Dale Fisk, “Jack of all Trades” Historian of Council Valley
Miles from the hustle and bustle of the capital city of Boise lies the town of Council, nestled in the rich Council Valley alongside the ever flowing Weiser River. The history of Council is a history...
View ArticleBeginning of the Road—D.C.
I found this to be very interesting. I’ve always fascinated by the whole Washington D.C. process…how they decided where to build it, how they carved out a district from the states, how they drained...
View ArticleA Politician’s Museum
Timothy Luke’s Museum Politics brought back a lot of memories for me from my time in the political arena of Idaho. As a history teacher elected to three terms in the Idaho House of Representatives, I...
View ArticleHow the National Register of Historic Places Saved Wallace, Idaho
This is the story of Harry F. Magnuson and his leadership in the battle from 1970 to 1986 to save the Town of Wallace from destruction at the hands of State and Federal highway officials. Born in...
View ArticleRecommended: Interactive maps of Idaho’s Mining/Ghost Towns
I found three different websites on Idaho’s mining/ghost towns. All three have different types of interactive maps with icons for you to click on to view more information about each town....
View ArticleReflections on Chasing Pirates
As everyone knows by now, I was involved in politics for quite a while so I have trouble believing anything people say any more is true. This may sound extremely cynical but people have a natural...
View ArticleBaron Von Munchausen Revisionists
I was both amazed and appalled by the reply from the manager of the BVM museum. I can’ t believe a professional would send back a letter filled with so much acrimony and contempt, not to mention the...
View ArticleThomas F. King’s Boo-Hooing
Thomas F. King has some serious issues! He sounds like he might need to be on suicide watch. And who is this John H. Perkins on the back cover who said this book is a “joy to read”? John, get a life!...
View ArticleWhy preserve our past?
Found a great quote by Dr. Walter Havighurst that reinforces the importance of our work as historians: “The past is not the property of historians; it is a public possession. It belongs to anyone...
View ArticleNancy and her 2.0 Talk
Let me first say that technology is only as good as the person who reads his email. In the case of this blog, since I didn’t read my email, I blame technology rather than take the blame myself. I...
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