDonald, Andy Bradford, Rafael Gutierrez. Second row left to right: Mike Young, Pancho Bremer, Sr., Art Collins, Angel Alvarado. Back [...]

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Avalos Catholic Church Records 1622-1958

The Family Search website has new church records for Avalos and Chihuahua.  Visit the LDS Family Search Website where you’ll find information on baptisms, confirmations, and marriages.

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Tarjeta Postales Antiguas de Chihuahua

From the University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ), a collection of antique postcards including one from Chihuahua with the Avalos smelter tower in the background. Visit UACJ.

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Chihuahua from the Cathedral

From the University of California library system.

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