Lincoln County Historical Museum

03/12/2024

02/10/2024

Happy Super Bowl Weekend Lincoln County! We will be transitioning to a new page called Lincoln County Historical Society and Museum. We would love it if you continued to follow us! Check out the new page's celebration of our local football all stars of yesteryear and follow us while you are there!

A non-profit organization that helps preserve the rich history of Dietrich, Richfield, and Shoshone.

12/31/2023

11/23/2023

We are needing bids for a grant due the end of the November for a canopy over our front door. Project would not start until spring/summer of 2024. Please comment or message us for more information or to submit an estimate of completing this project.

11/10/2023

Our Museum is looking for Building Contactors/Framers in the Lincoln County area. We have an up coming project where we are putting canopies over our entry ways. Need bids submitted prior to November 29, 2023. Our Lincoln County Historical Society Museum is located at 112 West B Street in Shoshone, Idaho. Please email [email protected] or text our Chairman of the Board Ken at 208-316-7685 for further details.

11/09/2023

This November we will be highlighting the stories of different Basque veterans. First is Luis “Lou” Berriochoa!

Born in Dietrich, Idaho, in 1923 to Adrian and Celestina Berriochoa, Luis enlisted in the Army in January of 1943, just after he had finished his first semester at the University of Idaho. His talent of skiing landed him in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division, a group of elite skiers who trained to operate in mountainous territory.

In the pictures below, Luis can be seen partaking in training exercises at Camp Hale, Colorado, an Army base in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. There, the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division were trained in mountain warfare techniques, including mountain climbing, alpine skiing, and cold weather survival. Luis served two tours in the European Theater before being wounded in Northern Italy. By the time he recovered from his injury, the war had ended. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, but was always most proud of his Combat Infantryman Badge. After he was discharged from the Army he returned to Idaho to finish his schooling, and after a brief time living and working in Mexico, settled in Mountain Home. Luis, a founding member of Euzkaldunak, Inc., also helped found the Mountain Home Ski Club.

Photographs from the Luis Berriochoa Collection.