Bannock County Historical Museum

06/17/2026

We will be closing tomorrow at 4:30 pm.

06/10/2026

Shout out to Cornelison Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Wishing you the best on your upcoming open house!

05/30/2026

HIP HIP HOORAY, TODAY IS THE DAY🤩🎉 Come out for the 63rd Annual Fort Hall Celebration at the Bannock County Historical Complex - 3000 Avenue of the Chiefs, Pocatello. The event is free and runs from 11 am - 3 pm.
We don't care about a little weather and we hope you don't either.

05/27/2026

This Saturday! The doors open at 11 am and the celebration begins! No ticket necessary as the 63rd Annual Fort Hall Celebration is free.🎉

05/25/2026

Thank you for your service and for paying the ultimate price for our country.
This WWI photo is from our collection, though we do not know who the soldiers are or where they are fighting.

05/25/2026

The list of special attendees who will be bringing history to life at the 63rd Annual Fort Hall Replica celebration just keeps getting longer! This year our celebration features living history performances/demonstrations by:

- The Sho-Ban Dance Troupe
- Blacksmithing: Dan Gandy and David West (apprentice)

https://www.gandyblacksmithing.com/
- Mountain Men Demonstrations: Members of the American Mountain Men Association:
https://www.facebook.com/museumofthemountainman
- Yarn Spinning: Members of the Portneuf Yarn Makers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2783607625126377/info/

Photos of Fort Hall: Visit Idaho and Tom Trell

05/21/2026

Thank you to Amber Morgan from KPVI Channel 6, for taking the time to visit the Bannock County Historical Complex and report on the 63rd Annual Fort Hall Replica celebration! To watch the interview, click on the link below.

The Bannock County Historical Society is celebrating their annual Fort Hall Replica Opening.

05/20/2026

With heartfelt gratitude, the Bannock County Historical Society and the staff at the Bannock County Historical Complex give thanks to our service members who sacrificed their lives to secure our freedom and sustain our democratic way of life. We would also like to recognize and thank the families who lost their loved ones as they, too, have made sacrifices for our country.

05/19/2026

The answer to Saturday's "What Am I?" is...an accounting log book from Union Pacific Railroad.
This is for a March 31, 1891 purchase for 862.75 gallons of milk($0.25/gallon) and 4.25 gallons of cream ($1.25/gallon), for a total remittance of $221.00
Union Pacific Railroad

05/18/2026

IT'S ALMOST TIME TO PARTY!!! Join us at the Bannock County Historical Complex (3000 Avenue of the Chiefs, Pocatello) for the 63rd Annual Fort Hall Replica Celebration! This FREE COMMUNITY EVENT is hosted by the Bannock County Historical Society, with the generous support of ICCU and Lookout Credit Union.