First Mayor of Boise – Ephraim Smith
Ephraim Smith was born April 13, 1819 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to Nelson & Polly Smith. He grew up to be a physician and at age 35, he married Carrie Atherton in California on July 31, 1854. The …
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April 25, 2017
The History of Boise State University
Boise State is Idaho’s largest university and fastest growing research enterprise. It had its true beginnings in 1892 when it started as St. Margaret’s School in Christ Chapel, the oldest church building in Idaho. At that time, the building was located at 7th and Bannock in downtown Boise. Although …
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March 23, 2017
The History of Boise Icon Gene Harris
Gene Harris was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1933. Fresh out of high school, he joined the Army and performed in the US Army Band during the Korean War. In his early twenties, he began playing piano with Andy Simpkins on bass and Bill Dowdy on drums. Together, they …
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Feb. 21, 2017
Boise's Influential Families: Kathryn & Joe Albertson
Joseph Albert “Joe”Albertson was born in 1906 in Yukon, Oklahoma Territory, but moved to Caldwell before he was three. He graduated from Caldwell High School and studied business for two years at the College of Idaho in Caldwell. One day, during a college chemistry class, a pretty girl burned …
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Jan. 20, 2017
The History of the O'Farrell Cabin
The O’Farrell Cabin was the first permanent dwelling in Boise. Its builder, John Andrew O’Farrell, grew up in Tyrone Co., Ireland. He made his first visit to America in 1843, when he was 20 years old. Upon his return home, he served in the British Navy and won a Medal …
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Dec. 26, 2016
The History of the Idanha Hotel
In 1900, Boise was a booming town and found itself in need of lodging for state notables and other important people who may be passing through. The remedy came in the form of a new grand hotel built in downtown Boise—The Idanha Hotel. Decked out in French-chateau style and high …
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Dec. 26, 2016
The History of the Boise Philharmonic
In the 1880s, when Boise was just a small community of about 2,000 people, a local violin maker named Adolph Ballot decided the town needed an orchestra. So, in 1890, with the help of Mr. Pasmore and M. A. Swift, Ballot established the Boise Philharmonic Society …
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Oct. 25, 2016
The History of the Idaho Botanical Garden
The Territorial Prison, which later became the Idaho State Penitentiary, was built in 1870 in East Boise. The compound was situated on 50 acres of land hosting a nursery and several farm fields that provided work and food for the prisoners. The section of land where the Idaho …
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Oct. 25, 2016
History of the Boise Train Depot
As railroad lines began to revolutionize travel and the moving of goods across the country, two railroad lines, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific, agreed that they would build towards each other until they connected. Central Pacific started in Sacramento, California and moved eastward. Union Pacific started in Chicago, …
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Oct. 25, 2016
The History of the Basque Community
Idaho is home to one of the largest populations of Basque people in the United States. The Basque Country is an autonomous community in the Pyrenees Mountains, on both sides of the border between France and Spain. Ninety percent of the Basques in Idaho come from the …
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