Riding Jane Crow: Black Women And The Railroad
Riding Jane Crow is a new book by Miriam Thaggert compellingly studies Black women’s train travel and work in the 19th and early 20th century United States.
February 1, 2023
History
Laws with Flaws: Scales of Justice — What’s the Catch Fishing on Horseback?
A March, 1919 Idaho state law has flaws that jump out at you like a trout thrashing for dear life against an angler fishing on horseback.
October 31, 2022
Silver Screen, Golden Memories: The Adventures of Robin Hood
“The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) looks as fun and lusty a good time as people could have overthrowing a corrupt monarch while wearing tights, swinging from trees, and eating chunks of meat with their hands.
October 18, 2022
Joriah’s Jam — Thanks Mom!
Joriah visited to help pick, peel, and process the free apples from our trees. She returned home with gifts for her family—a dozen jars of “Joriah’s Jam.”
October 1, 2022
Westwind Morgans: Staking a Claim, Preserving a Treasure
There’s no other breed out there like the Westwind Morgan. “These horses will never quit on you and can be used day after day,” says Morgan breeder Bryan Blatt.
October 1, 2022
Gus Bryngelson: Retired Farmer Honoring WWI Soldiers
Since retiring from farming in the Minidoka area northeast of Rupert, Gus Bryngelson has devoted his time to his military history mission.
October 1, 2022
Richard Kossman: Remembering A Part of History Lost Forever
Retired electrician Richard Kossman said he was fortunate to have worked in northern Iraq, touring cultural sites there before they were destroyed by militants.
September 20, 2022
Keeping a Promise: Blessing for Smokejumpers Perished in 1949 Mann Gulch Fire
McCall, Idaho’s first Native American smokejumper fulfills a promise he made to the last living survivor of the 1949 Mann Gulch fire, Robert Salee.
August 1, 2022
Laws with Flaws: Banning Ragtime
In 1913 a little Montana town passed an ordinance banning ragtime dances of an indecent nature at any public or private dance. The issue? Hugging too closely.
July 1, 2022
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