February 23, 2026 by Jack

Community Character Hour: Steamboats and Ferries

Discussing ferries and steamboats on Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend Orielle River, from the 1860s until 1957.

January 26, 2026 by Jack

Community Character Hour: Homesteading in North Idaho

Heather, Hannah and Jack discuss The Homestead Act and the early homesteaders in North Idaho.

December 22, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: Holiday Headlines

Featuring a collection of local newspaper clippings from the early and mid 20th century.

December 8, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: Creating the Borders of Idaho

All about the borders of the state of Idaho, and in particular the arduous process of surveying the straight lines that define the edges of the Idaho Panhandle, with special guest Stan Meyers.

October 13, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: The Civil War’s Impact in Idaho

September 8, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: The Trail to Gold

August 11, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: The Mullan Road

July 14, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: Pieter-Jan De Smet

May 12, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: A Period of Transition, 1815-1840

April 14, 2025 by Jack

Community Character Hour: Shaun Deller on the Fur Trade