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    Balla v. Idaho: Prison Reform the Hard Way
    Jeff Wade
    • May 7
    • 10 min

    Balla v. Idaho: Prison Reform the Hard Way

    This is the story of Walter Balla and his lawsuit against the Idaho Department of Correction.
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    Ms. Cynthia Mann: Boise's Perennial Philanthrope
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 6 min

    Ms. Cynthia Mann: Boise's Perennial Philanthrope

    Idahistory would like to say thank you to author Shirley Ewing for her research into Cynthia Mann and her essay on Cynthia now held at...
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    What Ever Happened to Japonica Fleming?
    Jeff Wade
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 7 min

    What Ever Happened to Japonica Fleming?

    The sad story and mystery of Japonica Fleming.
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 7: More Questions than Answers
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 7: More Questions than Answers

    This is the last blog post on the Life of Jeff Standifer, for now. If you haven't already check out parts 1-6 before you dive into this...
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer: Part 6, Mexico and the Death of Jeff Standifer
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer: Part 6, Mexico and the Death of Jeff Standifer

    Jeff Standifer led an incredible and mysterious life. This is how he died.
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 5: Where you going with that gold?
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 5: Where you going with that gold?

    This is part 5 of our series on the Life of Jeff Standifer. In this post, Standifer leaves Idaho, but what he does next shows us his real...
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 4: Snake War
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 4: Snake War

    This is the fourth part of our blog series on the life of Jeff Standifer. If you missed them click here for part 1, part 2, and part 3....
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 3: Basin of Gold
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 3: Basin of Gold

    This is the third in a series of posts on the life of Jeff Standifer. Click here if you have missed parts one and two. The legend of the...
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 2: Idaho Gold
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 2: Idaho Gold

    Jeff Standifer came for the gold.
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    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 1: Origins
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Life of Jeff Standifer, Part 1: Origins

    According to William J. McConnell, Idaho's third governor, historian, and vigilante captain, Jefferson J. Standifer was "brave as a...
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    Judson Spofford: American Hero
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Judson Spofford: American Hero

    Occasionally while doing research for clients, we come across interesting people. Here is one such person that had a huge impact on the...
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    Ada Tingley, Lady Trapper of the Bruneau Country
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • Aug 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Ada Tingley, Lady Trapper of the Bruneau Country

    The story of Ada Tingley, Idaho's Lady Trapper
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    The Wild Man of Idaho
    Jeff Wade
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Wild Man of Idaho

    The story of the Wild Man of Idaho
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    The Mysterious Death of John C. Paulsen
    Jeff Wade
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Mysterious Death of John C. Paulsen

    The Mysterious Death of John C. Paulsen by Jeff Wade On Saturday, September 12, 1891, John C. Paulsen arrived in Boise to oversee one of...
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    The Cat Lady and the Convict
    Jeff Wade
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Cat Lady and the Convict

    In July of 1914, the American Express office in Boise received a crate addressed to Miss Bessie Kouba, at 413 Grove Street. It was a...
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    Failure to Raise the Dead: Marie Ogden and the Strange Afterlife of Boise's Edith Peshak
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Failure to Raise the Dead: Marie Ogden and the Strange Afterlife of Boise's Edith Peshak

    Under the well managed lawns of Boise's historic Morris Hill Cemetery rests Edith Peshak, a citizen of Boise with a particularly...
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    Fort Boise Military Cemetery - Original Location
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Fort Boise Military Cemetery - Original Location

    On a lonely hillside above Mountain Cove Road sits Fort Boise Military Cemetery, a time capsule offering us history buffs a small glimpse...
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    Suffrage Victory in the Gem State - 1896
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Suffrage Victory in the Gem State - 1896

    The women of Idaho gained the right to vote in 1896 along with women in Utah that same year. Only in the Territory of Wyoming and the...
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    Above and Beyond: African American Troops’ Service in the Coeur d'Alene's -1892-1910.
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • Jul 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Above and Beyond: African American Troops’ Service in the Coeur d'Alene's -1892-1910.

    Prior to President Harry S. Truman’s desegregation of the armed forces in 1948, African American troops served their country within...
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    Boise Beginnings - Prostitution & The Growth of Downtown
    Mark Iverson: Idahistory
    • May 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Boise Beginnings - Prostitution & The Growth of Downtown

    There are sides to Boise's history that directly confront the squeaky clean image often illustrated in the past. One of the pillar's of...
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