Bingham County Historical Society

03/25/2026

🥳🇺🇸Don't forget to join in the upcoming America250 and Blackfoot 125th celebratory events. (calendar attached).

📽️🇺🇸There is still time to participate in the Patriotic Film Festival held at the Blackfoot Movie Mill where you can also have your photo taken with the featured Spuddy Buddy on movie times highlighted in red.

🥔🇺🇸What is a Spuddy Buddy you might ask! Read the article posted in March 19, 2026 edition of the newly published Blackfoot Reporter titled "A Patriotic Spuddy Buddy How Creative!" This edition also includes a word search of Early Blackfoot Residents, both written and submitted by Bingham County Historical Society, Historian, Leslie Mickelsen.

🥔🇺🇸Be sure and pick up future weekly editions of the paper to participate in the "SPUD-tacular Contest" sponsored by the Blackfoot Reporter and continue to read about the interesting articles on the history of our area.

03/25/2026

The next America250 event in Blackfoot is coming up! We look forward to seeing you at Ridgecrest Elementary on April 18th at 6 PM. Paul Revere will ride, there will be a black powder demonstration, and a candy cannon blasting candy into the air. Fun for the whole family. See you there. (800 Airport Road, Blackfoot, Idaho).

03/07/2026

Don't forget that Mr. Smith Goes to Washington kicks off the City of Blackfoot's March Patriotic Movie Month this weekend. Come and celebrate!

America 250 March activity! Thank you, Blackfoot Movie Mill, for sponsoring this activity!

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: March 6-12
Midway: March 13-19
Apolo 13: March 20-26
The Patriot: March 27-April 2

Tickets can be purchased online at royaltheaters.com or at the theater now for $5.00 per movie.

01/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined the community celebration on February 21st from 7 to 9pm at the Elks Lodge at 123 N Ash, Blackfoot. Happy 250th, America! And happy 125th, Blackfoot!

01/08/2026

What a memorable way to kick off America's 250th and Blackfoot's 125th. Thank you to the American Legion for posting our colors and reading the historical prayers. Thank you to Representative David Cannon for reading the Declaration of Independence and Mayor Stufflebeam for describing the founding of Blackfoot. Thank you to Bart Brown, Doug Bitter, Kevin Young, and Chris Dunbar for the beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Thank you Blackfoot High School Band for performing America the Beautiful. Thank you to the City of Blackfoot for the bon fire and hot chocolate. Finally, thank you to all the Americans who attended the celebration. You are what makes America strong and keeps Blackfoot a great place to live.

12/13/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended the free annual Christmas party today (December 13th, 2025) at the Bingham County Historical Museum at 190 N Shilling. We are so grateful to have been able to share Christmas cheer as a community.

11/22/2025

10/07/2025

Thank you to all who joined us at the Bingham County Historical Brown Museum for our annual Halloween tea party. We hope to see everyone again next year.

09/27/2025

Seems this time of year is the season for class reunions. This class reunion booklet was donated to the Archives and we are seeking the following information:
Date, location and other highlights of the reunion
Last names for those who put reunion together
First names of girls gym class

Photo 1 Unknown date of Class reunion booklet for grades 1926-
1930. Booklet contains brief bio of each graduate.
Photo 2 Inside cover of Reunion Booklet stating who compiled
information/reunion.

Photo 3 1930 Inside Cover BHS - The Bronco
Photo 4 1930 Blackfoot New HIgh School
Blackfoot Old High School The Bronco
Photo 5 1930 Girls Gym Class The Bronco

08/27/2025

Thank you for those who came to Celebrate International Chocolate Day at the Bingham County Historical Museum, also known as the Brown Mansion. We greatly appreciatedyour company and look forward to seeing you again next year.

07/19/2025

The archives enjoyed having a Full House today and no, not the Famous sitcom Full House family but the locally famous Parks Family whose ancestors came to Bingham County in 1904.

The family visited today for a reunion activity, Their family grew up in the home located at 121 N Shilling,((now the home of the Archives).

It was a delight meeting their family of all generations and listen to them tell of their younger lives on Shilling Ave. Some things have changed, but some things are the same.

If you haven’t visited the Archives it’s a wonderful opportunity to come with your younger generations to provoke an interest in preserving not only your family histories, but your community's history.

Archive Summer hours are Wednesday, 10 - 5 p.m. and Thursday, 9 - 2 p.m. To schedule by appointment outside these days/hours call (208) 705-4365.