Cutting the Ribbon,
President Ilene Rounsefell with scisors cuts the ribbon officially opening the Museum to our communities.
Different angle
Yes!, Ilene, you need to cut the ribbon.
Members of the Chambers of Commerce from Gooding, Wendell; Mayor Duke Morton, Gooding and officers of the Gooding County Historical Society assisted Ilene Rounsefell, President, cut the ribbon officially opening the Gooding County Historical Society Museum open to the public.
Getting warmed up for the ribbon cutting
Mingling prior to lunch
President Ilene Rounsefell visiting with Chamber members prior to the start of the luncheon.
The monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting was held at the Gooding County Historical Society Museum and the ribbon cutting was held after. Those attending had the opportunity of touring the museum and to look at those artifacts that have been donated over the past 40 years.
Mr. Ernie Sites, Cowboy poet and entertainer visiting with members of the audiance.
The lunch was exceptional, the speaker, Mayor Duke Morton, was informative, but the chance to visit and mingle with friends was spectacular.
By the time the lunch began all the tables were full. Lunch was provided by the Chamber of Commerce, others assisted by serving, bringing desert and salads.
Mayor Duke Morton, mingling with Chamber members prior to the lunch.
Interior of the Museum. The chamber meeting was held in the main exhibit room.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Gooding County Museum
273 Euskadi Lane (Hwy 46 & Hwy 26),
(next to Basque Center &
North Canyon Medical Center)
Gooding, Idaho
~ * ~ COMING ON MARCH 10,2012 is our annual Gala Dinner to be held at the Gooding Country Club. This is our main fundraiser for the year and is still ONLY $25 per person. Click on the "Events Calendar" tab above for more details.
MUSEUM HOURS Beginning in November, 2011 we will be closed to the public to work on 3 major projects over the winter months. We would love help with any of the following: a Military exhibit, a Union Pacific Railroad exhibit, and an exhibit on the Basque. ARE YOU INTERESTED in any of these? Please call 934-5318 and get involved. ~ * ~ We will be looking for volunteers in the spring months to help us with the Museum Gift Shop and also help with greeting visitors to the Museum. If you are interested, please let one of the GCHS Board members know. There are phone #'s posted on the front door of the Museum and we will try to make arrangements to meet and open the Museum for viewing depending on weather and road conditions this winter.
Gooding County, Idaho Gooding County was established January 28, 1913 by a partition of Lincoln County. In the 1880s, it was part of Alturas County, which no longer exists. Mountain men and fur traders trapped the Malad River extensively in the early 1800s. Settlers came to the rich agricultural lands of the Hagerman Valley in the 1860s. The county seat is Gooding which was named for Frank R. Gooding, pioneer sheep rancher, early mayor of the city of Gooding, later Idaho Governor and U. S. Senator. Gooding County has an area of 733 square miles which includes the small farming communities of Bliss, Gooding, Hagerman and Wendell. | |
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Gooding County Historical Society members will look up things for you within our county, we ask for a donation for the time and material involved. Please inquire within.
Thanks for your support...
President- Ilene Rounsefell
V-President- Linda Jones
Secretary- Coy Jones
Treasurer- Lorri Robb
Board of Directors
Shirley Hill
Alvin Hill
Kriss Nelsen
Joani Pauls
Betty Hare
Jay Thurber
Newsletter/Historian
Newsletter: Judy Erdman
Historian: Linda Jones
Museum Co-Directors
Sharon Cheney & (Position Open)
Museum Curator
Coy Jones
Thank Yous!
To our county for the support and patience with the new Museum.
All the contractors on the job.
Thanks