Chester Idema was born on August 18, 1886 in Grand Rapids. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1909. He worked at the Elliot Machine Co. in Pennsylvania. In 1913, he married Marion Mead. During WWI, Mr. Idema enlisted in the military. …

Water hole marker at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Water hole at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Looking at volcanic rock at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Volcanic cone at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Snake River Canyon, Idaho.

Snow-capped Coeur d'Alene Mountains, Idaho.

Snow-capped Coeur d'Alene Mountains, Idaho.

Looking at volcanic bombs at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Lava flows at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Lava flows at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Lava flows at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Looking at lava flow at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Black and white lantern slide of a lava cap south of Pocatello, Idaho, with a railroad and road in the mid and foreground.

Sitting at the entrance to a cave at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Exploring a cave at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Entrance to a cave at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is located in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho. It became a National Monument on May 2, 1924. In 2000, a presidential proclamation expanded the Monument area, and in 2002, it was designated a…

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is located in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho. It became a National Monument on May 2, 1924. In 2000, a presidential proclamation expanded the Monument area, and in 2002, it was designated a…

Sitting on a lava flow at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Black and white photograph of a wedding party of 19 people at the wedding of Ida Merrill and Kenneth Hewitt. The group is standing in front of a house.

Black and white photograph of a boy, Robert, standing in front of a wall.

Black and white photograph of a bride and groom, Ida Merrill and Kenneth Hewitt, in front of the steps of a house.

Black and white photograph of Robert Merrill's sister Ida in an automobile, Holland, Michigan.