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HISTORY ON THE LAWN Join us at the Old Assay Office on May 7, 2008 for "Ghost Towns of Idaho" presented by Ernest Lombard. Tours of the Old Assay Office will be conducted at 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7:00 p.m. Location: Lawn at the Old Assay Office, 210 Main St. Bring a picnic and your lawn chairs or blankets for seating. More inforation: Mary Anne Davis, 208-334-3847 ext.111

Masonic fraternities have played an important role in Idaho's communities since gold rush days. This exhibit traces the mysterious origins of the Freemasons and their vital link to Idaho history from territorial times through statehood and into today. Enjoy rarely seen folk art and artifacts from lodges around the state and increase your understanding of this "society with secrets." The exhibit opens May 24 and runs through August 31 at the Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive in Boise. For more information call 334-2120.

The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude is offering a two-day program of historical interpretation of Chinese sites in Hells Canyon. June 26-26, 2008.

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