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The Brown Bag Series

This includes nine sessions by celebrated experts on dynamic aspects of Idaho history, covering a wide range of topics of interest to a variety of age groups. The Brown Bag programs take place the second Tuesday of every month from September through May from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Idaho Historical Museum--except when the museum is unavailable and an alternate site is used. Attendees are welcome to bring lunch; coffee and punch are provided. Admission to the Museum is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and $3 for students with student ID; members of the Friends of the Museum and members of the Idaho State Historical Society are admitted free to the Museum and the Brown Bag Series. Held at Idaho Historical Museum, 610 Julia Davis Drive (in Julia Davis Park), Boise, ID unless otherwise noted.

Idaho’s Reactor Zoo by Susan Stacy

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

If you are interested in knowing more about Idaho’s nuclear heritage, join Susan Stacy for an in depth look at Idaho’s nuclear reactor program. Aptly named “Idaho’s Reactor Zoo,” Stacy will tell stories about the 52 nuclear reactors in the Idaho desert, known today as the Idaho National Laboratory or INL. Susan Stacy, a well known and published Idaho historian, holds masters degrees in History and in Urban and Regional Planning.