From: El Paso County Historical Society

Induction Into Hall Of Honor 2003 — paraphrased

Leon Claire Metz

Historian & Author

"Over the years, Leon Metz has advanced the cause of historical awareness at all levels in the El Paso area. He is the acclaimed and award-winning author of dozens of historical articles and has been a television commentator on Western subjects for the History Channel, the Arts & Entertainment Channel, the Discovery Channel, and the Public Broadcasting System, and he has written historical and biographical articles for the Handbook of Texas, the American National Biography, and The Encyclopedia of the American West. His many affiliations include his service on countless committees, boards, and commissions, as well as his service as president of many organizations—among them the El Paso County Historical Society, Western Writers of America, Discover El Paso, El Paso Tourist and Convention Bureau, El Paso Arts and Humanities Council, The Mission Heritage Association, New Mexico Book League, Texas Historical Commission, El Paso Museum of History, and The El Paso Corral of the Westerners...Leon Metz has kept history out front in El Paso, not buried in the past." - MORE INFO : EL PASO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2003

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