Museum Collection
The Bonner County History Museum houses an extensive collection of research and archival materials which are available for public research with assistance from museum staff.
In addition to our extensive newspaper and oral history archives, the key to our creating our exhibits is our collection of over one million objects and photographs.
Our collection
The Museum’s collection includes:
Over one million catalogued photographs, objects, and artifacts
Maps
A Reference Library
Genealogical Materials
Directories
Government Documents
Community Files
School Files
Home, Property & Homestead Documents
Donate to our collection
The Museum welcomes donations of objects, photographs, and documents relating to the history of Bonner County. Photographs can also be digitally copied by museum staff and the original returned to the owner. Every donation adds to the historical record of northern Idaho and ensures that your family history in Bonner County will be preserved in perpetuity.
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Museum Collection
An extensive collection of research and archival materials which are available for public research with assistance from museum staff.
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Newspaper Archives
The museum’s newspaper archive contains original newspapers dating from the mid-1890s to present.
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Oral Histories
The mission of BCSC is to collect the stories of community members ready to share their life history with the Museum archives.
The Railroad Collection
The Northern Pacific, building from Spokane east, reached Bonner County in 1881-2. The line crossed Lake Pend Oreille on a long bridge, went up a sandy point, around the north end of the lake and then up the Clark’s Fork River and on to the east.
Additional Resources
Priest Lake Museum Association Collection
North Idaho regional resources
The following resources are available online and free to the public:
Family history resources
Looking for resources to aid your family history research? Try the following resources: