The city of Iona will host its 31st annual Iona Days on July 17-18. Iona Days will begin with a 10K race at 7 a.m., followed by a 5K race at 7:15 a.m., with registration available until the day of the races. Following the races, there will be a community breakfast....
History
Main Street memories: public history class opens on-campus exhibit
On Thursday, July 10, BYU-Idaho’s public history class opened its on-campus exhibit on Rexburg history. Entitled “Community, connection, commerce: Rexburg Main Street 1950-2000,” the student-led exhibit runs in the BYU-Idaho Center breezeway until July 24. According...
One of the world’s largest mummy exhibits to arrive in Idaho Falls
The Museum of Idaho will open its newest exhibit, "Mummies of the World," on May 31. "Mummies of the World" is one of the largest collections of mummies, including mummified humans and animals up to 4,500 years old, from South America, Europe and Africa, according to...
United States Marine Band returns to Rexburg since 1985
"The President’s Own" Marine Band is returning to Rexburg in October for the first time since 1985. The concert will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on the BYU-Idaho Center stage. Tickets are free and can be requested online with a limit of four tickets...
Rexburg Airshow to take off this Saturday
The Rexburg Legacy Flight Museum invites all to come watch historic military planes flown by award-winning pilots from all over the U.S. and Canada.The "Thunder Over Rexburg" airshow begins at 9 a.m. Saturday with a formation flight and flag ceremony and closes at 1...
From Harlem to Rexburg: Student charts history at BYU-I
Among the stacks of historical manuscripts and archival treasures at the McKay Library Special Collections and Archives Jeremy White, a senior studying humanities, aspires to bridge between past insights and present inquiries.Born in Coventry, England, and raised in...
Sacred Sites: Nauvoo Mansion House tours revisit history
In early March, Church Newsroom announced the transfer of the responsibility and ownership of sacred sites and documents from the Community of Christ to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.One of the sites significant in this transfer of ownership includes...
The history of General Conference
As flower buds begin to pop from the ground and the sounds of birds singing ring in our ears, we are reminded that spring has begun once again. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are reminded to prepare for a special event called General...
History of Easter: What came first, the bunny or the egg?
As the Easter holiday approaches, questions arise about the starting point for the unusual pairing of colored eggs and a giant bunny.Celebrations for the Christian holiday vary throughout the world. Activities include coloring eggs, Easter egg hunts and goodie...
Sacred sites: History of the Kirtland Temple
Earlier this month, Church Newsroom announced the transfer of the responsibility and ownership of sacred sites and documents from the Community of Christ to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.One of the significant sites that was included in this transfer...
Sacred sites: Upcoming Nauvoo House tours
Earlier this month, Church Newsroom announced the transfer of the responsibility and ownership of sacred sites and documents from the Community of Christ to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.One of the significant sites transferred was the famous Nauvoo...
Relief Society: A history of womanhood and charity
From out of the parlor window, the white limestone walls of the temple shimmered as Sarah Kimball sat with her friend and seamstress, Margaret Cook, in her home in Nauvoo, Illinois. The urgency to carry out the Lord's commandment to build "unto him a house" was the...













