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Honor Roll - Donations Needed In 2010, The Friends of Minidoka was awarded a $17,295 Confinement Site Grant from the National Parks Service (NPS) to re-establish the Honor Roll at the Minidoka National Historic Site. The Honor Roll was unveiled at the Pilgrimage this summer, but we still need your help! As a condition of the matching grant, FoM must raise $7,500 (the remainder of the Honor Roll match and costs). Donate to the Honor Roll Project Read more about the Honor Roll and see photos of the unveiling If you would prefer to mail a check, send it to the Friends of Minidoka, PO Box 1085, Twin Falls Idaho 83303-1085. Please indicate “Honor Roll” in the subject line of your check. The Friends of Minidoka is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and your donations are fully tax deductable to the extent of the law. |
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Barracks Move Park Ranger Patrick Taylor, a graduate student at Boise State University, has located, identified, and studied approximately 20 Minidoka barracks and 2 residential block mess halls. We are working to determine the best structures to be returned to the historic site and are seeking funding to re-establish Block 22, as identified in the GMP. |
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Issei Memorial FoM is designing, planning and constructing the Issei Memorial at Minidoka. The memorial will tell the story of the Issei and will be a place to pay homage to the Issei legacy and be a source of courage and inspiration to all who love freedom, justice and liberty. It will be a place for future generations to stay personally connected while also encouraging renewal and recommitment. Read more... |
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Archeological Exploration In August 2002, National Park Service archaeologists from the Western Archeological and Conservation Center conducted an excavation at the Minidoka. For nearly 60 years, events and forces such as the removal of buildings, the establishment of expansive agricultural fields and the elements have combined to leave only traces of a tragic chapter in American history. The area was cleared of overgrown sagebrush. Although very little remains, the landscape, building foundations, walkways and artifacts provide a surprisingly rich source amount of information about the camp. archaeologists revealed the precise location of the Honor Roll board (which listed the names of 1,000 Japanese American soldiers from Minidoka) and a large Japanese style garden. Read more... |
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