From the Archives - Nov. 17, 2022
Bob Crawford and his "two pals" pose in front of the Addie Store and post office along Highway 95. It is now known to the people of the community as the Good Grief Store.
(Photo courtesy BOUNDARY COUNTY MUSEUM)
In 1920, Robert M. and Sarah Crawford purchased the general store at Addie, Idaho, from Frank Dysart.
"Upon their arrival from Spokane, Wash., the Crawfords built a comfortable little log home. They began to operate the general store and Sarah became the new postmaster. Eventually, a proper frame schoolhouse was built on the inside corner of the Addie Road, across from Crawford's log home." (Crawford's log cabin still stands; however, the schoolhouse is gone.)
"In 1933, the Crawfords built a new store and service station on the new Highway 95. The post office's original mailboxes were moved into the new building and Sarah remained postmaster until 1948. The mail discontinued under Postmaster Mason in 1954 and was sent to Eastport." ~ “Small Towns, Big Dreams”
During the writing and creating process of “Small Towns, Big Dreams”, many photographs and images were placed throughout the book to take the reader on a "visual" tour of the 27 communities featured. When this photograph of Robert "Bob" Crawford came into the museum two months ago, the author, Susan Kemmis, museum curator said, "I wish we would have had this photo to use in the Addie, Idaho, story.”
In this photo, Bob Crawford and his "two pals" pose in front of the Addie Store and post office along Highway 95. It is now know to the people of the community as the Good Grief Store.
Copies of “Small Towns, Big Dreams” can be purchased at the museum for $25 each.
The Boundary County Historical Society and Museum, 7229 Main, Bonners Ferry, Idaho sponsors this column.
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