with Barbara Rae-Venter In-Person Event | More Info/Register Here Join us for a conversation with Barbara Rae-Venter, genetic genealogist, whose technique, dubbed “Investigative Genetic Genealogy,” has been used to solve over 300 cases, many previously considered “unsolvable”. Barbara herself has assisted in solving an approximately 60 additional cold cases. For her work, Barbara was recognized by the journal Nature as one of “10 … [Read more...] about “Case Solved”
Early Sun Valley
Union Pacific, Averell Harriman and Alf Engen with John Lundin In-Person + Vimeo | More Info/Register Here. The general story of Sun Valley is well known. Built by Union Pacific in the middle of the Great Depression at a cost of $1.5 million, it opened in Dec. 1936, as an oasis of luxury in the wilderness of Idaho, that attracted “the carriage trade,” Wall Street barons, the Chicago social set, Hollywood stars and producers and serious skiers from all over the world. The resort had … [Read more...] about Early Sun Valley
Decolonizing Road Signs
. . .and the Doctrine of Discovery with Tony Tekaroniake Evans In-Person Event Tuesday, March 15 | Lecture Hall | 6:00 p.m. Register here. Join Tony Tekaroniake Evans for an in-depth investigation of his recent story in High Country News titled “Decolonizing Idaho Road Signs,” about efforts to redress the erasure of Indigenous history and culture on highway markers in Idaho and elsewhere in the U.S. Described as “decolonization where the rubber hits the road,” this … [Read more...] about Decolonizing Road Signs
“DOLORES” Film Screening
Monday, March 14, 2022 | Community Library Lecture Hall | 3:30 p.m Register here. History tells us Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm workers’ union. But missing from this story is his equally influential co-founder, Dolores Huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. Like so many powerful female advocates, Dolores and her … [Read more...] about “DOLORES” Film Screening
“The Hatak Witches”
The Hatak Witches by Choctaw author Devon A. Mihesuah has Detective Monique Blue Hawk tackling a locked room mystery with spooky implications in the neglected anthropological archives known as "The Room of Secrets." Find it in NEW MYSTERY Foyer - MYSTERY Mihesuah. … [Read more...] about “The Hatak Witches”
“Lure”
Lure by Lane Milburn is a new adult graphic novel that explores tech, art, ethics and tourism. Anyone who has lived in a ski area for a time will recognize the forces at work in this story about an exotic vacation spot where economic leaders are busy shaping a new world for the elite. It's science fiction. Honestly. Find it GRAPHIC NOVEL FIC MIL … [Read more...] about “Lure”
