About Us

Members of the board of directors are nominated by the current board and are appointed by the commissioners of the County of Bear Lake, Idaho.

The organization is dedicated to the preservation of relics, artifacts, documents, and histories that preserve the history of Bear Lake County. It wishes to educate children, adults, Scout groups, and others about the history of the Bear Lake Valley, the early pioneers, and the economy and early government of the valley. It cares for the relics of the local Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP), along with other loaned or donated materials.

Members of the board are made up of local interested persons. Each provides different areas of expertise.

  • Michelle Higley: Bear Lake Historical Society President, oversees inventory of the Rails and Trails Museum, website administrator.
  • Sherry Brown: DUP member, publicity/social media, knowledgeable in computer and digital photography skills, assists website administrator, Regional LDS Church History Specialist. Loves of history to a fault.
  • McKay Crane : Ranching and Education
  • Ann Massey: Secretary
  • David Crane:
  • David Higley: Firearms, Oregon Trail History in the Valley
  • Gene Knutti - Railroad History
  • Robyn Alleman: DUP County President, Early Settlers
  • Pamela Wuthrich: Early Settlers

For more information about the Bear Lake Historical Society, Rails and Trails Museum, or the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, contact:

Bear Lake County Historical Society
Michelle Higley, President
Physical Address: 370 N 4th
Mailing: P.O. Box 15
Montpelier, Idaho 83254
Phone: 208-241-8692
E-mail: RailsAndTrails@BearLakeCounty.id.gov

Bear Lake Co. DUP Company President
Physical 320 N 4th, Montpelier, Id 83254
P.O. Box 15 Montpelier, ID 83254
E-mail: RailsAndTrails@BearLakeCounty.id.gov