Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho Genealogy

United States &gt; Idaho &gt; Canyon County &gt; Caldwell

City Hall
http://city.cityofcaldwell.com/ Caldwell City Hall 411 Blaine Street/P.O. Box 1179 Caldwell, Idaho 83605 (208) 455-4656

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Caldwell Branch was organized 1922-1924, and again 1934-1939. Caldwell Ward organized 1939, as part of Boise Idaho Stake. FHL


 * Record of Members, 1934-1941
 * Annual genealogical report, Form E 1922-1948

Episcopal
St. David Episcopal Microfilm of records at Trinity Episcopal Church, Pocatello, Idaho. FHL


 * Vol. 1-4 Baptisms 1931-1969
 * Marriages 1932-1969
 * Burials 1951-1969
 * Church registers, v. 5-6 1969-1996 Baptisms, marriages, burials

Roman Catholic
St. Mary's Catholic Church Microfilm of original registers at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise in Boise, Idaho. FHL


 * Baptisms, v. 51-52 1959-1964
 * Baptisms, v. 53 1920-1950
 * Marriages and deaths 1920-1951
 * Confirmations and communions Baptisms, v. 54 1950-1959
 * Marriages 1951-1964
 * Index to deaths 1952-1964
 * Deaths, v. 54 (cont.) 1952-1964
 * Confirmations and communions

Society of Friends (Quakers)
Riverside Monthly Meeting Valley Mound Monthly Meeting until October 1931, became Riverside Monthly Meeting Microfilm of records of Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. FHL


 * Monthly meeting minutes, 1917-1955

Caldwell Friends Church Microfilm of records of Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. FHL


 * membership records, 1993

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

Funeral Homes
Dakan Funeral Chapel 504 S Kimball Ave Caldwell, ID 83605 US (208) 459-3629 Flahiff Funeral Chapel Po Box 726 Caldwell, ID 83606 US (208) 459-0833

History
Frank Steunenberg, Idaho’s governor from 1897 through 1900, who was murdered after leaving his home office in Caldwell, Idaho. Steunenberg home located on the southeast corner of Dearborn and 16th street, he opened his gate, and the bomb exploded killing him. Harry Orchard fixed the bomb to the gate, he was a member of Western Federation of Miners, confessed and went to prison.

1906 the Union Pacific railroad announced the intention to build a large depot building. In 1889, citizens petitioned the railroad for a new depot. Caldwell became a major shipping point for sheep and the wool industries.

Newspapers
Copies of issues of some Caldwell newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.