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The ‘Joy’ of giving
By BILL BULEYCoeur d’Alene Press Staff Writer | November 21, 2020 1:08 AM COEUR d’ALENE — Joy Richards used to think museums were boring places where artifacts were held at the end of their life. Not anymore. Now, she knows museums are where history comes to life. “A…
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Singletary earns DAR history award medal
| November 19, 2020 1:00 AM Robert Singletary has earned many honors as a distinguished local historian, but this one shines with a particular brightness. On Monday at the Museum of North Idaho, Singletary was awarded the Lt. George Farragut chapter of the Daughters of the…
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New museum leader has history with Cd’A
New museum leader has history with Cd’A
Read MoreOnline play, gala for Museum of North Idaho at 6 tonight
By CRAIG NORTHRUPStaff Writer, Coeur d’Alene Press | September 25, 2020 1:00 AM A three-act narration set in the local logging industry of the early 20th century will be part of a fundraising effort to raise $150,000 for the Museum of North Idaho by year’s end. “Two Nickels…
Read MoreFor Dorothy, keep history alive
By John V. Wood| August 19, 2020 1:00 AM My good friend Dorothy Dahlgren, the director of the Museum of North Idaho, is taking a well-deserved retirement after a long 38-year career. I have known and worked with Dorothy since she started back in 1982, for I…
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Museum director steps down
By Elena Johnson| August 1, 2020 1:06 AM When Executive Director Dorothy Dahlgren was first hired at the Museum of North Idaho, the only job description she received was “make it your own.” Thirty-eight years later, she feels it’s time that somebody else made it their own.…
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Women’s Gift Alliance CDA Awards Museum $5,000
The Museum of North Idaho would like to thank the Women’s Gift Alliance of Coeur d’Alene for the $5,000 donation to help build the iconic wrap around porch for the J.C. White house. A donation of $5,000 is all it takes to make the Donor…
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Family’s museum legacy grows
By CRAIG NORTHRUPStaff Writer | July 17, 2020 1:08 AM Yuditskys donate $100,000 The sun was shining down along McEuen Park Thursday afternoon as Dorothy Dahlgren admired the width and breadth of the J.C. White House a few feet from where she stood. “This is a very special…
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Walk this way
By Madison Hardy| June 17, 2020 1:13 AM Historical tours begin today Fall in love with Coeur d’Alene all over again this summer on a Museum of North Idaho walking tour. With two fun-filled routes around Old Fort Sherman and downtown Coeur d’Alene, families and large groups…
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