By: Gini Woodward As the museum worker-bees continue to sort through accumulated piles of unfiled papers and documents, an occasional treasure worth sharing floats to the surface. Life in remote Boundary County has always provided the opportunity for brave adventures
TR Visits Bonners Ferry by Howard Kent December 2012 With the recent presidential election over, it was thought appropriate to reflect on a U.S. President who briefly passed through our neck of the woods. In September of 1888, a
In 2008 the Boundary County Historical Society published “Family Favorites”, a collection of over 500 recipes. The book was dedicated to long time Curator Eveline Cook Ruhberg. Dedication The Boundary County Historical Society Inc. is privileged to dedicate this
Museum Musings: M.P. Bogle By: Gini Woodward Each year in May, the Idaho State Historical Society presents a series of programs throughout the state with a common theme for Idaho Archeology and Historic Preservation Month. This year honors the
written in 1928, by Mrs. C. C. French from Cloverdale ranch of Crestwood, “that picturesque little suburb of Creston, which snuggles partly, along and over the arm of the western mountains to the international boundary.” An excerpt — “Yes, I
William “Billy” Houston Although his tombstone reads “1863”, William Houston was born April 6, 1865 in Clinton, Missouri. Growing up in Gentry County, Billy did farm work. Having no formal education, he taught himself to read as an adult. His
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
Mesdames Kinnear and Bishop Entertain Pioneers About twenty-five ladies whose residence in Bonners Ferry began between 1877 and 1897 were entertained at an “old time party” Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. L. Kinnear. Mrs. T. A. Bishop
John Francis Cook III, an African American, attended Howard University a private, historically black university in Washington, D.C. obtaining a degree in Pharmacology in 1888. In 1892, J.F. Cook arrived in Bonners Ferry on the Great Northern Railway. He quickly
Minerva Lovena Smith Fry Minerva Lovena Smith was born in Iowa on January 5, 1849 to Fredrick and Nancy Smith. The family left their home in April 1852, with dreams of a new life, and began the trek on the