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School Visitation Program

 

Schools classes are welcome and encouraged to take a tour of the museum.    

 

Tours can be designed for elementary through college level. To find out more about this educational resource, please contact the Museum at 272-4841 or e-mail us by clicking here  

Students Can Volunteer at the Museum! 

 Did you know that students can volunteer at the Museum?  Several have and do!   Here are pictures to prove it!

AND!!! 

We are pleased to announce that Boy Scout Troop 43 was on hand to assist at our recent D-Day Commemorative Open House.  Special thanks to James Whitlock and his crew!

(That is James standing on the left)

James also got to fire the first volley of the 75mm Pack Howitzer!

Eagle High students helped our at a recent Veterans Day Open House. 

Students from Eagle High at our Veterans Day 2005 Open House



Students from Eagle High learning about (and firing!) the Civil War Cannons.
 

Kyle Kahm and Aaron Shockey march in the Veterans Day Parade in Boise.
 

Our Volunteer of the Quarter in September 2003 was Bryan Johnson.  Bryan was 14 at the time is is quite skilled at working with artifacts and does an outstanding job cataloging and researching them.  Click here to read all about him!   http://museum.mil.idaho.gov/Newsletter/3rdQtr2003.pdf

The IMHS is a proud sponsor of the Idaho History Day Competition.  

We have several Winners and Honorable Mentions from previous History Day Competitions on display; come and see what your fellow students have been up to!

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Idaho History Day 2008 was April 11.  The theme  was:  "Conflict and Compromise In History."  None of the exhibits fit the criteria the Board established for a Military History category, as such, there was no winner for 2008. 

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Idaho History Day 2007 was April 13, 2007 at Albertson's College.  This years theme was:  "Triumph and Tragedy in History."

 The winning entry in the Military History category was by Jessica Hodge of Hayburn, Idaho.  Her exhibit tells the story of her grandfather who served as a Marine in the South Pacific during World War Two.    Her exhibit is now on display at the Museum.   

These photos do not begin to tell the story that Jessica is telling us!  This exhibit must be seen in person to truly understand and it has multiple sections.  Excellent work Jessica!

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Idaho History Day 2006 was March 11.  The theme  was:  "Taking a Stand in History: People, Ideas, Events."  As most of the presentations were students impersonating an individual, there was no  winning exhibit in the Military History category. 

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Idaho History Day 2005 was held on April 15, 2005, it's theme was  "Communication in History: the key to understanding."  Due to a last minute change of venue and scheduling conflicts, the IMHS was unable to attend the event.
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Idaho History Day 2004 was April 16th.  

Congratulations to Claire Stevens of Riverstone Community School.  Her award winning entry "The Great Crusade":  How Eisenhower Finalized The Plans For D-Day While Encountering Problems, Exploring Solutions, And Exchanging Ideas, was selected as the winning entry in the Military History Category on Idaho History Day. 

Her entry is now on display at the Idaho Military History Museum. 

The exhibit has 3 sides, this is a photo of side one. 

Below are photos of the winning entries from the 1998 - 2003 Military History Category.  Some of them are currently on display at the Museum!   

        2003 Idaho History Day Winners Click here
        2002 Idaho History Day Winners Click here
        2001 Idaho History Day Winner Click here
        2000 Idaho History Day Winner Click here
        1999 Idaho History Day Winner Click here
        1998 Idaho History Day Winner Click here


Other cool stuff:

     If you would like to send a deployed soldier a message, you can do so through this website.  It is called Operation Dear Abby.net.  Concerns about the safety of regular mail delivery prompted the military to suspend the "To Any Service Member" letter-writing campaign.  Through this website you can now send them a message.  Click the stamp and you will be transferred to the OperationDearAbby website.

          Learn about Idaho in the Spanish American War (This one has pictures)  Click here

        Learn about the Nez Perce War  Click here 

  
       Learn about Idaho Soldiers in Australia during WWII
                (And meet some folks from Howard Springs Primary School) Click here 

  

Be sure and check out our NEWSLETTER page for other stories about Idaho's Military History.


Did You Know.....
Francis Scott Key wrote what newspapers entitled "The Defense of Ft. McHenry" which later became the "Star Spangled Banner" in September 1814, but it did not officially become the National Anthem until March 3, 1931?
 

2003 Idaho History Day Winners

"Detain, Don't Destroy; The Rights Of POWs" The exhibit was created by Chase Johnson and is now on display at the Idaho Military History Museum. 
  
The picture doesn't tell the whole story, this is a must see to appreciate!

2002 Idaho History Day Winners

1st Place - "Pearl Harbor:  An American Revolution, Reaction and Reform"

Presentation created by: Ian Marshall of Canyon Elementary/Cataldo 
Ian's project was a documentary so no photo of it is available.  

2nd Place - "The Atomic Bomb:  A Revolution in Warfare or the End of the World"  

Presentation created by: David Phenis of Lowell Scott MS.  
David's project was a documentary so no photo of it is available.  The video is available for viewing at the Museum.

3rd Place - "Camp Rupert"  

Presentation created by: Chelsey Parkin of Burley JH. 
It depicts the German POW Camp located in Rupert Idaho during WWII.  

There were also two Honorable Mentions:  
Spenser Rikhoff & Eric Clausen of Lowell Scott MS 
"The Gatling Gun"  
This project was a documentary so no photo of it is available. 



"Navajo Code Talkers"  

Presentation created by: Dan Royle of Lowell Scott MS.  It tells the story of the Navajo Indians during WWII and how their native language became an unbreakable 'code'. {If you have seen or are contemplating seeing the movie Windtalkers, stop by and see this exhibit!  He has photos of some of the actual Code Talkers - and - there is a sentence using the actual Navajo Code you can try to decipher!}   

  

2001 Idaho History Day Winner

"High Heels and Trench Coats, Women Spies from the Civil War to the Present" 


Exhibit created by: Morgan Klambenes and Megan Hug - St. Stanislaus in Lewiston

 

 

2000 Idaho History Day Winner

"Pickets Charge: High-Water Mark that Turned The Tide"

Lillian Azevedo, student at Borah High.  Lillian was also chosen to make per presentation at the National Archives in Washington DC  (1 of 4 in the nation to be so honored).

(UPDATE:  Lillian graduated from the University of the South in May 2005 with a major in Anthropology and a minor in Environmental Studies.   She has continued with her interest in archaeology and history, working on both paleo and historic sites in Tennessee.  Currently, she is helping discover and map part of General Braggs retreat, as he passed over and through the University Domain in 1863.  She has also been accepted to two graduate programs in the UK where she will study Maritime Archaeology in the fall of 2006.) 

 

 

1999 Idaho History Day Winner

"Weapons of the Civil War"
  
        
Exhibit created by: Chris Mayhew, Xian Li, Steven Lee, Colin McGrath - Eagle Middle School

 

1998 Idaho History Day Winner

"Bataan Death March"

 
Exhibit created by Elyse and Hillary Thonssen, pictured here with Governor Batt.
(Their exhibit was recently on display at the Boise Town Square Mall.)

  

Welcome Howard Springs Primary School In Australia!  

	Did you know that elements of the 148th Field Artillery were part of the Forty-First Infantry Division and served in Australia during WWII?  Our friends at Howard Springs Primary School in Australia did!  Click the map for the true story!

  

                      

"Because I have the privilege of working with Idaho's veterans on a daily basis, I see firsthand the sacrifices they made to protect the freedoms we enjoy.  Only a few of us have that opportunity, however, and it is important that we all remember the price they paid.  To me, the museum is not about glorifying war.  It is about teaching the youth of today, and future generations, what took place, where, and why it happened."  
        - Gary Bermeosolo, Administrator, Division of Veterans Services,
                               February 1998