This is the story of Walter Balla and his lawsuit against the Idaho Department of Correction.

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...

The sad story and mystery of Japonica Fleming.

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...

Jeff Standifer led an incredible and mysterious life. This is how he died.

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...

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....

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...

Jeff Standifer came for the gold.

According to William J. McConnell, Idaho's third governor, historian, and vigilante captain, Jefferson J. Standifer was "brave as a...

Occasionally while doing research for clients, we come across interesting people. Here is one such person that had a huge impact on the...

The story of Ada Tingley, Idaho's Lady Trapper

The story of the Wild Man of Idaho

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...

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...

Under the well managed lawns of Boise's historic Morris Hill Cemetery rests Edith Peshak, a citizen of Boise with a particularly...

On a lonely hillside above Mountain Cove Road sits Fort Boise Military Cemetery, a time capsule offering us history buffs a small glimpse...

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...

Prior to President Harry S. Truman’s desegregation of the armed forces in 1948, African American troops served their country within...

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...