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Idaho Historical Society seeks authority for archives consolidation, Old Pen staffing and America250 projects; displays USS Idaho silver service
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The Idaho State Historical Society asked JFAC for spending authority to move and consolidate collections, add staff at the Old Idaho Penitentiary and continue America250 commemorative work; the agency displayed historic USS Idaho silver artifacts for legislators.
The Idaho State Historical Society presented its fiscal 2026 budget request and an exhibit of historic naval silver to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Thursday, seeking authority for a multi-year collections consolidation, staff for the Old Idaho Penitentiary and spending tied to the America 250 commemoration.
Brooke Dupree, the Legislative Services Office analyst, explained the society’s request for $450,000 one-time in FY2026 to begin moving artifacts and records into a consolidated archival facility and separate one-time amounts for hardware and moving costs. Dupree also described ongoing requests for several staff positions for the Old Idaho Penitentiary paid from the site’s miscellaneous revenue fund.
Janet Gallimore, director of the Idaho State Historical Society, told the committee much of the agency’s work is financed through a…
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