The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-01
Historical Notes
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Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers.

known as the Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers.
This society organized in the year 1881, nine
years before Idaho became state. All of the equip
ment and collections of the parent organization
bequeathed to the present association including most
of the comfortable furniture which adorns the
headquarters of the society.
The genial librarian, Hon. John Haley, has care
fully preserved copy of the constitution and by
laws and prospectus of the Historical Society of
Idaho Pioneers. It also contains the certificate of
incorporation printed below, calling to mind many
honored of nearly thirty years ago, who thus
early in the history of the territory took thought how
to preserve and collect information connected with
the early settlement and subsequent history of the
country.
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
This to certify that the undersigned have this day
united themselves and formed corporation under
the corporate name of the Historical Society of
Idaho Pioneers.
The society formed for benevolent scientific and
historical purposes.
The time of its existence shall be ten years.
There shall be seven directors, who shall manage
the business of said society," and E. A. Stevenson,
John Huntoon C. w. Moore John A. Post, H. B.
Eastman Jas. w, Poe, H, E. Prickett, shall be the
directors to manage the business of the society for
the first six months.
The principal place of bushes of the society shall
be located at Boise City, Ada county, territory of
Idaho.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands, at Boise City aforesaid, this 10th day OF
February A. D. 1881.
L. F. Cartee, John HALEY, James W. Poe, John
Huntoon, A. Rossi, H. B. Eastman, James Fl. Haw-
ley John M. Danskin, John A. Post, Fred Campbell,
Israel B. Cowen James Hammond Hart, Stephen
Dempsey, H. E. Prickett A L. Richardson, Frank
R. Coffin, J. H. Wickersham, P. J. ellison, Edward
A. Stevenson Stephen B. Diey, John S. Gray,
Henry Peck, A. Early Galloway, C. w. Moore, |.
w. Garrett Luther P Wimot, James Henry Hart,
Cyrus Jacobs Milton Kelly A. c. Redway.
PROSPECTUS.
The Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers has for
its primary object that of gathering statistics con-
corning the early settlement of the territory to-
geher with whatever can be learned from any
or communicated through any channel, touching sub
sequent events with the view of laying the founda
ton for history of Idaho. Prominent among these
sources of information will be that of the early
recollections and personal "reminiscences of the first
settlers and pioneers. To this end the association
earnestly requests the aid and cooperation OF all
the enrolled members of the association, as well as
that of all others who may be induced to take an
interest in the subject
Another object of the association is to afford
the pioneers opportunities of meeting together from
time to time when the friendly interchange of per-
sona experiences and recollections of past events
and past scenes will tend to bind them together more
strongly by the renewal Of those ties of genuine
brotherhood which distinguished them as co-actors
and co-workers during their early struggles in the
task of conquering the wilderness to civilization
1t is also the desire and intention of the association
to collect specimens of from the principal mines
of each mining district in the territory together with