Hagerman Valley Historical Society

08/27/2026

08/20/2026

Add this to your September calendar of fun things to attend!

07/14/2026

More items added to our gift shop from one of our talented members! Stop in and have a look - you will be amazed.

07/12/2026

We’re excited to announce that local artist Joe Greif’s work is now featured in the HVHS gift shop. This one-of-a-kind piece is available for purchase, so stop by and check it out!

07/12/2026

Now available in the gift shop – artisan brushes crafted by Debbie Featherston. Come by to check out these one-of-a-kind pieces made from various types of animal hair, perfect for painting or adding a decorative touch.

06/30/2026

Show catalog for the Archie Teater show/sale - starts this week!

06/26/2026

Sharing the Spirit of America
Sharing the Spirit of America will bring community partners and visitors together on the north rim of the Snake River Canyon for a simultaneous, 50‑state reading of the Declaration of Independence.

06/12/2026

Flag Day (June 14) – On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.

Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in many ways–displaying the flag in the front of their homes, parades, and other patriotic observances. Prior to 1916, many localities and a few states had been celebrating the day for years. Congressional legislation designating that date as the national Flag Day was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949; the legislation also called upon the president to issue a Flag Day proclamation every year.

According to legend, in 1776, George Washington commissioned Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross to create a flag for the new nation. Scholars, however, credit the flag’s design to Francis Hopkinson, who also designed the Great Seal and first coin of the United States. Even so, Ross most likely met Washington and certainly sewed early American flags in her family’s Philadelphia upholstery shop. To date, there have been twenty-seven official versions of the flag, but the arrangement of the stars varied according to the flag-makers’ preferences until 1912 when President Taft standardized the then-new flag’s forty-eight stars into six rows of eight. The forty-nine-star flag (1959-60), as well as the fifty-star flag, also have standardized star patterns. The current version of the flag dates to July 4, 1960, after Hawaii became the fiftieth state on August 21, 1959. (Library of Congress)

05/24/2026

We appreciate everyone who joined us in celebrating the rich legacy of Snake River Pottery at our exhibit opening. The afternoon was filled with inspiring stories and photos from the Bowler family.

If you missed it the exhibit will be available through this summer.