It is common knowledge that individuals with highly trained skills perform the property survey or boundary survey needed to distinguish boundaries or perimeters for neighborhoods, towns or cities. There is a lot that goes into the development of the areas of land that date back to the beginning of our country. However, when did the first cities come to be? Why did they come to be?

As may be the case where you live, there are several towns near me that are celebrating their anniversaries. They are anniversaries of when the town was first incorporated. One has been around 100 years and the other for 50 years. The other day while driving to work I considered the time when these towns were first thought up - when they were first populated enough to be considered towns. Now, full of houses, gas stations, malls and people that time seems far off.

Generally history doesn't tell us why people decided to create towns or cities, perhaps it just happened naturally. In the United States towns are characterized by their individual states, meaning that each state decides the qualifications that an area must have to become a town or city. The smallest city on record sits in North Dakota with a total population of five. Seems crazy that this could be even considered a city but each state gets to make its own choices.

Further, when a town would like to be updated to city status it is not a simple phone call to the local board or the local governing body. It is a regulated set of paperwork that requires a lot of approval and a generally strict process to meet whatever the state's guidelines may be about becoming a city.

My husband and I live in an area of town that is considered unincorporated, which means it is not part of the neighboring town. Recently, a petition was circulating to allow our area to become part of the neighboring town officially. Basically after the petition is filed then a study is done to determine the feasibility of incorporating the new area into the already existing city or town. It then goes to a public hearing and then an election.

Most of the time while living in the various states we've lived in or the towns or cities we've inhabited we haven't given a second thought to the history in the city or the process behind how the city got started. In fact, it seems most of the time we just think the city was already there. We fail to really realize that a lot of the houses around us weren't there 50 years ago and that a lot of the land might have been used for farming in some places or covered in trees in others. The history behind a city can be fascinating and the next time your city celebrates the anniversary of its incorporation take a minute to read about the history and how and when the city was first founded. You may learn some valuable insights regarding the place you live - things you may never have known otherwise. It can draw you closer to your community and create a little city spirit that may make you more willing to be part of the local happenings.

Author: Rebecca Beckett

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Among Boise's many featured and famous museums are the Idaho Black History Museum and the Basque Museum and Cultural Center. These two museums differ from the rest of the museums in Boise by dedicating itself to the history and culture of their respective communities.

The Idaho Black History Museum was founded in 1995, built to educate people about the history and culture of African Americans, especially the African Americans from Idaho. It now stands at the former St. Paul Baptist Church Building at Julia Davis Park. St. Paul is one of the two African American churches founded by the Boise people, and is one of the oldest buildings built by the African Americans of Boise. It was a gathering place for the African Americans of Boise long before other social gatherings were established. The church was given to a preservation committee when the St. Paul congregation moved to a new church in 1993, and two years later ws the birth of the Idaho Black History Museum.

The Basque Museum and Cultural Center, on the other hand, focuses and promotes the history and culture of the Basque communities in Idaho. It was established in 1985 at the historic Cyrus Jacobs-Uberuaga House at Grove Street. It is here where the museum grew and flourished. More artifacts and exhibits were shown and developments were made to the place because of the need for more space and exposure. As the years went by, the Basque Museum and Cultural Center grew more and more with many dedicated people investing in making it a proud cultural institution in Idaho.

The Basque Museum and Cultural Center aims in promoting and interpreting the rich and colorful history of the Basque communities, their origins, and their life in America. It aims to preserve Basque history and tradition by researching and educating the people about the background of the Basque communities and the Basque collections.

The museum includes history archives, a library, records and tapes, manuscript materials, artifacts and photographs. The museum also branches out to supporting the Basque community in the area, like, for instance, establishing the first Basque preschool, the Boiseko Ikastola. Currently, the museum is focusing on offering more services to the community such as educational programs, technological improvements, and more Basque social activities.

The Idaho Black History Museum is evidently promoting the same things, and others. Aside from promoting awareness to the people of Idaho, the museum also presents educational and community outreach programs such as literacy programs, workshops, and musical performances.

These two aren't the only notable museums in Boise, Idaho. The Boise Art Museum, the Idaho Historical Museum, and the Discovery Center of Idaho are among the featured places to go to when in Boise. However, if you're interested in learning about the different communities in Idaho, especially the African American and Basque communities, then the Idaho Black History Museum and the Basque Museum and Cultural Center is just right here in Boise, waiting to educate and share with you the history and culture of the communities.

Author: Anna Poelo

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