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If you have an interest in agriculture and farming, or just a broad interest in Boundary County and its history, you will be excited to know that our local Boundary County Historical Society recently received a $2,000 grant to develop
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From the Boundary County Historical Society – 4th March 2018 The date was 1863 and the place, somewhere far north in Kootenai County. Settlers were coming into the area, clearing land, preparing to build homes and start farms. This became
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McArthur Cemetery Walk Though once a thriving village, McArthur didn’t last long. It had grown up quickly around William McArthur’s homestead and lumber mill at the turn of the last century. Before the disastrous fire of 1922, there sat along
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“Bad Asses and Disasters of Early Idaho” The Idaho Humanities Council Speakers Bureau and the Boundary County Historical Society and Museum are pleased to present “Bad Asses and Disasters of Early Idaho” a performance by Gary Eller, Idaho Songwriter on
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Traveling arts exhibit coming to Boundary County Museum The Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Boundary County Historical Society and Museum are proud to present “Arts Grow Learning,” a vibrant touring exhibition of student arts and learning from the
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On a hot, dry day in August of 1967, the forces of nature combined to create a series of events that would be forever in the minds of many Boundary and Bonner County residents. Lightning strikes in the northwest corner
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July 21, 2017 marked the 100th Birthday of the Main Building of the Museum A Birthday Party to celebrate, was held on Saturday, July 22 from 1-3 pm. Fun, fellowship and birthday cake was enjoyed by all. A song was
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For four sunny days in August 1988, the exciting buzz of chainsaws could be heard on Kootenai Street’s entrance into downtown Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The Boundary County Resource Council, with generous donations from the community, had commissioned a well-known chainsaw
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In 2014, the Idaho Transportation Department proposed replacing the historic Round Prairie Creek Bridge on U.S. Highway 95 near the Canadian border. The 24 feet wide and 31.6 feet long bridge, an example of a tee-beam bridge from the 1930s,
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Spring is springing all around Boundary County, and summer is soon to appear. The Boundary County Museum is preparing for its summer opening, when open days are expanded to include Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. This
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