History Half Hour

History Half Hour

Wood River Museum of History & Culture

Join us for a quick dive into local history, led by Kristine Bretall, the Library's Wood River Museum community engagement manager. For December, we'll dive into the magic of December 21 in Sun Valley history in 1936, 1937, and 1946 and talk about the resort in those days, some key characters, a shine a special highlight on those people who are in the Museum's Winter Sports Hall of Fame. The History Half Hours happen on three consecutive Thursdays in December at the Wood River Museum. The topic is the same each week, so join on any one of the Thursdays. Meet inside the Museum at noon. No registration required.

Free

Book around the Block!

The Community Library

Join the summer open house at The Community Library, Gold Mine Thrift, Gold Mine Consign, and the Wood River Museum of History and Culture. We're going to "book around the block" for literacy, history, shopping, community, food and fun, with activities for all ages! Look for special happenings that celebrate the Library's 70th ANNIVERSARY. More coming soon...

Free

Community Library Field Trip: Minidoka and the Herrett Center

Wood River Museum of History & Culture

In the first of three summer Field Trips exploring Southern Idaho with The Community Library and Wood River Museum of History + Culture, we'll be visiting Minidoka National Historic Site and the Herrett Center in Twin Falls. These Field Trips are designed to give attendees a chance to dig deeper into the regional history in Southern Idaho. Leaving at 7:30am on Saturday, June 28, we will take a small passenger van (seating for 14) to the Minidoka site for a guided tour with one of their docents. Following the tour and visit (2 hours), we'll stop for a brown bag lunch (bring your own lunch!!) and then we'll head for the Herrett Center at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. The Herrett Center encompasses natural history, Idaho history, a planetarium and more. We will be back to Ketchum by 5pm. For this Field Trip we are asking for a suggested donation of $10 per person to help defray costs, thanks! Donation may be made on the day of the Field Trip. Suggested reading prior to Field Trip: Images of America: Minidoka National Historic Site by Hanako Wakatsuki Chong et. al. (2 copies available at The Community Library) Minidoka: ...

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