Cottonwood, ID, 83522-9408
208-962-7123
URL : http://www.historicalmuseumatstgertrude.com
overview : This year the museum celebrates 71 years of service to Idaho's Camas Prairie area, making it one of the oldest continuously operated museums in the Northwest. People come from all over to enjoy the museum's exhibits, to take advantage of it's extensive research resources and to learn about the area.
collections : The museum's purpose is to preserve the rich heritage of North Central Idaho. It's modern 7,200 square-foot facility houses collections comprising over 70,000 artifacts, with 12,000 on display. Not only is each object preserved for posterity, but the story of those who once possessed the object is also remembered and retold in order to keep our heritage alive.
hours (subject to change) : HOURS May-September Tue-Sat: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Sunday: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm October-April Tue-Sat: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
topics : local history, history, general, prehistoric, medieval, 17th, century, 18th, 19th, 20th, contemporary, American, european, native, agriculture, archaeology, computers, dolls, ethnic, fossils, geology, health, local history, medical, minerology, ornithology, religion, technology, toys, woodworking
