Wallace historical groups to receive grant monies
The Barnard-Stockbridge Museum located in the old Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Wallace.
Photo courtesy of BARNARD-STOCKBRIDGE MUSEUM
WALLACE — The Idaho Humanities Council recently released its list of 2020 fall grant recipients and the Wallace Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Barnard-Stockbridge Museum were among those named.
The Historic Wallace Chamber of Commerce was awarded a $2,500 major grant that will go toward a newly designed map and guide of the Coeur d’Alene Mining District.
The project is a full collaboration between the Chamber and the Wallace District Mining Museum, Capt. John Mullan Museum, the Kellogg Staff House Museum, the Wallace Mine Heritage Exhibition and the Historic Wallace Preservation Society.
Project coordinator and Wallace Chamber Director Dave Copelan is thrilled to have received the money and is excited to develop the new map and guide.
“This project is a great opportunity to tell the often neglected stories of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District to new generations of visitors and residents alike,” Copelan said. “The history and drama behind these mine and mill sites is a treasure as rich as minerals processed here. We are very grateful to the Idaho Humanities Council, as well as our partners at the local museums, foundations and historical societies for helping us bring these stories to light.”
The Barnard-Stockbridge Museum was awarded a $1,000 opportunity grant to help produce a new brochure for the fledgling museum.
The museum opened its doors in 2019 and displays large scale images of the photographs that were taken by Thomas Barnard and Nellie Stockbridge. The vast photo library shows almost every aspect of Shoshone County between the years of 1893 through 1965.
The University of Idaho preserved, digitized, and indexed the 200,000-plus photo collection and it is considered one the best photographic collection in the Northwest United States. The museum has a Memorandum of Understanding with the university, which allows the museum full access to all the digitized images.
New brochures are planned to be circulated around the area to help garner interest in the new museum.
The Idaho Humanities Council is a statewide nonprofit organization devoted to enhancing public awareness, appreciation and understanding of the humanities in Idaho.