Confessions of History Geeks Development Director

June is LGBTQ+ Month. Public Historian, Sara Jane Ruggles, sat down with Michelle Beach, Trooper with the Idaho State Police, for a day in the life discussion about being a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

June is LGBTQ+ Month. Public Historian, Sara Jane Ruggles, sat down with Jessica Mahuron, outreach coordinator for the North Idaho Pride Alliance, to discuss the CDA4Pride events this month and the resources available to the LGBTQ+ community in North Idaho.

This podcast is a conversation between a local senior citizen, Kazuko Watanabe, and a senior in high school, Sam Owens. We call this segment Seniors and Seniors. This intergenerational conversation demonstrates the humanity that binds us all, no matter what age. Kazuko and Sam discuss their different perspectives of Asian American Heritage Month.

Hear the amazing story of a baby who started as a Japanese refugee and grew to be a woman working for World Airways helping people evacuate on the last flight from Da Nang and Operation Babylift from Saigon. Later, Atsuko Kroetch brought her art, talent, and patriotism to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where she became a citizen and continues to support local charities.

Silent Movie Star, Nell Shipman, had a lot to say and through her writings, we can see how she became a legend.

Silent Movie Star, Nell Shipman, had a lot to say and through her writings, we can see how she became a legend.