Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
No, we do not maintain court records. Please contact Ada County Court or Idaho Supreme Court for assistance accessing records.
Do you maintain court records?
No, we do not maintain court records. Please contact Ada County Court or Idaho Supreme Court for assistance accessing records.
No, the Boise City Archives does not maintain the Boise Police Department’s records. Please reach out to the Boise Police Department for assistance accessing their records.
Do we maintain Boise Police Department records?
No, the Boise City Archives does not maintain the Boise Police Department’s records. Please reach out to the Boise Police Department for assistance accessing their records.
No, we do not maintain vital records. Please contact the Department of Health & Welfare for birth, marriage, and death records certificates for assistance. For marriage license and certificates issued in Ada County, 1865 to 1967, reach out to the Idaho State Archives.
Do we maintain vital records?
No, we do not maintain vital records. Please contact the Department of Health & Welfare for birth, marriage, and death records certificates for assistance. For marriage license and certificates issued in Ada County, 1865 to 1967, reach out to the Idaho State Archives.
We may be able to offer some assistance regarding the history of materials however for monetary appraisals please reach out to the organizations below:
American Society of Appraisers
www.appraisers.org
International Society of Appraisers
www.isa-appraisers.org
Appraisers Association of America
www.appraisersassoc.org
Do we offer appraisals?
We may be able to offer some assistance regarding the history of materials however for monetary appraisals please reach out to the organizations below:
American Society of Appraisers
www.appraisers.org
International Society of Appraisers
www.isa-appraisers.org
Appraisers Association of America
www.appraisersassoc.org
Taking care of your family treasures can feel like an overwhelming task! We would be more than happy to offer guidance. We also offer occasional workshops on how to care for family collections. Please reach out boiseartsandhistory@cityofboise.org to learn more.
I am interested in caring for my family’s personal history, can you help me with that?
Taking care of your family treasures can feel like an overwhelming task! We would be more than happy to offer guidance. We also offer occasional workshops on how to care for family collections. Please reach out boiseartsandhistory@cityofboise.org to learn more.
Reach out to us! The collections you see online is not reflective of everything in our holdings. We are always working on publishing more, but it does take time. If you don't see what you are interested in, please reach out to us and we would be more than happy to help, boiseartsandhistory@cityofboise.org
I don't see what I am looking for on your site, what now?
Reach out to us! The collections you see online is not reflective of everything in our holdings. We are always working on publishing more, but it does take time. If you don't see what you are interested in, please reach out to us and we would be more than happy to help, boiseartsandhistory@cityofboise.org
Our History Resource Page is a great place to start to learn about Boise City history. If you can’t find what you are looking for, submit a resesarch request to boiseartsandhistory@cityofboise.org and our history team will get in touch with you.
I want to learn more about Boise history. Where do I start?
Our History Resource Page is a great place to start to learn about Boise City history. If you can’t find what you are looking for, submit a resesarch request to boiseartsandhistory@cityofboise.org and our history team will get in touch with you.
We do our best to identify locations, people and subjects however we do not always have the information for every asset. If you recognize any information that could help bring context to an image, please reach out to us at artsandhistory@cityofboise.org and include a link to the image with the details.
Why do images have unknown locations and unidentified people?
We do our best to identify locations, people and subjects however we do not always have the information for every asset. If you recognize any information that could help bring context to an image, please reach out to us at artsandhistory@cityofboise.org and include a link to the image with the details.