The threads that bind us
By Hannah Combs
Special to the Reader
Courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum
On a fine summer morning in 1918, seven women gathered at the home of …
Tagged: history
A North Idaho pandemic: Then & Now
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For everyone alive in North Idaho today, the novel coronavirus outbreak is uncharted territory.
Across the world, leadership is suspending gatherings, closing schools and encouraging …
Celebrating a century of suffrage
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
History books are undoubtedly a vital tool in understanding the past. It only makes sense to keep records of years and days on which monumental …
Human rights for all
By Timothy Braatz
Reader Contributor
Black History Month was created to celebrate the achievements of people typically excluded from the telling of U.S. history. In that spirit, here are three …
Mad About Science: Awesome African-American scientists (pt. 1)
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
When I was in school, we learned about one black scientist: George Washington Carver, whom my history book at the time summed up as: “The …
Wounded in Vietnam, fifty years ago
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
John “Doc” Ivy served five tours in Vietnam from 1966-1971. He was introduced in the Reader on May 23, 2017, as my beloved veteran neighbor. …
Mostek and Stockman: Exploring the history of Bonner County’s Pearl Harbor casualties
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As with countless communities across the United States, the people of Bonner County were shocked and angered by the news that forces of the Japanese …
What goes around comes around
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Recording Industry Association of America noted in its mid-year 2019 report that vinyl records earned $224.1 million in the first half of the year, …
‘The saloon will never come back’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It is a well known fact that Sandpoint’s early history was rough and tumble. When researchers excavated the original townsite on the Sand Creek peninsula …
‘Play in peace forever’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After months of activity, War Memorial Field is looking particularly tranquil this time of year.
A November weekday morning bears no resemblance to a Saturday …
