- Jerry Eichhorst has spent 30 years compiling pioneer diaries from Oregon and California trails.
- His meticulous work includes 3,000 entries, aiming to bring history to life.
- Eichhorst plans to write a book to share trail stories and aid research.
BOISE, Idaho — Saved on Jerry Eichhorst’s computer in his Boise home is an Excel spreadsheet with a project he’s been working on for three decades.
“You can see I’ve got a lot of different things in here,” he said, pointing to the list of almost 3,000 rows. “I’ve got a lot of work to do to compile all these.”
What kind of a collection lies in the color-coded lines on his screen?…