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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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