Pioneer Days at Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center
July 7, 2025
9AM-5PM
Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center
Pioneer Days will be celebrated at the Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center during the month of July with free classes and a photo exhibit entitled “Our Idaho Heritage.”
The photo exhibit will open Monday, July 7, and run through the month. Residents from throughout eastern Idaho have contributed 40 stories and photos about when their families first came to Idaho.
Pioneer Classes in July
• Monday, July 7, 1-2 p.m. – “Pioneer Ancestors in Eagle Rock” by Becky Freeman
• Tuesday, July 8, 10-11 a.m. – “The Vanguard Company” by Hyrum Boone. Learn about the first company to enter the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847.
• Wednesday, July 9, 1-2 p.m. – “Pioneer Ancestors in Eagle Rock” by Becky Freeman
• Tuesday, July 15, 10-11 a.m. – “Pioneer Diseases and Mortality” by Kim Jardine-Dickerson
• Wednesday, July 16, 1-2 p.m. – “Pioneer Ancestors” by Anna Sweat. Learn how to research your pioneer ancestors.
• Friday, July 25, 11:15-12:15, “Pioneer Travels” by Joy Price
Pioneer Day, Thursday, July 24
• 11 a.m.- noon – “The Vanguard Company” by Hyrum Boone. Learn about first pioneer company to enter the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847 (repeat of July 8 class).
• 1-2 p.m. – “The Nebeker Family: Illinois to Bear Lake” by Bill Patterson
• 3-4 p.m. – “Pioneer Ancestors in Eagle Rock” by Becky Freeman (repeat of July 7 and 9 class)
The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center is located at 750 West Elva Street in Idaho Falls. The center is open Monday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Check out the website at https://www.familysearch.org/e
