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THE ARBON VALLEY HISTORICAL ARCHIVE

Community voices

Personal recollections and observations from people who knew the valley.

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Remembering Arbon

Dan Nuckols remembers school, winter roads, neighbors, and the feeling of coming home to Arbon.

Lynn & JoAnn Andersen

School, music, family, and farming connect Lynn and JoAnn's story to several generations of Andersens in the valley.

Observation from the South End

The deep green of the fall wheat in contrast with the bitter-sweet chocolate brown of the fresh plowed fields makes me want to mimic it in a quilt for my bed.

Standing on the Eastep

Arbon seems to be hiding in numerous places in Southeastern Idaho.

Microcosmos

Arbon Valley is both: a small town that is the very epitome and definition of community living, where qualities such as neighborliness, goodwill and a fine sense of…

Jesse Nicholas Ward & Julia Ann Moon

Jesse and Julia's account follows the work of building a home, raising a family, and farming in Bannock Valley, with many memories told in Julia's own words.