Friends of Stricker

08/10/2026

How sweet it is when we have Stricker family members visit us. Please meet Marilyn Haynes, the great-granddaughter of Herman and Lucy. In addition to making sure the Friends of Stricker is constantly supported, she has provided more seating for us than anyone! Not only did she provide the beautiful bench she and her cute companion are trying out she just delivered some "new" chairs for the house to add to our historic home.

Thank you Marilyn, we appreciate you more than you know!

07/12/2026

One of the projects we were so glad to get done this summer - replacing the old, crumbly steps down to the lower lawn.

06/13/2026

You still have time to join us!

06/13/2026

Look at us go! We are everywhere this week! Good job Rich!

What's up this week in Magic Valley and beyond?

06/13/2026

Thank you KMVT for helping us spread the word! Today from 11am to 2pm. Enjoying the music and site is free but you dont want to miss out on the game! Food will be available for purchase from Thats How We Roll, The Berry Cup Mini Cassia, Squeez’d It and Blanket Blessings!

Don't forget to bring your chairs and blankets to sit and enjoy music from The Butcher Shop! See you at 11am!

Event celebrates 150 years since Herman Stricker purchased Magic Valley’s oldest site

06/09/2026

Is everyone ready for a great time on Saturday??? Live music from The Butcher Shop, amazing treats for sale from Blanket Blessings, delicious food from Thats How We Roll, summer treats from The Berry Cup Mini Cassia and fresh drinks from Squeez’d It! What a great family day! AND a scavenger hunt game designed by our own Jennifer Hills for those who want to play ($5 per person or $25 per family).

Enjoy tours of the site and help us raise funds for our preservation efforts! See you there!

05/31/2026

Did you know??? Our Pioneer Boom or Bust day is in just a few weeks! Spend the day with us! To visit the site and listen to the music is free! We will have fantastic food and drinks vendors onsite for you to buy from and you won't want to miss the Pioneer Scavenger Hunt! The game is $5 per person or $25 for a family of six! This will be a great family-friendly and affordable way to support your local historic site!

05/26/2026

For all of those that served...our patriarch Herman Stricker to our volunteers who served as well, thank you for our freedom. Without you, it would not exist.

05/25/2026

Another year of school tours on the books! To be part of the Idaho History 4th grade curriculum is such an honor and we love teaching kids about the importance of the site the the importance of knowing history.

That being said...it is a lot of work! Our volunteers (yes VOLUNTEERS) put in an incredible amount of hours, love and time to make sure these happen and they deserve a standing ovation!

2026 Numbers: 18 total days of tours; 77.5 volunteer hours (not counting set up times and cleaned up times for each tour); and approximately 1,131 kids at the site this year!

Thank you to our amazing volunteers who, without them, there would be no site to visit. Thank you: Rich Russell, Marge Russell, Tara Fiscus, Sue Greene, Steve Widmer, Dave Lentz, Sylvia Osterman, Anne Jacobi, Judy Robinson, Jon Douda and Jennifer Hills.