Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho Genealogy

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City Hall
Twin Falls City Hall Mailing Address: PO Box 1907 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1907

Physical Address: 321 2nd Ave. East Twin Falls, ID 83301

Phone: 208-735-7287 Fax: 208-736-2296

Baptist
Airport Road Freewill Baptist 757 Washington St S, Twin Falls, ID 83301

(208) 734-7149

Historical
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed the records of Ortis D Harris who was a minister of the from 1917-1970 and served many congregations in the Northwest, including Twin Falls. These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of its https://www.familysearch.org/locations.

Current
There are several wards and branches in Twin Falls.see more...

Historical
Many of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the Catalog/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers. Records of the Twin Falls Wards (19089-1948) are in this collections

Episcopal
Episcopal Church Of The Ascension‎ 371 Eastland Dr N Twin Falls, ID 83301-4417

(208) 733-1248

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church‎ 209 5th Ave N Twin Falls, ID 83301-6141

(208) 733-7023

Historical
The Catalog/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library has microfilmed records in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise and among them are records of the (1907-1965). These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of its Family History Centers.

Other
A list of many churches in Twin Falls can be found on this website, along with locations, and contact information.

Directories
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.

Funeral Homes
Reynolds Funeral Chapel 2466 Addison Ave E Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 (208) 733-4900 http://www.reynoldschapel.com/ Serenity Funeral Chapel LLC502 2nd Ave N Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 (208) 733-099 http://www.serenityfuneralchapel.com/ Rosenau Funeral Homes 2826 Addison Ave E Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 (208) 944-3373 http://www.rosenaufuneralhome.com/ White Morturay &amp; Crematory 136 4th Ave E Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 (208) 733-6600 http://www.dignitymemorial.com/

History
Beginning in 1884, Ira B. Perrine wintered his dairy cows at his farm in the canyon, and successfully raised wheat, fruit, vegetables and berries that he sold to miners in the Wood River area and in Cassia County, north and south of the river, respectively. Presumably this farming experience, combined with the necessity of developing a rudimentary irrigation system in the canyon, inspired his drive to provide water to the thousands of empty acres on either side of the Snake River, but as John Rosholt writes, another factor spurred his interest: The Carey Act of 1894 was intended to provide the necessary framework to address the needs of these interests. This legislation provided one million acres of federal land per state to settlers in arid acres after private investors supplied the capital to build the necessary dams and canals. The investors would recoup their money by selling water rights to the settlers, and once the farmers had successfully reclaimed their land they could apply for a deed. Although initial efforts in Idaho to apply this legislation failed, the Twin Falls project was an outstanding success because it had the necessary financial backing and knowledgeable engineers.

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Current
Times-News P.O. Box 548 Twin Falls, ID 83303 Ph. 208-735-3345 email - brad.hurd@lee.net Daily

The Times-News serves six counties in the Magic Valley -- Twin Falls, Jerome, Gooding, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Cassia

Historical
Twin Falls newspapers, as early as October 1904 to the present, can be accessed online at the Twin Falls library website. The library has made PDF copies of the newspapers available for every local paper in Twin Falls. There is a missing issue index that allows you to see which sections over the years are missing if they can not be located in the PDF files. The dozen different papers produced in Twin Falls are also available in decade segments. Issues of the paper are not searchable by word, only by year, month, and date. The newspapers are a great resource for obituaries and local events concerning citizens and their dealings in the community. The Twin Falls library has made the issues available at newspaper.twinfallspubliclibrary.org

Copies of issues of the following Twin Falls newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho:


 * High line Seed Farms seed bulletin 1912-1917
 * Idaho Citizen 1927:2:11-1930:2:28
 * Idaho Evening Times 1928:9:17-1942:2:14
 * Magic Valley Star (special edition) Twin Falls 1963
 * Times-News 1942:2:16-to date
 * twice-a-week Twin Falls Times 1916:12:16-1918:4:9
 * Twin Falls Chronicle, 1910 1910:6:14
 * Twin Falls Chronicle, 1919 1919:4:11-1920:12:30
 * Twin Falls Daily News 1918:6:1-1936:12:31
 * Twin Falls Daily Times 1918:4:11-1928:9:15
 * Twin Falls News 1904:10:28
 * Twin Falls News, 1910 1910:6:17
 * Twin Falls News, 1937 1937:7:1-1941:9:30
 * Twin Falls News, weekly 1904:10:28-1918:5:30:
 * Twin Falls Telegram 1944:4:19-1946:9:4
 * Twin Falls Times  1908:3:26-1916:12:14
 * Twin Falls Weekly Star 1962:10:23