What's New
2025
July, expanded photo section to include old postcards and faves from waterarchives
Major General M. G. McConnel, Gowen Field Memorial Park
Oregon Trail Markers in Boise
History
History of Boise Barracks, "at the intersection of the Oregon Trail and the road to the mines in the Boise Basin." (includes maps and photos)
excerpts from Fulton's "Tales of the Trail", 1864
Langley 1876 Directory Ada County
Langley 1876 Directory Boise City
History of Ada County, by James Hawley, 1920
History of Boise, by James Hawley, 1920
Historic Postal Records
Prohibition, by Arthur Hart: Demand for contraband alcohol led to many arrests as prohibition took effect in Idaho
Prohibition, by Arthur Hart:
The road to Prohibition in Idaho was a bumpy one;
Prohibition kept Boise law enforcement officers busy
Emigrant Trails of Southern Idaho, with maps
News Items
1890, Hay for Sale, James Prout, Star
1890 census figures
1901, April, Swan Falls Dam completed
Dec. 1912, Jury of Women, Chicken Thieves and the Spirit of Christmas
1919, Nancy McConnell, Red Cross nurse, visits Uncle, C. S. McConnell
1974, Levy's Alley Lights Up Again in Dispute With Highway District
June, facelift - including Table Rock header photo, detail from waterarchives photo, c. 1920 by Patterson
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