Idaho Genealogical Society

1940 Census draws closer to the date of release!

2012-02-25T14:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a fantastic video on the release of the 1940 census. We are excited to be a part of the indexing project through partners FamilySearch.org, Archives.com, and Findmypast.com. Until the indexed records are released you will be able to see the images from the census by enumeration district only. To find out how to find your ancestor by enumeration district, watch this video from Archives.gov:

1940 Census video from Archives.gov

Then on April 2, you can see the digitized images from the census @ 1940census.archives.gov.

(Remember they are not indexed! That is why we are volunteering to index them.)

If you are interested in volunteering in the indexing project, please register for an indexing account at : http://the1940census.com . Once you submit your name, email, and preferred state to index, you will get instructions in an email on how to sign up. When you create your profile, remember to look for: <Group> on the <My Profile> page. Under <Group>, select <Idaho Genealogical Society>. We would be grateful if you joined our team! The sponsors are going to have some fun contests with prizes to encourage the volunteers. It's going to be a unique opportunity for all ! Please join us and be sure to send us an email when you sign up @ idgensociety@gmail.com. We can confirm that you've joined our group and if not, we can fix it so you are!!

DRC 25 Feb 2012 @ 10:30 , Social Networking and Genealogy

2012-02-22T18:24:00.000-07:00

DRC (Dead Relative Collectors) hosts

"Why Social Networks are Important in the

World of Genealogy
and How to Use Them for Genealogy"

Lecturer and Historian Christa Klemme
Saturday, February 25th, 10:30 am - 12 pm
Idaho State Archives
2205 Old Penitentiary Road

Boise, ID 83712

Free & Bring a Friend

The Idaho Genealogical Society would like to inform you of a group titled, The Dead Relative Collectors (DRC). The Dead Relative Collectors hosts a variety of free classes for those interested in furthering their genealogy research. As featured in the IGS 2011 Winterly Quarterly, "DRC has no bylaws, no dues, and no membership requirements. If you come to our meetings, you are a member and all are welcome."

The DRC meetings are just prior to the IGS Board Meetings. The DRC meets the 3rd Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Idaho State Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712. Come learn from our talented lecturers and then put to practice what you've learned in the Idaho State Archives!!

This month, DRC hosts IGS Vice-President, historian, and lecturer, Christa Klemme. Christa has previously taught classes to the DRC group on topics such as Immigration and Naturalization, Migration Patterns and British Isles research. She is a regular lecturer at the BYU-ID Nampa Family History Conference. Please send an email to idgensociety@gmail.com if you'd like a copy of the class syllabus.

Future DRC scheduled classes are as follows:

March 17th, Saturday: 1940 Census

April: No Meeting Because Of Nampa BYU-ID Spring Family History Conference

To sign up, see the following site:

BYU-ID FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE

Dates & Locations: Rexburg, April 21st and Nampa, April 28th - $11 Reg. Fee

May 19th, Saturday: "Developing a Workable Research Plan", Gene Williams, CG, Free

June 16th, Saturday: "Telling Our Family Stories", Jerry Cowley, Free

Regards,

Idaho Genealogical Society

The Idaho Genealogical Society joins the 1940 Census Community Indexing Project

2012-02-13T12:48:00.000-07:00

The Idaho Genealogical Society

joins the

1940 Census

Community
Indexing Project

We are excited to announce that our society has joined the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project to help index the 1940 U.S. Federal Census! Indexing records from our state will be an essential part of this monumental grass-roots effort that will put one of the richest genealogical data sets in the world online, complete and free of charge forever.

Go to http://the1940census.com/society and register to participate with our society. Simply select Idaho Genealogical Society on the profile screen when creating your account. Every new person indexing with our society gets us closer to milestones that qualify us for incentives provided by the sponsors of the project, so sign up today!

Please email: idgensociety@gmail.com if you have any difficulty in registering. Our administrators would be happy to help you register. Also, please send us an email (at the email listed above) confirming you signed up. The IGS will confirm your registration into our group was successful. After you register, you will get a confirmation email from FamilySearch with index training resources.

Thank you in advance for your participation. We look forward to the impact this resource will have for researchers of our area and so many others.

Warm regards,

Idaho Genealogical Society

About the 1940 Census Community Project:

On April 2, 2012, images of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be released for the first time. Unlike previous census years, images of this census will be made available as free digital images.

Upon its release, the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project, a joint initiative between Archives.com, FamilySearch, findmypast.com, and other leading genealogy societies and organizations, will coordinate efforts to provide quick access to these digital images and immediately start indexing these records to make them searchable online with free and open access.

Interest in the 1940 U.S. Census is both significant and sentimental because it documents what is often referred to as "The Greatest Generation" of U.S. citizens. As a group, these are individuals who:

* Survived the Great Depression

* Fought in the Second World War

* Innovated technology (TV, Microwave)

There are many people still alive today who will be able to find themselves in the 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Others will be able to readily connect with relatives they knew personally or through family stories. Imagine the great resource this will be to current and future society members!

IGS and RootsTech - SLC - Day 1

2012-02-03T00:20:00.000-07:00

Picture taken during Barbara Renick's lecture "Eleven Layers of Online Searches"

IGS is "in the house" at the RootsTech conference! We are meeting the "Who's Who" in the genealogy world. (Well, Christa is and Juvanne is meeting old friends and making new.) Saw Joshua Taylor who has jumped from NEGHS to Brightsolid- a major sponsor here at Rootstech. Saw Geneabloggers Thomas MacEntee who made mention of IGS in his luncheon talk about the IGS's progress in technology and he also gave Christa some blogger beads. We took a class to help out our Idaho genealogists join the 1940 censuss indexing group. (Got confirmation that the IGS is a group for the 1940 Census and we are getting trained to take on volunteers). Just got a demo on BillionGraves.com- a new site that'll knock the socks off of genealogists who roam cemeteries with their camera. Took a class from Barbara Renick (a fabulous and personable lecturer) on internet search techniques. A night at the library ended a great day 1 at Rootstech convention in SLC. Stay tuned for details tomorrow!

Idaho Sesquicentennial License Plate Bill Proposal

2012-01-28T16:09:00.001-07:00

From our friends who ask for your support:

A bill to establish an Idaho sesquicentennial license plate has been sent to the House Transportation Committee by Rep. John Rusche.

The license bill number is RS 20960. It will be introduced into the House Transportation Committee on Feb 2, 2012.

Revenue from the sale of this plate will be distributed to the county historical societies across the state.

Although not expected to raise huge sums, your local historians make a dollar go a long, long ways. Please consider supporting this legislation.

Sign up today for the IGS Group for FamilySearch's 1940 Indexing Project!

2012-01-27T12:14:00.003-07:00

The Idaho Genealogical Society has been asked to partnershipwith FamilySearch in the 1940 Census Indexing. We have gladly accepted the taskand are looking forward to indexing. We have been assigned “Group” status andcan now recruit volunteers! So, this is where we need you! We have loyalmembers and would greatly appreciate your volunteerism. The greatest part about this program is thatyou can index in the comfort of your own home and go at your own pace.

To register for the 1940 census indexing project,go to: https://indexing.familysearch.org/
Click “Register”. Even if you are a member of the LDSChurch, you will have to register as a non-member to sign up for our IGS groupproject. When you are registering, it will say, "What kind of account doyou want to create?" Please select “FAMILY SEARCH ACCOUNT (for the generalpublic)”. You must be at least 13 years of age to register. You should get adrop down menu for groups. They will be in alphabetical order. FindIdaho Genealogical Society.

Once registered, you can go back into the site anddownload the indexing software you will need for indexing.
https://indexing.familysearch.org/newuser

1. Click Download Now to download the Indexing programinstaller.
2. Run (open) the installer to set up the Indexingprogram on your computer.
3. Click the new desktop icon to run the Indexingprogram.
4. Follow the instructions to create a new FamilySearchaccount (if you don't already have one.)
5. says “sign in” and begin indexing.

By signing up now you are getting ready for the 1940census indexing project when the census is released by NARA (the NationalArchives and Records Administration) in April.

On a side note, you can “Invite” your friends tojoin. So spread the word. Please!!

Also, you can participate now in other indexingprojects that FamilySearch has going in order to prepare you for the 1940Census. Please feel free to watch thedemo videos regarding how to use the indexing software as well as the manyother training tools that are available in their Help toolbar. Get signed intoday and practice your indexing skills. (It’s not as difficult as you mayimagine.) We are hoping to coordinate some indexing parties and showFamilySearch how united we are as a group in this wonderful project! We lookforward to seeing you in our group!

What a Sweet Surprise! IGS on National Radio!!

2012-01-19T23:56:00.000-07:00

While the Idaho Genealogical Society has been growing leaps and bounds this last year with advances in technology through avenues such as our website, our Facebook page, and our Blog, we've never been on national radio before! The Idaho Genealogical Society has been invited to be featured on My Society hosted by The Federation of Genealogical Societies. What a treat this will be for us!

Mark your calendars! The Idaho Genealogical Society will be featured in the Society Spotlight segment of an upcoming episode of FGS Radio – My Society (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mysociety) this coming Saturday.

On Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm Central, Randy Whited, this week's host will be talking about Crafting an Effective Member Survey with guest members Paula Hinkel, of the FGS-member society Southern California Genealogical Society in Burbank, California, and Taneya Koonce, a member of the FGS Education Committee. After the special guests, The Idaho Genealogical Society has the opportunity to shine! We will share our recent accomplishments and goals for the new year.

"Tune in to FGS Radio – My Society each week to learn more about genealogy societies and join in a discussion of the issues impacting the genealogical community."

My Society

My Society is presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and each week they address topics that relate to genealogical societies.

Rootstech - Are You Registered ? We Are :}

2012-01-18T16:07:00.000-07:00

I have taught many a class and I get countless comments on how many fellow family historians feel behind the times in technology in regards to how it relates to genealogy. The Rootstech 2012 conference is the perfect solution to that conundrum. I truly appreciate the variety of levels of skill that this conference is directed towards. We are all going at our own pace in genealogy & technology and it is nice that RootsTech addresses this. The classes and computer workshops are directed towards beginner and intermediate users, as well as, developers. The classes are original and intriguing. They are of a different variety than the ones offered at BYU Family History Conferences offered in the summer in Provo.

The fees are relatively inexpensive for a conference. The class schedule is online now. In fact, the workshops are filling up fast. Schedule your workshops today if you are planning on attending!!

Juvanne Martin, CG[SM], President of the Idaho Genealogical Society, and myself are headed to Salt Lake to try out RootsTech. So many good class topics to choose from. There is even a class on Genealogy Podcasts and Blogs 101! (Stay tuned to the blog! It only gets better!!!)

Another exciting class we plan on attending is the Help Index the 1940 U.S. Census. The IGS has been asked to assist recruiting people and help index the 1940 Census. What a great way for us to get a sneak peak into the 1940 Census!

We'll keep you posted on our adventures in SLC, RootsTech, the Keynote speakers, featured lunches, the night of comedy, and our late night at the Family History Library. (My husband wonders why I get so excited about late nights in the library! To some it's boring. However, it's like candy to me! If they did an over-nighter at the Library you wouldn't have to ask me twice to sign-up!)

Act now - RootsTech. You won't regret it. So many things to look forward to...

Christa Klemme
Vice-President
Idaho Genealogical Society

Dead Relative Collectors - Save the Date - 2012 Partial Schedule

2012-01-11T23:04:00.000-07:00

Dead Relative Collectors (DRC) firsthalf of 2012 Schedule:

SpeakersChairman: Amy Makela, Idaho GenealogicalSociety Board of Directors

Location: Idaho State Archives and Research Library
2205 Old Penitentiary Road Boise 83712
10:30 am - 12 noon

January21st, Saturday: "What isa FamilySearch Wiki???” Lynda Avery

February18th, Saturday: "Genealogy with Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, OHMY!” Christa Klemme, Idaho Genealogical Society Vice-President

March17^th, Saturday: To Be Announced

April: NoMeeting Because Of Boise Spring Family History Conference

May19^th, Saturday: “Developing a Workable Research Plan", GeneWilliams, CG

June16^th, 2012, Saturday:“Telling Our Family Stories”, JerryCowley

Poetry and Song of a Poet Prospector of Idaho Jan 13, 6-8p EAGLE, ID

2012-01-09T22:45:00.000-07:00

Last Minute Christmas Ideas!!!

2011-12-18T11:29:00.001-07:00

Footprints Through Idaho Vol I.
A Centennial Tribute to the Pioneer By Their Descendants
Compiled by Ruby L. Ewart
Published December1989 by The Idaho Genealogical Society;second printing.
(certificates 1-566) 162 pages
$12.50

Footprints Through Idaho Vol. II

A Centennial Tribute to Pioneer By Their Descendants

Compiled by Bill C. Bowman

Published July 1991 by The Idaho Genealogical Society

(certificates 567-999) 241 pages

$12.50

Footprints Through Idaho Vol. III With Cumulative Index

A Centennial Tribute to Idaho Pioneers By Their Descendants

Compild by J.R. Lockhart-Lawson and Jane Walls Golden

Published Sept 1996 by The Idaho Genealogical Society

(certificates 1000-1799) 404 pages

$25.00

A Taste of Time

Compiled by Jeanne St. Clair

Edited by Ruby L. Ewart

Published 1990 by The Idaho Genealogical society

$12.00

For further items available please see the IGS Website at:
http://www.idahogenealogy.org/igspublications.html
Items are available for purchase through Paypal or mail. Shipping is included. Please email us if you would like to arrange a quick delivery in time for the holidays at idahogenealogy@hotmail.com

A Call for IGS Volunteers for the year 2012

2011-12-12T11:34:00.004-07:00

On April 2, 2012 the wait will end for the 1940 U.S. FederalCensus. The National Archives andRecords Administration will digitally release the census. The 1940 and latercensuses are not available for public use, because of a statutory 72-yearrestriction on access for privacy reasons. (92 Stat. 915; Public Law 95-416;October 5, 1978). [i]

Information about you or a deceased person from the 1940 orlater censuses can be obtained by either filling out Form BC-600 from the Bureauof the Census Age Search Service or writing to: U.S. Census Bureau,National Processing Center, 1201 East 10th St., Jeffersonville, IN 47132.

Because the 1940 U.S. Census does not contain an Index when releasedApril 2012, FamilySearch.org will start a 1940 Indexing Project: https://www.familysearch.org/1940Census. FamilySearch.org recently contacted the IdahoGenealogical Society for help in contacting people interested in thisworthwhile project. They want local peopleto index their own state.

If you are interested in this project, please contactPresident Juvanne Martin, CG; Idaho Genealogical Society, (208)-461-8866 oremail: idahogenealogy@hotmail.com.

The Idaho Genealogical Society also needs help in otherareas:

People to serve on the Board of Directors.
Quarterly Magazine: Submitting stories and photos help with editing and proofreading, photo resizing;layout and design.
Submitting genealogical events throughout Idahofor magazine, newsletter, Facebook, and blog.
Webpage: Help add links to site, type content material into a Word Document;create a database using Microsoft Access and scan documents.

[i] http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/general-info.html,downloaded 11 Dec. 2011.

written by Juvanne Martin, CG

Great Christmas Gift!

2011-12-02T07:58:00.001-07:00

Many of you are probably aware of the Lewis County country school book, which was completed this year. The Ilo-Vollmer Historical Society would like take this time to remind everyone that this would make a good Christmas present, especially for someone who attended one of these schools.

Almost 200 stories about what it was like to attend one of the 36 Lewis County country schools were received from former teachers and students. In addition to the stories, the book includes photos of the school buildings, students, and teachers, as well as lists of all known students and teachers. The introduction contains 30 pages of general information about country schools of that era. There is also a map showing the location of these schools. The book is over 600 pages and includes a surname index. It has a soft cover, is spiral bound, and is also available on a computer CD.

$25.00 plus $6.00 S/H per book, $8.00 S/H for two books.

CD $12.00 each plus $3.00 S/H

Order from

Ilo-Vollmer Historical Society

Box 61

Craigmont,Idaho 83523

emleachman@q.com 208-924-5498

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Cyber Monday and Creativecoffins.com

2011-11-28T23:47:00.001-07:00

For those of you who spent the entire Cyber Monday on the internet, you may have one more site to see before the night is through:

http://www.creativecoffins.com/

This UK company designs custom "environmentally sympathetic" coffins-

for the person on your Christmas list who has it all!

Happy Holidays!

DRC Meeting this Saturday - Nov. 19th 10:30 a.m.

2011-11-16T10:57:00.001-07:00

The Dead Relative Collectors (DRC) will be meeting Saturday the 19th of November at 10:30 a.m. at the Idaho State Archives; which is located at 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise 83712. DeDe Fogg will be speaking about the Ancestry website and what it can do for you. Please remember to bring a donation towards use of the facility.

See the following link for class overview:
http://www.byui.edu/CC/assets/documents/familyhistory_handouts_boise_fall_2011/ancestrycomOverviewOfWhatTheSiteCanDo.pdf

RootsTech Early Registration

2011-10-31T11:40:00.003-06:00

Don't miss out on Early Registration!

The early bird always gets the worm!

See the RootsTech website here

Watch this advertisement by RootsTech RootsTech Video

If this doesn't get you excited, I don't know what will!

Why Should I Attend RootsTech?

2012 RootsTech Schedule

Featured Speakers:

D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS — Do I Trust the Cloud?
David Barney — Google's Efforts to Improve Genealogy Research
Kory Meyerink — The Fifty Most Popular Genealogy Websites (Really!)
Thomas MacEntee — Twitter - It's not Just "What I Had for Breakfast" Anymore
Noah Tutak — Privacy in a Collaborative Environment

Follow RootsTech on Facebook here

Registration Fees
$129 before November 30, 2011
$189 beginning December 1, 2011
Student rate $35 (with current student ID)

BYU-IDAHO Boise Area Fall Family History Conference

2011-10-14T20:49:00.003-06:00

Nampa North Stake Center
6111 Birch Lane
Nampa Id
October 15, 2011

9a.m. Welcome and Devotional. 10a.m. classes begin. 4:30 p.m. classes end.
Over 54 classes to choose from!

Can sign up for conference at the door. $11 for entire conference.

See website for more details.
BYU-ID Family History Conference Details

“Life on a Lookout: A Vanishing Lifestyle”

2011-10-12T09:37:00.000-06:00

October 13, 2011^*
“Life on a Lookout: A Vanishing Lifestyle”
Linda de Eulis was a fire-lookout for fourteen years in Central Idaho and has worked for the U.S. Forest Service and the Southern Idaho Protective Association. She is Executive Director of Snowden Wildlife Sanctuary, founded in 1989 to rehabilitate wildlife and educate the public in ways to live in harmony with our neighbors. DeEulis is an environmental interpreter at Ponderosa State Park.

The presentation will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Johanna Room at Spirit Center, behind the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude. For information call 962-2050 or visit www.HistoricalMuseumatStGertrude.org.

IGS Annual Conference October 3, 2011

2011-10-05T23:02:00.003-06:00

Craigmont, Idaho 3 October 2011 IGS Annual Conference

Thank you kindly to Shelley Kuther, President of the Ilo-Vollmer Genealogical Society, and the IVGS who kindly hosted our annual event. We had two wonderful speakers, a 2011 Esto Perpetua award winner gave an amazing lecture about his bountiful knowledge in necrogeographical studies. We were amazed at his research and appreciated his humorous and informative stories. Who knew why some people were buried facing west, or why older cemeteries could possibly contain a ton of arsenic if tested? Steve Branting's lecture alone made the drive north well worth the trip.

We also had the wonderful Jean Timmermeister, President of the Kootenai County Genealogical Society, give us some tips as to what makes an organization thrive. As you probably already know... it's the people. She showered kindness on those she served with and amongst. As many of us know, genealogy is truly about the relationships you build, past, present, and future. Thank you Jean for coming! You inspired us all to take, just one thing, if anything, and use it to inspire us in our genealogy endeavors.

Our wonderful newly voted-in President of the Idaho Genealogical Society, Juvanne Martin, introduced us to the 1940 U.S. Census that will be released to the public in a few months. A short film from the National Archives & YouTube was shown. See one of the videos at :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwZk6rASC8k&feature=relmfu

Genealady (aka Dana) reviewed our IGS Annual Conference on her blog!
Catch Genealadies full review of our IGS Annual Meeting at:
http://www.justfolks.us/archives/458

Hopefully Genealady can give us a few tips to help our blog grow and thrive!

We hope to see you all next year!!!

Idaho, Clark County Records, 1884-1998

2011-09-27T22:39:00.003-06:00

FamilySearch.org is posting that they have recently (as of 26 Sept) added or updated images for the collection of "Idaho, Clark County Records, 1884-1994." There are currently 19,976 images on file. The collection details are as follows:

"Clark County marriage affidavits, naturalization records, declarations of intention, deeds, patents, brands and marks, mining records, probate records, and estate files located at the Clark County courthouse. Time period varies by record type. Additional records will be added to this collection as they become available."

Lewis County Historical Society - Steamboats on the Clearwater and Snake Rivers

2011-09-12T16:48:00.001-06:00

HEAR ABOUT EARLY STEAMBOATS

ON THE CLEARWATER AND SNAKE RIVERS

The general public is invited to a meeting of the Lewis County Historical Society on Sept. 19 at 1:00 P.M. in Nezperce, Idaho, at the Nezperce Community Center located at 602 -4^th Ave. Participants will hear Carole Simon-Smolinski share her information on early steamboats plying the Clearwater and Snake Rivers. She is also the author of the book “Hells Canyon and the Middle Snake River. Anyone with an interest in the history of our local area and steam boats is urged to attend. There is no admission cost.

The presentation will be followed by the regular meeting of the Lewis County Historical Society. The Society is an umbrella organization of the historical societies in Kamiah, Nezperce, Craigmont, and Winchester. A presentation of each museum’s activities will be presented. Other agenda items include each museum’s participation in the 100^th Birthday celebration of Lewis County during the annual Lewis County Fair to be held on Sept. 29, 30, and Oct 1; the selection of a nomination committed to nominate new officers for the next year. The election will be at the next meeting on Nov. 21.

Basque Seminar Oct 14-15

2011-09-12T15:17:00.004-06:00

The Cenarrusa Foundation for Basque Culture in Boise is bringing to Boise for Oct 14-15 two specialists from the Ecclesiastical Archive of Bizkaia (the Basque territory), as well as Dr. George Ryskamp from BYU (to be confirmed), and specialists from the BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy. This seminar is free and open to the public.

The seminar is on Oct. 14th 6:30-9:00pm and 15th 9:30am-4:00pm. All presentations will be in English and some private help in Spanish for those who understand it.

Questions? Contact:

Dr. Gloria Totoricagüena - Director

Cenarrusa Foundation for Basque Culture

www.cenarrusa.org

2011 Esto Perpetua Award Recipients

2011-09-12T15:07:00.000-06:00

Congratulations to Dick Southern (Craigmont) and Steve Branting (Lewiston) as this year’s recipients of the Idaho State Historical Society's Esto Perpetua award.

Read a press release from the Idaho Statesman at:

http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/09/08/artsbeat/the_idaho_historical_societys_esto_perpetua_awards_announced

Newspapers

2011-09-10T15:13:00.001-06:00

If you haven’t checked out this site, it might be worth taking a look at. It doesn’t have any Idaho papers, but sometimes Idaho items show up in Washington papers. This site appears to be free.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Idaho- Cassia Co. & Teton Co. @ FamilySearch

2011-09-07T18:09:00.000-06:00

New Browsable Image Collections added 09/07/2011 for Cassia and Teton County, Idaho at www.familysearch.org

U.S., Idaho, Cassia County Records, 1879–1960
"Marriage, probate, soldier discharge, school census, deeds, patents, homesteads, mining location, coroners, and mothers pension records located at the county courthouse located in Burley. This collection is being published as images become available." Over 50,805 images

U.S., Idaho, Teton County Records, 1948–1959
"Marriage and land and property records located at the county courthouse in Driggs, Idaho. This collection is being published as images become available." Over 11,148 images

Going Bloggers!

2011-09-01T18:00:00.000-06:00

The Idaho Genealogical Society, in an attempt to keep up with the advances of technology, is going online with a Blog. We hope you enjoy it. Please contribute to our blog and be forgiving as we get started! We hope to create an online atmosphere that will inspire us all to learn more about our ancestors; especially our Idahoan ancestors!