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The conference is a celebration of Idaho Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month and will feature seven guest speakers from Pocatello.

Guest speakers include Nick Nielson, Pocatello attorney and chair of the Pocatello Historic Preservation Commission; Jerry Myers, Pocatello architect; Ellen Ryan, head of special collections at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø; Jacquee Alvord, Pocatello Historic Preservation Commission; Brenda Baumgartner-Stanley, author and journalist; Randy Dixon, chair of Relight the Night Committee; and Kristine Hunt, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø history instructor.

The conference is free and open to the public. Contact the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Disabilities Service office at (208) 282-3599 or disabilityservices@isu.edu if you need reasonable accommodation.

A schedule of the conference is listed below.

April 28

9 a.m. – Welcome by Nick Nielson, Pocatello attorney and chair of the Pocatello Historic Preservation Commission

9:15 a.m. – Jerry Myers, Pocatello architect “The Whitman Story: AKA St. Marie’s Hotel, Hotel Nicolett, and the Hotel Whitman�

9:45 a.m. – Ellen Ryan, head of Special Collections at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø “The Stedtfeld Family: Pocatello Business and Land Owners, 1904-1984â€�

10:15 a.m. – Break

10:30 a.m. – Jacquee Alvord, Pocatello Historic Preservation Commission “Andrew Caldwell: The Civil War Veteran Who Shaped Pocatello’s Future�

11 a.m. – Keynote speaker: Brenda Baumgartner-Stanley “Finding Idaho’s Gems through My Love of Storytelling�

11:45 a.m. – Lunch

1:15 p.m. – Nielson will present  â€œThe Glory Days of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Pocatelloâ€�

1:45 p.m. – Randy Dixon, chair of Relight the Night Committee “Relight the Night�

2:15 p.m. – Kristine Hunt, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø history instructor “Pocatello’s Carnegie Library: Local and Global Contextâ€�

2:45 p.m. – Nielson will present  â€œClosing Commentsâ€�