Look through our Press Releases as well as our news coverage to learn more about what goes on at the Museum!
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...
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...
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
Read More...
Boundary County Museum Looking for Greeters! By: Gini Woodward Written by Museum staff for publication The annual business meeting for members of the Boundary County Historical Society, Inc., was held on April 22 at the Museum on Main Street in
Read More...
Gary Eller has collected nearly 1,000 songs about Idaho. More than 200 are historically rooted, documenting the people places and traditions of Idaho. Songs like “The Ballad of Starr Wilkinson” and “Owyhee Miner’s Lament,” are candid and unique, if not
Read More...
Historical Society Sponsors Twin Events as Fundraiser By: Gini Woodward Written by Museum staff for publication Boundary County Historical Society, Inc. volunteers have been stitching quilts, researching downtown history and making plans for a big day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Read More...
Boundary County Museum has come a long way from what Bonners Ferry residents might remember visiting as a child. It recently underwent a renovation that included opening an addition, painting and rearranging artifacts so they tell a story. “It is
Read More...
On Sale Now! Lifelong Boundary County resident Ruby Maxfield was the first to order a limited edition reprint of Vol. 1 of The Boundary County History Book. Maxfield on Monday got her first look at the 665-page book, which contains
Read More...
Historical Society Fundraiser a Huge Success By: Gini Woodward Written by Museum staff for publication The Boundary County Historical Society would like to thank the community for a successful fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 27. $1,043 was raised and will be
Read More...
Dear Editor, The Boundary County Historical Society wishes to thank Sue Kemmis ad Mary Ann Kruger for a delightful tour of the Boundary County Museum. We were sent on a scavenger hunt through out the museum. Some items on
Read More...