Each year Henry Whiting, owner of the Archie B. Teater Studio, generously opens his home as a fundraiser of the Hagerman Valley Historical Society. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the studio in the early 1950s for the local landscape artist, Archie B. Teater. Henry Whiting, who purchased the studio after the death of Archie and his wife in the 1980s, has lovingly restored and enhanced this historical gem. This is the only Frank Lloyd Wright building in Idaho. The 2026 tour will be held June 6 and tickets go on sale April 1, 2026. For more details and to purchase tickets click here. 

During the month of July, 2026, HVHS is selling about 30 paintings from their Archie B. Teater collection. The paintings for sale will be exhibited at Boise Contemporary Gallery, located at 452 South Capitol in Boise, Idaho. The exhibit will be available for the month of July with an opening reception on July 2nd and a presentation by Lester Taylor on July 17th. This is the first sale by HVHS since they obtained their significant collection of over 650 paintings in 2016. For more information contact Boise Contemporary Gallery at 208-384-9159,  capitolcontemporarygallery@gmail.com or call HVHS at 208-837-6288.

Snake River Pottery was established in 1947 by Lillian (“Di”) (1920-1986) and Aldrich (“Drich”) Bowler (1915-2007) on a beautiful bend in the Snake River. Historically they specialized in “domestic earthenware,” graceful and functional pottery made from terra cotta clay.  Drich was resourceful and inventive. He built an array of equipment for use in the studio and farm. Di and Drich were early supporters of the arts in southern Idaho, helping to establish the Antique Festival Theater, Arts in the Park in Boise, to name just a few of their contributions. Snake River Pottery closed after the death of Drich in 2007. Last year, HVHS received Snake River Pottery pieces from members of the Bowler family, and this is the first showing of the collection. 

A group of car enthusiasts from Hagerman recently raised donations to purchase a 1909 International Harvester Auto Buggy. This lovingly restored car is assumed to be the first or one of the first cars in Hagerman. The same group is now raising money to build a small building to be located on the Museum grounds to house the car. They have scheduled a fundraiser June 17, 2026 5:00 pm at the Wilson’s Club in Hagerman. There will be tri-tip dinner, music, an auction, bricks for sale and a lot of fun. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased before May 31. Call Becky at 208 859-7540 for more information and to purchase tickets