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Black Family History Day to be held at Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center – East Idaho News
The following is a news release from The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center.
IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center will commemorate Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 8, with Black Family History Day. The free event, which is specially designed to help people research their black ancestry, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, located at 750 West Elva Street in Idaho Falls.
Family history classes during the day include “Introduction to the 10 Million Names Project” at 10 a.m., “Resources for Finding Your Black Family Roots” at 11 a.m., and “Creating Oral Histories and Their Value to Society” at 1 p.m.. Tours of the FamilySearch Center will be offered, along with a
cultural tasting table at noon. The classes may also be viewed over Zoom and class links can be found at www.familysearch.org/en/centers/idaho_falls_idaho
Bob Comstock, co-Director of the Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center, said, “We are here to help all community citizens find their family connections. Because February is Black History Month, we wanted to do something to help people who are doing research on their black family roots.” Comstock added, “Family history helps us understand who we are. It connects our past to the future, and our community is better when we connect with each other.”
The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center is one of 15 large regional FamilySearch centers throughout the world and is staffed by more than 130 volunteers. All services are free. Besides providing resources to research people’s ancestry, there are technology resources to help people digitize and preserve photographs, slides, home movies, books, journals, audio recordings and more. Many fun educational activities are also available for children, youth groups and adults.
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BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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