Press to receive 'Esto Perpetua Award'

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Press will be honored next month for “outstanding accomplishments in preserving and promoting Idaho’s heritage.”

The Press, along with nine individuals and another organization, will receive the Esto Perpetua award at the 23rd annual Esto Perpetua Awards Ceremony on June 6 at the Idaho State Museum in Boise.

“On behalf of the Coeur d’Alene Press and the Hagadone Corporation, we are extremely honored to be receiving the prestigious Esto Perpetua Award from the Idaho State Historical Society," said Clint Schroeder, regional publisher. "We are deeply grateful for the recognition and humbled to be joining such an esteemed group of current and past awardees.”

Awardees are nominated by their peers and the ISHS board of trustees selects recipients annually based on the award criteria.

Don Pischner, a former state legislator and a trustee with the Idaho State Historical Society, said The Press has excelled at sharing history with its readers through stories and columns over the decades, as well as essentially recording history with its reporting and photography.

The Press regularly publishes a column called “Moving History Forward.” It also has published columns on historical events and people by Robert Singletary and Syd Albright. It often publishes special sections marking the anniversaries of historical events.

The ISHS has acknowledged the professional accomplishments, public service or volunteerism initiatives, and philanthropic endeavors of more than 100 individuals and organizations throughout the state since creating the award in 1999, according to a press release.

Idaho stories are found in many forms and places, including museums, historical societies, archives, sites, structures, highway markers and artifacts.

In past years, projects have included preservation of the Taft Tunnel along the 15-mile Route of the Hiawatha, contributions to the history of the Lewis and Clark Trail, and acknowledging teachers who have inspired students to explore and research their local community's and state’s history.

“This year’s awardees have continued the tradition of illuminating Idaho’s history through their work,” a press release said.

The other 2022 Esto Perpetua awardees are:

Bill Scudder, Kingston; Dulce Kersting-Lark, Moscow; Ryan Hatfield, Council; TAG Historical Research & Consulting, Boise; Don Aslett, Pocatello; Richard L. Hansen, Pocatello; Stephanie Palagi, Pocatello; Brandi Burns, Island Park; Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls; and Robert Hoff, Idaho Falls.

“Each recipient has demonstrated a truly exceptional level of achievement in their efforts to preserve a part of Idaho’s heritage,” said ISHS Executive Director Janet L. Gallimore.

To attend this year’s ceremony visit history.idaho.gov/esto