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THE SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT 2010 WAS A SUCCESS

September 3rd, 2010 the Blaine County Historical Museum was alive with an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. Approximately 1200 visitors viewed the exhibition.
 
Journey Stories--tales of how we and our ancestors came to America and have moved across the continent--are a central part of our personal heritage.  In the exhibit, accounts of travelers themselves express the hopes and promises, grim realities and fresh starts that have made today's America.
 
 
Permanent displays, especially those regarding Native Americans and the Chinese, were  highlighted and incorporated into the Smithsonian exhibit among others.
 
Many local organizations--including the Ski Heritage Museum, the Trailing of the Sheep, the Hailey Cemetery District, the Hailey Public Library, and local schools-- joined the Historical Museum in presenting displays, performances, lectures, and projects.
 
Journey Stories is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the Hearst Foundation. Journey Stories has been made possible in Idaho by the Idaho Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" Program.
 
The museum appriciates all volunteers who participated in the event.
 
There is a DVD available to view at the museum.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS

        *An upright J & C Fischer piano that belonged to Lucile and Leon Friedman.

        It was purchased at the Friedman Estate by a man who had a friend
        whose maiden name was Fischer. Donna Fischer Kelsey donated this 1880 piano
        to the Museum in July 2011.
 
        *A powder blue "Princess" phone and a Norelco shaving kit were donated by
        Cheryl Hymas in remembrance of her father and mother, Marge and Clark Heiss.
 
        *Ray Grosvenor donated a WWl Italian military helmut, adult shoe lasts, a
        tool for repairing nets, a folding ruler and clay marbles 


HERITAGE COURT CELEBRATES EIGHTH YEAR

HERITAGE COURT LADIES CHOSEN FOR 2011

The Heritage Court, sponsored by the Blaine County Historical Museum, has announced the names of the four women who are honored this year for their contributions to our community’s history and heritage.

For eight years now, different community organizations have been asked to choose outstanding women who have been active in the valley for at least thirty years. The following ladies make up the 2011 Heritage Court: Betsy Pearson, Theresa Richards, Maxine Molyneux, and Joanne Davis.

The official crowning of the Ladies of the Court took place at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey on Sunday, June 19. During the summer, they are riding in the local parades on the 4th of July, Pioneer Days, Wagon Days, and Labor Day.

For 2011, the Croy Canyon Ranch Foundation has chosen Betsy Pearson of Bellevue. Betsy had a busy career in New York advertising and raised three children before moving to the Wood River Valley with her husband Bob in the 1970s.

Theresa Richards of Hailey is the choice of Chapter AM, P.E.O. Sisterhood. Born in Iowa, Theresa moved here in the mid-1950s and soon married Art Richards, who had recently opened his dental practice in Hailey. She worked as a nurse when not busy raising their eight remarkable children.

The Trailing of the Sheep has selected Maxine Molyneux of Picabo for this year’s court. She and her husband Bill moved to their ranch at the end of the Gannett road in 1952, and she spent her time working the land, milking the cows, raising a notable garden, cooking for the ranch crews, and raising their five children.

Joanne Davis of Sun Valley is the choice of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. After visiting here as a child in the 1950s, Joanne dreamed of living in Sun Valley, a dream that came true when she moved here in the 1970s with her husband Brack. She has been an active member of the community ever since and is a faithful volunteer for the Symphony.

Including this year's four ladies, a total of thirty-four women have now been named to the Court by twenty-two different community organizations. The Court’s activities include a tea hosted by the Ketchum/Sun Valley Ski Heritage Museum and a luncheon at the Senior Connection in Hailey.

Karen Bossick has been profiling the ladies of the Court in The Wood River Journal and The Weekly Sun since the Heritage Court began. Please check the Heritage Court link on our website for her fascinating stories and for portraits of the ladies.






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