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Regional History Department

Helpful & Related Links

Below are selected links relevant to the history of Idaho, its people, and the Ketchum, Sun Valley, and Blaine County regions. 

Disclaimer: The Community Library presents these links as a service to its patrons and is not responsible for the accuracy of information or opinions expressed therein.

Freight Wagons On Main Street, Ketchum, Idaho

 
Blaine County Historical Museum
Located in Hailey, Idaho, just down the road from Ketchum and Sun Valley, the Blaine County Historical Museum is an ideal site to explore the Wood River Valley's past, research family histories, and view stored vignettes of mines, schools, agricultural contributions, transportation expansion, famous literary personalities, period fashions, western attire, and political memorabilia. http://www.bchistoricalmuseum.org
 
Skiing and Ski History
The web site of the International Skiing History Association and its quarterly journal "Skiing Heritage" contains a wealth of information on the history of skiing, including an extensive Links section. http://www.skiinghistory.org
 
Ski and Mining History of Alta, Utah
The Alta Historical Society's web site includes photographs, facts, and other information related to the region's early ski and mining history. http://www.altahistory.org
 
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Lewis and Clark's journeys, including those through the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho, are chronicled in this web site by the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/lecl
 
Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The text of the celebrated Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals, edited by Gary E. Moulton. Moulton's edition—the most accurate and inclusive edition ever published—is one of the major scholarly achievements of the late twentieth century. http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu
 
Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho in the Wood River Valley. Pound's life and bibliography are presented in this content rich web page by Professor Eiichi Hishikawa of Japan's Kobe University. http://www.lit.kobe-u.ac.jp/~hishika/pound.htm
 
Picturing Hemingway: A writer in his time
The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution has presented this companion web site to its book of photo essays authored by Frederick Voss. http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/hemingway/
 
Hemingway Archive at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The most comprehensive body of Hemingway material currently available in one place. Research in these materials is essential to anyone who attempts a definitive study of Hemingway and his writing. http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical%20Resources/Hemingway%20Archive/
 
Idaho State Historical Society
In addition to containing portions of the Lewis & Clark Trail and the Oregon Trail, Idaho has over 900 listings on the National Register of Historic Places. http://www2.state.id.us/ishs/
 
Ghost Towns of Blaine County, Idaho
The boom and bust mining economy of Blaine County's early history left a legacy of abandoned buildings and mining sites. Several sites are chronicled here by Ghosttowns.com. http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/id/idblaine.html
 
Access Idaho
The State of Idaho's accessible and easy to use web site with information about Idaho and links to state government and tourism sites. http://www.accessidaho.org/
 
Idaho Historical Railroads
Ketchum was once a terminus for the Union Pacific Railroad, and the important part railroads played in Idaho's history is chronicled by the nonprofit Idaho Historical Railroads, Inc. http://www.idahorail.org/
 
Links to Idaho Geneology Resources
A collection of links to Idaho geneology resources prepared by the Idaho State Library's Libraries Linking Idaho ( LiLI ) project. http://www.lili.org/idahogenealogy/links.htm
 
Directory of Geneology Libraries in the US
A state by state list of geneological libraries put together by GoldenWest Marketing, a geneology and research resource service provider. http://www.gwest.org/gen_libs.htm

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