Category: Idaho

North Central Idaho is blessed with mountain beauty and wild rivers.  In the early days small boats, or ferries were used to cross the Clearwater. The Idaho Statesman – June 20, 1899 ORO FINO FERREY TIED UP. The Steamer Hannaford …

The River Took Them Read More »

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Since I began this website, a couple of years ago, I have done a Memorial Day post to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.  The first post covered the Civil War, last year I covered WWI and this year …

Memorial Day 2018 – Remembering Those We Lost in World War II Read More »

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The six names listed below are the young men from, or with connections to,  the Clearwater Valley.  These men made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in “The Great War.” I hope you will take a moment to reflect on …

Remembering the fallen – Clearwater Valley Soldiers – in the ‘Great War’ Read More »

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When my Grandmother Stila M. (Harlan) Gleason passed away on May 7, 2002, not only did we lose the family matriarch but we lost the our family historian.  I had been dabbling with the family tree for a couple of …

Finding Uncle Walter – Mining and Murder in Searchlight Read More »

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Following is a post about a very special person, who is a big part of my childhood memories of ‘The Hill.’   Olive (Herring) Preussler is not a blood relation to my family but I called her Grandma.  I don’t know how many of the other kids …

Grandma Preussler – Olive Vada Herring Read More »

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