Specialties
The Bannock County Historical Museum houses exhibits, objects, and records relating to Bannock County and Pocatello's history. Historic exhibit themes include trapping and trading, Oregon Trail, the railroad, medical practices, general store, the military, Victorian parlor, Japanese Shrine, photography studio, prohibition police evidence, fire-fighting, local printing, ranching and farming, a Holladay Overland Stage Co. stagecoach, horse tack, Shoshoni and Bannock ethnographic photographs and objects, local archaeological specimens, our unique donor wall, a research archive, and much more! The Museum was built entirely with donations as part of Idaho's Centennial Celebration in 1990. It operates under the direction of the Bannock County Historical Society (celebrating 95 years as an organization!) with support from Bannock County.
History
Established in 1922.
The Bannock County Historical Society was established in 1922 by Bannock County citizens interested in preserving the unique history of the County. This organization has since built a Museum, entirely on donation. Artifacts on exhibit cover the prehistory to recent history of the County.
Meet the Manager: Lynn M.
Director and Curator of the Bannock County Historical Museum, Lynn has over 25 years in the Museum field. She holds an MS in Anthropology.