March 29, 2012 By Dottie Gray Much has been happening throughout the winter months at the Boundary County Museum. “Hole in the Wall, Part 2” (brought to us by Don Morice, the destructor) is in progress, opening up the Annex
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Look through our Press Releases as well as our news coverage to learn more about what goes on at the Museum!
History Walk, Art Show and Harvest Festival

Downtown Bonners Ferry will be alive with fun activities By: Gini Woodward Written by Museum staff for publication Originally published – RuralNorthwest – Sep 28, 2010 Downtown Bonners Ferry will be alive with fun activities this Saturday as the Farmer’s
Read More...Historical Society Collecting Oral Histories

Historical Society Collecting Oral History of 1970s County Immigrants Written by Museum staff for publication Volunteers from the Boundary County Historical Society are interviewing and archiving oral history stories of several people from a large population influx into Boundary County
Read More...Museum to Air Documentary “Ordeal by Fire”

George Sibley To Show Film On The Fire Of 1910 Written by Museum staff for publication Film maker George Sibley will return to Bonners Ferry to show his most recent project “Ordeal by Fire,” a documentary commemorating the fires of
Read More...Kootenai Tribe to share stories as part of “Smithsonian Journeys”

Bonners Ferry Herald – June 10, 2010 The Kootenai Tribe will share stories and traditions at the “Smithsonian Journeys” exhibit at Boundary County Museum Tuesday June 8, through Friday, June 11. A slide show of Kootenai photos from museum collection
Read More...Come and Help Shape the Future

Historical Society Annual Membership Meeting By: Gini Woodward Written by Museum staff for publication The annual membership meeting of the Boundary County Historical Society will be Wednesday April 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum Community Events Center 7223 Main
Read More...Shadows Of David Thompson

By: Gini Woodward The Boundary County Historical Society is sponsoring a showing of George Sibley’s film “Shadows of David Thompson” on March 11 at 7 pm. The program will be held in the Boundary County Community Events Center at the
Read More...Oral History Workshop

By: Gini Woodward In preparation for the upcoming Smithsonian Journey Stories Exhibit, the Boundary County Historical Society will host an oral history workshop on March 24 by Kathy Hodges, Oral Historian with the Idaho State Historical Society. The lives of
Read More...Preserving History

Museum Musings – Preserving History By: Gini Woodward Sept 5, 2009 A few Saturdays ago, I was sitting at a picnic table outside the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds, as part of a group of volunteer superintendents setting up and
Read More...Museum Musings – Railroads In Boundary County

By: Gini Woodward Steps toward completion of the Boundary County Railroad History Courtyard are moving forward in time for the All Class Reunion including an ice cream social and railroad history program at the museum. Today’s photo of a Union
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