All Aboard! Last Chance for Journey Stories

The Boundary County Museum Journey Stories exhibit will be packed up Saturday afternoon July 10 in preparation for travel to the next site in Idaho, The National Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. During the six week Bonners Ferry event, hundreds of visitors experienced 400 years of migration stories with sight and sound in the Smithsonian Institute designed exhibit consisting of six free-standing kiosks. The exhibit was complemented by a series of local programs. The final evening program will be at 7 p.m. on Friday June 9 at the Community Events Center and will include great local stories, a slide show and refreshments.

A generous contingency of local volunteers coordinated by Lillie Blackwell and Colet Allen have greeted visitors, staffed the museum gift shop, moved chairs, cleaned, and baked dozens and dozens of cookies, to make the six week exhibit a huge success. Local Corporate sponsor Zip Trip and program sponsor Wells Fargo provided financial support for the events and programs, enhancing visitors' experience and enabling the Boundary County Historical Society to provide the programs and exhibit on a donation basis.

The Boundary County Historical Society and Museum look forward to continuing historical programs and events in the future as a way to enrich the community today. Regular summer museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10-4 through September.

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.