October 1st marked the beginning of Archives Month, a month-long celebration of archives! The Latah County Historical Society is celebrating by sharing our collections with the world via our social media outlets: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. To see as much of the collection as possible, be sure to follow along all month long. To begin archives month, I thought it would be helpful to write about what we hold at the Latah County Historical Society (LCHS) archives. LCHS pre

On December 13th, 2014 the Latah County Historical Society had our annual Victorian Christmas party.  The party was well attended by folks from Latah County and beyond, with over 200 people in attendance.  We think this event was a great way to show off the McConnell Mansion in all of its Christmas splendor.  In case you missed it, the Mansion is open from Tuesday-Friday from 1pm-4pm and is available for tours. The fantastic holiday party took place in the afternoon.  The eve

The McConnell Mansion has a new feeling once the decorations go up.  The Mansion seems like it has been refreshed after a long year and is ready to welcome new visitors for the holiday season.  Below are some photos of the LCHS events committee preparing the house for what is sure to be a fantastic holiday season.  I want to take this opportunity to invite everyone for our Victorian Christmas event on Saturday (12/13) from 1pm-4pm.  I’m sure this event will be at least as gre