Mission Statement: To strengthen the sense of community through promotion and enhancement of the arts in the Kendrick and Juliaetta area. 

Our DVD detailing Kendrick and Juliaetta Idaho History is Available.

    This 2005 produced DVD provides an oral and visual testimony of Kendrick and Juliaetta Idaho history beginning in the early 1900's.  It includes some rarely seen pictures and local interviews especially relating to each town's unique tram design.  The trams were needed to provide a timesaving means of getting products down the steep Kendrick and Juliaetta hillsides, from the fertile surrounding areas, to the Northern Pacific Railroad.

   The Kendrick Tram was first to be built.  It went through two design changes in a very short time.  Bucket use was ultimately found the most effective.  The Juliaetta Tram, made from rails, was one of the countries longest trams with a length of 2,800 feet.  The trams and the Northern Pacific Railroad greatly enhance the profitability of farming.  Local products then found a market in California and beyond.

    A DVD can be purchased for $20.00 (plus $2.00 for shipping) by contacting Barb Murphey at bmurphey@tds.net.  Her mailing address is P.O. Box 162, Kendrick, ID 83537.  Profits from this purchase returns in full to the Kendrick-Juliaetta community.  It enables the Kendrick-Juliaetta Arts Committee to better provide art related opportunities to our community.

    The Kendrick-Juliaetta Arts Committee has provided another source of historical information in the format of signage. This information relates to how the railroad influenced the development of the Kendrick-Juliaetta area.  It can be found on eight informational signs along the 5.3-mile Ed Corkill Memorial River Trail which is the walking/bike path, a former rail bed, that follows the Potlatch River and runs between and through the cities of Kendrick and Juliaetta.  The path passes by the original Kendrick Depot. Pictures and information on the eight signs relate to the following: Northern Pacific Railroad's time line of events on this rail line beginning in the late 1800's through 1997,  The Kendrick Tramway,  The Juliaetta Tramway, Details of the1910 Kendrick Railroad Yard, The Juliaetta Depot, Interpretative Information on Locomotive Whistle Signals and the explanation of what the refurbished Northern Pacific Railroad wayside markers along the trail means to train crews.   A trailhead is located at Juliaetta's Centennial Park.

    Additional sources of area history follow: In 1990, The Kendrick-Juliaetta Centennial Committee published "A Centennial History of the Kendrick-Juliaetta Area.  Only a few of these 245 page books, documenting the history of Kendrick and Juliaetta as well as specific pioneer families, continue to be available.  Each hard back book sells for $30.00 (including shipping).  Contact Doug Clayton at (208) 289-5941 or P.O. Box 131, Kendrick ID 83537 for additional information on this item.

Local historian and writer Julie Monroe is sharing her research on local history.  She has three books available for purchase.  The book, "Latah County (Images of America)" celebrates the past and present optimism and resourcefulness of us, the citizens of Latah County with over 200 photographs .  The are specific chapters on the people and places in Juliaetta and Kendrick, Bovill and Deary, Genesee,, Moscow, Potlatch, Troy, and the University of Idaho.  "Moscow", the title of Julie's second book published in 2006 details Moscow's history.   "Moscow: Living and Learning on the Palouse" was Julie's first published book in 2003.  Julie's e-mail contact is jrmonroe@turbonet.com for specific questions on purchasing a documentation of what has made our community what it now is.

Thank you for your interest and investment.