Nora Henn

Nora Henn of Lincoln, NM passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011. She was born on May 23, 1025 to Albert Johnson and Nora Murray Johnson at Dallas, Texas. Nora attended high school at Dallas before moving to California to care for relatives. It was there that she met and married Walter Henn on June 27, 1945 at Los Angeles, Californai. The couple lived for a time in Rochester, NY, where they worked for Kodak and then Cannandaigue, NY where they operated a news stand and soda shop.

Nora and Walter were instrumental in organizing the Lincoln County Historical Society, as well as the historical ordinance that keeps Lincoln in the pristine condition that tourist delight in finding today. Walter was the first director of the Lincoln County Heritage Trust and both he and Nora were largely responsible for the restoraton of the Dr. Woods Hous and Montano Store. Walter passed away in 1999 at the age of 82.

Nora True as she was known to her many friends, was the mentor and friend of many who came to Lincoln to study its history, some of whom still live here, among them Lynda Sanchez, Herb Marsh and Drew and Elise Gomber.

Nora and Walter came to Lincoln in 1965 and after Walters passing, Nora continued work on her book about the history of Lincoln County, a detailed work that will probably never ge equaled. In the words of her friend, Frederick Nolan of London, UK, Nora not only knew the history of Lincoln County and its wars, she even knew the gossip frfom the period

Nora is survived by her niece, Rebecca Leger of Canada and her family. While Nora never had any children, it can truly be said that Nora did in fact have many children, those mentioned above as well as many others. For many years Nora and I had breakfast every Sunday to discuss history and just to socialize, and I will treasure those memories to the end of my days, says historian Drew Gomber. She had probably forgotten more of Lincolns history than I will ever know.

A memorial service will be held at the San Juan Mission in Lincoln at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, 2011. A reception will follow at the Visitor Center Courtyard in Lincoln.

It has been requested that memorials be made to the HennJohnson and History Archives Foundation, PO Box 141, Lincoln, NM 88338 or the Lincoln County Historical Society, PO Box 99, Lincoln, NM 88338.