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A Spiritual and Educational Leader

A Spiritual and Educational Leader

Mary Viley Hawkins Mary Viley Hawkins, daughter of William and Elizabeth Hawkins, was born April 15, 1876 on a tobacco plantation in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. The prominent Viley and Hawkins families had adjoining plantations breeding thoroughbred race horses and

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“Tappings from an Ancient Scribe”

“Tappings from an Ancient Scribe”

Laura Grace Bauman Laura Grace Bauman (pronounced “Bowman”) born on February 19, 1910 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Solomon and Florence Hoagland Bauman, grew up with two brothers, Everett “Bud” and Warren and one sister, Phyllis. Grace’s father bought the

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Border Peace Monuments

Border Peace Monuments

Boundary County, Idaho has two Peace Monuments which stand witness that “we keep peace with our neighbors as they have kept peace with us throughout the years.”

Enjoy the story about how they came to be. . .

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Portrait Hall Turns 100 Years Old

Portrait Hall Turns 100 Years Old

Boundary County Historical Society’s Portrait Hall turns 100 years old on November 30, 2020. In honor of this momentous event, the Museum has created a virtual exhibit to share some of this history with everyone! Click on the flipbook below

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Stories in Stone 2020

Stories in Stone 2020

The Boundary County Historical Society and Museum Cemetery Tours have become an annual off-site event. 2020 was to be the seventh in the series. Each year, Sue Kemmis, Museum Curator, and volunteers begin weeks in advance researching, gathering information, piecing

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Logging in Boundary County

Logging in Boundary County

The Museum has on display an extensive collection of logging tools. This virtual logging exhibit is enhanced with photos from the archives showing Boundary County logging activities, camps, and saw mills.   Boundary County Logging “FlipBook”    

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100 Years Ago in Boundary County

100 Years Ago in Boundary County

100 Years Ago in Boundary County 1920 – 2020 Compiled by H. Kent Since the 100th anniversary of the first Boundary County Fair is being commemorated in 2020, it is only seems proper that life in general in Boundary County

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“Where We Gather” ~ The Boundary County Fair

“Where We Gather” ~ The Boundary County Fair

Museum Musings: Origins of the County Fair By: Gini Woodward   One of the oldest county events is replaying this week, the Boundary County Fair. True to the tradition, it is “Where We Gather,” and have for nearly one hundred

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Bernt William Tilly

Bernt William Tilly

The story of the Tilly Mine is a favorite with the locals of Boundary County. Bernt William Tilly born May 24, 1906 in Farstorp, Sweden, had three brothers and three sisters. While his siblings, all married with children, remained in

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The Kootenai Valley Railroad

The Kootenai Valley Railroad

by Howard Kent In 1897 when parties of surveyors were observed in the area, rumors of another railroad began to circulate. The rumors became fact the following year. The Kootenai Valley Railroad, a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railroad, connected

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Find Us

Boundary County Historical Society & Museum

7229 Main Street
PO Box 808
Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805
208-267-7720 bcmuseum@meadowcrk.com


New Hours
Thursday—Saturday: 10:00AM–3:00PM

$2 per visitor or $5 per family
BCHS members and those 14 yrs old and under are free

Upcoming Event!


2022 Cemetery Walk at Mountain View

Saturday, Aug 27, 2022

Mountain View Mennonite Cemetery

You will learn about an important chapter of Boundary County history when you join us for this years walking tour scheduled for Saturday, August 27th.

Cemetery walk starts at 1 pm. Gather at the cemetery gates at 12:30 – 12:55 pm.

Pre-register at the Museum – Registration fee of $5.00 per person will be split between the Museum and Mountain View Cemetery.

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What are you waiting for? Come on down to the Museum and see what has changed! It is no longer the one room you remember, it is three rooms full of excitement! New things to see every day because once today becomes yesterday it also becomes history.

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White Caribou Gift Shop

To help support our Museum
we maintain a small gift shop.

Click HERE to see our White Caribou Gift Shop Page and see some of what we have to offer!

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