The River Street Archaeology Project was well-received by the community of Boise, Idaho. It was featured on the local news a number of times throughout the summer of 2015. Here are links to the news media coverage of this project: Archaeology Dig Underway in Boise (KTVB news; May 27, 2015) […]
The first volume in the River Street Digital History project has finally been published. Living on the South Side of the Tracks: The River Street Digital History Project and Boise, Idaho is available for free download below. It is the culmination of archival research conducted since 2013 as part of […]
It’s hard to believe that it has been more than a year since the River Street Archaeology Project started. Last year around this time, I was sweating it out in the blistering Boise sun along with some of the most dedicated volunteers and students I could ever hope to work […]
(This post was written for the Day of Archaeology 2015. Learn more about DoA here.) This summer, I found a greatly underestimated hotbed of public interest in archaeology. Was it a small neighborhood near Columbus, Ohio? What about Edinburgh, Scotland? Or, perhaps it was Washington D.C.? All of those places […]
Permission to conduct an archaeological field school at the Erma Hayman House in the River Street Neighborhood has been granted by the CCDC. The field school will also have a substantial public archaeology component designed to get the community involved in recovering a part of it’s heritage. This was covered […]
Efforts to save historic buildings in Boise are ramping up this year. In March, the Idaho Statesman covered preservation efforts of the Erma Hayman House in the River Street Neighborhood. Hayman was a long-lived African American matriarch lived with her children and grandchildren in the neighborhood for over 60 years. […]
The preliminary results of the 2014 research for the River Street Digital History Project was presented at the 2015 Society for Historical Archaeology Conference in Seattle, Washington. You can download a copy of this conference poster below:
A well-attended presentation of the 2014 research results and creation of the River Street Digital History Project was held at the Sesqui-Shop in Boise on December 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM. The presentation included a short PowerPoint slideshow followed by a question and answer session. A number of former River […]
