Free Public Program

Step out of the summer heat and watch a movie with us! Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but too timid to do anything about it. Her roommate Chris devises a plan to help her: she follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, […]

Enjoy free admission at the Idaho State Museum on Thursday, August 1st from 5pm-8pm. Drop in for a guided tour led by a certified tour guide, offered at 5:30PM and 6:30PM. Tours are 45 minutes and cover the highlights of the Museum exhibits. In addition, come by and see our newest traveling exhibition “Courage and […]

Variety from the Vaults is a free public program at the Idaho State Archives where you get to view historic collections that are normally tucked away in the vaults. This August is Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday, and what better way to honor our nation’s very own fuzzy firefighter than to take a look at the […]

Join the Old Idaho Penitentiary for an opportunity to give back and donate blood to the American Red Cross. Register at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=ISHS Where: Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 When: Tuesday, August 20, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Pre-register at RedCrossBlood.org, and email anthony.parry@ishs.idaho.gov with any questions. All presenting donors will […]

The Idaho Genealogical Society presents Susan Bates, who will discuss the clues about your ancestors that you may have overlooked — in vital records, censuses, city directories and more. Propel your research into action by doing a double take on records you already hold. There is more to find! Susan (Suz) has been researching her […]

The Idaho Genealogical Society presents Ivan C. Johnson who will discuss researching — and honoring — the war dead of the United States and the British Commonwealth in the 20th and 21st centuries. Using specific examples, including some from his own family, Ivan will give sources of information about individual casualties of each conflict. He […]