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About the Idaho State Historical Society

Mission, Vision, Values
History and mission of the ISHS
Staff List
Map of office locations,
Memberships/Associates
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meetings
News Releases
Internships
Trustee List
Trustee meeting minutes
Volunteer Opportunities

Exhibits

J. Curtis Earl Memorial Exhibit
Streaming video of the J. Curtis Earl Memorial exhibit: 10 mb (for slower connection speeds), 35 mb ( for faster connection speeds)
Oregon Trail Virtual Tour
Traveling Exhibits
Idaho Historical Museum

Research & Collections

Idaho Historical Museum

Brown Bag lecture series
Museum Comes To Life
Pioneer Village

Public Archives and Research Library

1870 and 1880 non-population census schedules
1890 Census
Books & periodicals
Catalog
Collections
County records on microfilm
Electronic Records Policy
FAQs
Favorite Links
Genealogy
Idaho Cemeteries
Idaho city, county, state, & regional directories
If You Visit
Information Requests
Interlibrary Loan
Manuscripts
Maps, architectural drawings, blueprints
Microfilm

County Records on Microfilm

Moses Alexander finding aid
Newsletter (Acrobat format)
Newspapers
On-line Name Indexes

1870 and 1880 Agricultural, Industrial, Mortality and Other Special Census Schedules for Idaho
1890 "Re-constructed" Census Records for Idaho
Civil War Veterans in Idaho
Idaho Biographical Index
Idaho Naturalization Records
Mother's Pension Records in Idaho
Old Age Pension Records in Idaho

Oral History Center
Oral History Projects
Oral History Narrators:

• 1968-1998
• 1998-2003,
• Veterans History Project: Male Narrators;
• Women in WWII
  

Other Resources
Photocopying
Photographs
Photo Reproduction
Reference Series
Services
Smokejumping and Fire Fighting Oral History Project
Yearbooks

State Archives

Archives Resource Center
Conducting a Physical Inventory of Records (Chose Word document or Adobe format)
Digital Image Guide
Electronic Records -- ISHS Statement of Principles
Idaho Code
Inventory Form
Records of Enduring Value (Acrobat format)
State Archives Transfer Form (Acrobat format)
Transfer Form instructions
Storage of Public Records Standards

State Historic Records Advisory Board

Mission
By-Laws
Board Members
2002 Annual Report
Historical Repository list
Public Records Management presentation
Conducting a Physical Inventory of Records (Chose Word document or Adobe format)
A Quick Lesson on Archives and Manuscripts

State Historic Preservation Office

Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month
Archaeological Survey
Certified Local Governments

CLG Program Booklet (Acrobat format)
CLG Grants Handbook (Acrobat format)

Federal Project Review (Section 106)

Section 106 Review Guidance

Archaeologists: Idaho and Regional (Acrobat format)

Archaeologists: State, Federal, and Tribal contacts (Acrobat format)

History and Architectural History Consultants (Acrobat format)

Historic & Archaeological Sites Inventories
National Register of Historic Places (Idaho list)
National Register Eligibility Questionnaire
Other Functions
Other links
Preservation Planning
Tax Incentive Program

Programs & Events

Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month
Brown Bag lecture series
Century Farm & Ranch Program
Certified Local Government Program
Community Assistance Grants
Educational Programs
Esto Perpetua Awards Program
Heritage Cities Program
History Day Program
Internships
Museum Comes To Life
News Releases
Teachers Night Out

History

Ada County Courthouse history
Idaho history timeline
Historic sites
History Moments
Idaho license plates
Library & Archives
Links to Idaho history web sites & museums
Museum
Reference Series
State Historic Preservation Office

Education

Capitol Education

School lesson plans for Capitol-related topics are available in .pdf format:

Capitol Calculations (Math lesson)

Capitol Trading Cards (Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies lesson)

Sensational Seals (Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies lesson)

Through the Eyes of George Washington (Language Arts lesson)

Tough Decisions (Social Studies and Language Arts lesson)

Budgeting from A to Z (Math and Language Arts lesson)

The Merci Train (Art, Social Studies, and Language Arts lesson)

The entire set of lesson plans

Education Series Articles

#1 Idaho State Symbols
#2 How Idaho Got Its Name
#3 Crossing a River When There Isn't Any Bridge
#4 Idaho's Chinese Pioneers
#5 Wallace: Idaho's First Territorial Governor

Family History Workshops
Heritage Education Programs (field trips to ISHS sites, traveling trunks, & more)
Idaho Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month
Idaho Historical Museum
Idaho History Day
Idaho History Day Registration Form
Internships
Old Idaho Penitentiary
Oregon Trail Lesson Plans (.pdf format)
Old Penitentiary Activity Sheets (.pdf format)
Records Management Workshops
The Prospector Club
Teachers Night Out

Publications

Idaho Historical Marker Guidebook
Idaho Yesterdays
Monographs in Idaho Archaeology and Ethnology
Reference Series
Sitting Tall: Saddles and Saddlemaking in Idaho

Historic Sites

The Assay Office: a National Historic Landmark
Franklin Historic Sites: Hatch House, Relic Hall, Franklin Cooperative Mercantile Building
Old Idaho Penitentiary
Pierce Historic Site
Rock Creek Station and Stricker Homesite