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Finding All Resources Relating to Idaho Topics

  • Reapportionment and Redistricting

    Reapportionment and Redistricting
  • Digitized Publications on FARRIT

    Digitized Publications on FARRIT
  • Recreation

    Recreation
  • Guide to Digital Archives

    Guide to Digital Archives
  • Census Records

    Census Records
  • Environmental Regulation and Cleanup

    Environmental Regulation and Cleanup
  • Columbia River Treaty

    Columbia River Treaty
  • Genealogy

    Genealogy

Idaho Collections

Contact the libraries on this page to learn more about their physical and digital collections, and for help planning your research strategy. Online collections from many of these organizations can be found in our list of Digital Archives. … read more about Idaho Collections

Digital Archives

FCC Broadband Map showing Idaho broadbandmap.fcc.gov

These are some online archives that can help you find digitized materials for researching Idaho topics. … read more about Guide to Digital Archives

Books

Books in the Idaho Collection, Boise Public Library.

Idaho Books by Date (PDF) - This is a list of books in Boise Public Library's Marjorie Ewing Idaho Room (list updated January … read more about Books

Government Documents

The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.

Many government publications are available online. This page provides links to a variety of online sources of state and federal government … read more about Government Documents

Digitized Publications

The Week in Boise 1911, 1st Edition

For more digitized publications, look at some of the sources in our list of digital archives. Boise Public Library Ethnic History Archive  is a collection over 200 clippings … read more about Digitized Publications on FARRIT

Newspapers

Libraries, historical societies, and archives usually keep copies of old newspapers in microfilm format. Digitized newspapers may be available on the internet … read more about Newspapers

Government Documents

The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.

Many government publications are available online. This page provides links to a variety of online sources of state and federal government … read more about Government Documents

Community Resources

There are many community resources available but it can be hard to track down the specific resources you need. The organizations on this page have created lists to help people find the right help. … read more about Community Resources

Obituaries

Gate at the Fort Boise Military Cemetery, May 31, 2014.

To find an obituary, start by identifying as much information as you can about the decedent. … read more about Obituaries

Census Records

In this photograph, a U.S. Census Bureau enumerator interviews a woman for the 1950 Census. In 1950, almost 143,000 census takers went door-to-door to collect the information required for the census. Photo from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Decennial Census records include household information. While Census data is released quickly to the Executive Branch and the states for use in redistricting and reapportionment, personal Census records are kept private for 72 years. These older Census records are managed by the National Archives, and are used for research and genealogy. Census records are available from the following … read more about Census Records

Maps

NASA Wordview, May 10, 2017 with border of Idaho.

There are hundreds of types of maps. Types of maps include topographical maps, soil maps, census maps, aerial maps, political maps, geographic maps, insurance maps, historical maps, and combinations … read more about Maps

Property Research

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Stites, Idaho County, Idaho.

Property research can reveal information such as: When a building was constructed … read more about Property Research

Columbia River Treaty

Columbia Basin Dams Map.

The Columbia River Treaty (Treaty Between the United States and Canada Relating to Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin) is a treaty between the U.S. and Canada that regulates water resources in the Columbia River Watershed. … read more about Columbia River Treaty

Recreation

Highway 21, August 12, 2015.

Idaho's terrain and climate make it a great place for both summer and winter recreation. Idaho is known for outdoor activities such as base jumping, fly fishing, hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and whitewater rafting.  … read more about Recreation

Trails

Trail in the Boise foothills.

This page includes information about popular maps and guidebooks for hiking in Idaho. … read more about Trails

Fire

Grass fire in Boise County, Idaho, 1941.

In the summer of 1910, fire tore through northern Idaho and western Montana, ushering in an era of fire prevention. … Read more about Fire

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