The Museum of North Idaho has a large repository of historic books, manuscripts, ephemera, and printed materials on local history in North Idaho, including city directories, school annuals, phone books, a state census index for 1910, abstracts and indexes of marriage records, school censuses, teacher certificates, cemetery listings, homestead patents, probate records etc. for Kootenai County, and limited newspapers.

The Museum of North Idaho has been collecting and interpreting objects that represent the lives of The Coeur d’Alene Region for more than fifty years. The collections relate to or represent the Coeur d’Alene Region from the ice age flood to the present, and include about 8,000 artifacts, 36,000 photographs, and archives and library of about 7,000 items.

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Research Library

The Museum of North Idaho has a large repository of historic books, manuscripts, ephemera, and printed materials on local history in North Idaho, including city directories, school annuals, phone books, a state census index for 1910, abstracts and indexes of marriage records, school censuses, teacher certificates, cemetery listings, homestead patents, probate records etc. for Kootenai County, and limited newspapers.

The research library collection holds reference books, photograph archives, and oral histories, including audio tapes about labor history in the lumbering industry.

The library is open to researchers Monday - Friday from 10am - 5pm. An appointment must be made in advance to access the library. Please email archives@museumni.org or call 208-664-3448 to schedule an appointment.

Digital Research Resources

Collections

The Museum of North Idaho has been collecting and interpreting objects that represent the lives of The Coeur d’Alene Region for more than fifty years. The collections relate to or represent the Coeur d’Alene Region from the ice age flood to the present, and include about 8,000 artifacts, 36,000 photographs, and archives and library of about 7,000 items.

Research Library

Documents

The Museum has a large repository of historic books, manuscripts, ephemera, and printed materials on local history in North Idaho. Our collection includes:

Books, manuscripts and printed materials on local history, city directories, school annuals, phone books, and a state census index for 1910.

Abstracts and indexes of marriage records, school censuses, teacher certificates, cemetery listings, homestead patents, probate records etc. for Kootenai County.

Oral Histories

MONI’s collection includes oral history tapes about labor history in the lumbering industry.

Artifacts

Confessions of History Geeks Podcast Series

History is brought to life by the curators of the stories and culture of North Idaho. Join the Museum of North Idaho and Public Historian, Sara Jane Ruggles, as we explore the people, the legends, the headlines, and the events that shaped Coeur d'Alene and beyond.