Everyone interested in gathering and recording oral history is invited to attend the workshop, March 24 from 9-4 at the Bopundary County Museum
Idaho History
Pioneer Chinese gardeners had a rough row to hoe – Second in a series
Idaho’s Chinese gardeners filled a real need in the frontier communities where they settled. Many who had come to Idaho City and other Boise Basin towns as miners had turned to vegetable gardening
Idaho History
Idaho History: Remembering Idaho’s Chinese gardens
Last Monday night, at a meeting of the Garden City Council, Mayor John Evans read a proclamation honoring the Louie family. The Louies were Idaho pioneers who gardened in the area that became Garden City and gave it its name.
Idaho History
Boise Valley Streetcars and Interurbans
The Boise City Rapid Transit Company opened one streetcar line on Main Street in 1891 with a passing track in front of the Belgravia. For a nickel, one could take the streetcar out Warm Springs Avenue to the Natatorium.
Gold
Idaho Gold Rush Days and Ghost Towns
Glimpses of mining’s glory days. Reminders of a rush for riches that helped transform a wilderness into a state
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