by Kaitlin | Apr 17, 2020 | Idaho-ology
Miles by Deborah Chessey, MOI Director of Marketing The first time I saw the monkey, it was in a contraband picture from someone not related to the museum. This person had access prior to him being a part of our Keefer collection, and she took a picture with him and a...
by Kaitlin | Apr 10, 2020 | Idaho-ology
Museum folk by Deborah Chessey, MOI Director of Marketing If there is one thing all museum folk have in common, it is our desire to say “TA-DA!” with flair as we watch you gasp at the wonder we have revealed. It’s a perk of our jobs that we all anticipate....
by Kaitlin | Apr 3, 2020 | Idaho-ology
Behind the curtain by Deborah Chessey, MOI Director of Marketing During this COVID-19 shutdown, the museum staff is still plugging away. All of us are now working from home, except the crew that is remodeling in preparation for our new Way Out West exhibit is still on...
by Kaitlin | Mar 24, 2020 | Idaho-ology
This is not our first pandemic by Braden Smith As we’re all attempting to “flatten the curve” through social distancing to stave off COVID-19, it can feel like we’re living in an unprecedented moment in history. However, it was only a little over 100 years ago, on...
by Kaitlin | Jul 13, 2018 | Idaho-ology
The major East Idaho archaeological site you didn’t know about Maybe you knew about it. We shouldn’t assume. But for how significant the Wasden site might be, it’s surprising how little attention it gets. In the desert west of Idaho Falls, between the city and...
