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~ ABOUT THE MUSEUM ~
From the eastern slope of Cottonwood Butte, The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude commands a breathtaking view of the Camas Prairie near Cottonwood, Idaho.
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Camas, canola and Cottonwood Butte |
This year the museum celebrates 75 years of service to Idaho's Camas Prairie area, making it one of the oldest continuously operated museums in the Northwest. People come from all over to enjoy the museum's exhibits, to take advantage of it's extensive research resources and to learn about the area. |
| Today, the museum's purpose is to preserve the rich heritage of North Central Idaho. It's modern 7,200 square-foot facility houses collections comprising over 70,000 artifacts, with 12,000 on display. Not only is each object preserved for posterity, but the story of those who once possessed the object is also remembered and retold in order to keep our heritage alive.
This 1895 Dactyle calculator
is thought to be the
only one in existence. |
1896 Louis the 15th-
style vitrine resides in
the Rhoades Emmanuel
Memorial exhibit.
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The Rhoades Emmanuel Memorial houses Asian and European artifacts dating back to the
14th century
The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude is
THE place to REDISCOVER the history of
North Central Idaho.
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