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John West Marker in Place (tap to read)

2/13/2023

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I was honored to speak to a group at Idaho’s Black History Museum this past week.  After discovering that pioneer John West did not have a headstone on his grave (thank you Bob Hartman), I started a Go-Fund-Me campaign to install one. I was confident we’d raise more money than needed for the monument, so I told contributors that any additional money would go to Idaho’s Black History Museum. In just three days, we raised enough to buy the marker and raised more than $3,000 for the museum.


To read the story of John West, click here.
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The new headstone for John West.
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Director Phillip Thompson of the Idaho Black History Museum with
​Speaking of Idaho blogger Rick Just.
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    Rick Just has been writing about Idaho history since 1989 when he wrote and recorded scripts for the Idaho Centennial Commission’s daily radio program, Idaho Snapshots. His latest book on Idaho history is Images of America, Idaho State Parks. Rick also writes a regular column for the Idaho Press.

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