Idaho State Historical Society
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The Idaho State Historical Society is a state agency dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and promoting Idaho’s history through museums, archives, historic sites, and educational programs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idaho State Historical Society canonical | 3 |
| Idaho State Archives | 2 |
| State Historic Preservation Office of Idaho | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6138911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Idaho State Historical Society Context triple: [Idaho State Museum, ownedBy, Idaho State Historical Society]
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A.
Idaho State Museum
The Idaho State Museum is a history museum in Boise that showcases the cultural, social, and natural heritage of the state of Idaho through exhibits and educational programs.
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B.
Museum of Idaho
The Museum of Idaho is a regional history and science museum in Idaho Falls known for its rotating world-class traveling exhibits and focus on Idaho’s cultural and natural heritage.
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C.
Shoshone Museum
Shoshone Museum is a small local history museum in Shoshone, California, showcasing the cultural, mining, and natural history of the surrounding desert region.
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D.
Idaho State Board of Education
The Idaho State Board of Education is the statewide governing and policy-making body overseeing Idaho’s public education system, including its public universities and colleges.
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E.
Nevada Division of Museums and History
The Nevada Division of Museums and History is a state agency that oversees and manages Nevada’s system of state museums and historical programs, preserving and interpreting the state’s cultural and natural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Idaho State Historical Society Target entity description: The Idaho State Historical Society is a state agency dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and promoting Idaho’s history through museums, archives, historic sites, and educational programs.
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A.
Idaho State Museum
The Idaho State Museum is a history museum in Boise that showcases the cultural, social, and natural heritage of the state of Idaho through exhibits and educational programs.
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B.
Museum of Idaho
The Museum of Idaho is a regional history and science museum in Idaho Falls known for its rotating world-class traveling exhibits and focus on Idaho’s cultural and natural heritage.
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C.
Shoshone Museum
Shoshone Museum is a small local history museum in Shoshone, California, showcasing the cultural, mining, and natural history of the surrounding desert region.
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D.
Idaho State Board of Education
The Idaho State Board of Education is the statewide governing and policy-making body overseeing Idaho’s public education system, including its public universities and colleges.
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E.
Nevada Division of Museums and History
The Nevada Division of Museums and History is a state agency that oversees and manages Nevada’s system of state museums and historical programs, preserving and interpreting the state’s cultural and natural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
state historical society ⓘ |
| archives |
government records of Idaho
ⓘ
manuscript collections related to Idaho history ⓘ oral histories related to Idaho ⓘ photographic collections related to Idaho ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
federal preservation agencies in the United States
ⓘ
local historical societies in Idaho ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employs |
archivists
ⓘ
educators ⓘ historians ⓘ museum professionals ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archives management
ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ history ⓘ museum education ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Idaho Legislature ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
artifacts related to Idaho’s Native American history
ⓘ
artifacts related to Idaho’s agricultural history ⓘ artifacts related to Idaho’s military history ⓘ artifacts related to Idaho’s mining history ⓘ artifacts related to Idaho’s political history ⓘ |
| hasMainBuilding |
Idaho State Museum building
ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho State Museum
|
| hasMission | to preserve, interpret, and promote Idaho’s history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Historic Sites Program
ⓘ
Idaho State Archives ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho State Historical Society
Idaho State Museum ⓘ Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site ⓘ
linked to:
Old Idaho Penitentiary Site
State Historic Preservation Office of Idaho ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho State Historical Society
|
| inception | 1907 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Idaho state government
ⓘ
linked to:
State of Idaho government
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boise, Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
|
| operates |
Idaho State Archives
ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho State Historical Society
Idaho State Museum ⓘ Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site ⓘ
linked to:
Old Idaho Penitentiary Site
State Historic Preservation Office of Idaho ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho State Historical Society
|
| operatesInJurisdiction |
State of Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho
|
| parentOrganization |
State of Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho
|
| promotes | public understanding of Idaho’s cultural heritage ⓘ |
| provides |
educational programs about Idaho history
ⓘ
public exhibitions on Idaho history ⓘ research services for historians and the public ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
review of federal undertakings affecting historic properties in Idaho
ⓘ
state historic preservation planning in Idaho ⓘ |
| state | Idaho ⓘ |
| website | https://history.idaho.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Idaho State Historical Society Description of subject: The Idaho State Historical Society is a state agency dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and promoting Idaho’s history through museums, archives, historic sites, and educational programs.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Idaho State Historical Society
linked to: Idaho State Historical Society
linked to: Idaho State Historical Society
linked to: Idaho State Historical Society