Event Calendar
Join BCHS and the City of Blackfoot for a double birthday celebration on January 17th at 6:30 pm at Mountain View Middle School, 645 Mitchell Lane, Blackfoot.
Happy Birthday to the United States of America AND to Blackfoot, Idaho. The year 2026 kicks off America’s semiquincentennial year AND Blackfoot’s quasiqincentennial year. To celebrate, Bingham County Historical Society is teaming up with the City of Blackfoot to hold an Our Heritage Celebration. We will begin with a celebration ceremony at 6:30 pm at the middle school, and then we will finish with a bonfire across the street at the soccer fields. Come share in the celebration.
Join our Facebook Group America250 in Idaho Ambassadors in Bingham. We encourage everyone to find ways to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Feel free to share your ideas with us on the Facebook Group. Bingham County Historical Society will also be hosting events throughout the year. Joining the Facebook Group will help us share information about the celebration. You can also reach the Idaho State ambassadors’ page at America250 in Idaho. The State’s America 250 website also contains celebration ideas and events and is available at https://america250.idaho.gov/
The Idaho Legislature declares 2024 through 2027 as the period of commemoration for America250 in Idaho during which time individuals, organizations, and communities may plan commemorative activities that will honor and recognize the principles and foundational thoughts that emerged during America’s revolutionary period and which we all aspire to today.
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