Bobbi Berg, Val Price, and Sherry Bush of the Mountain Home Historical Society Education Committee prepare for a presentation on the Oregon Trail to a 4th grade class.

The Mountain Home Historical Society was one of 25 organizations around the state to receive a Community Assistance Grant from the State Historical Society in 2008. The Mountain Home Historical Society used its funds to create a traveling trunk about the Oregon Trail geared to 4th graders. The 4th grade teachers at East Elementary School in Mountain Home wrote to the Historical Society: "Seeing the artifacts that you brought from the museum helped make life on the Oregon Trail seem more realistic. The beaver pelt s were especially popular and the jerky and dried fruit were an especially nice touch for the children to sample 'Oregon Trail fare.' "

Community Assistance Grants

Application guidelines: PDF; Word document

ISHS will again be offering Community Assistance Grants for FY 2010. Funds will be available to assist organizations with preservation, education and interpretive projects. If you would like to receive the grant guidelines, contact:

Keith Petersen, State Historian/Associate Director
Idaho State Historical Society
North Idaho Office
Keith Petersen
112 W. 4th St.
Suite #7
Moscow, ID 83843
208-882-1540

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