Minnie Howard

Minnie Frances Howard (August 23, 1872 – September 2, 1965) was "Pocatello's pioneer woman physician"[1] and a dedicated historian.

Howard was an early president of the Southeast Idaho Historical Society, the first co-chairman of the Red Cross for both Bannock and Caribou Counties, and put together other civic organizations such as the Art and Travel Club and the County Social Welfare Board.

Guided by pioneer Ezra Meeker and native Jim Broncho, Howard verified the original location of Fort Hall[3] and drove the effort to erect a monument there,[4] also taking part in the organization and direction of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association.

Howard was an avid writer, penning numerous columns in The Pocatello Tribune, a portion of which were collected into a published history of Bannock County.

After a lifetime of leadership, service, and scholarship, Howard died at the Bannock Nursing Home on September 2, 1965, at the age of 93.