Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The Montana Historical Society invites community members of all ages to attend a festive open house at the Original Governor's Mansion in Helena in celebration of the winter holiday season. Visitors can explore the historic house at their leisure from noon to 4 PM on Saturday, December 2, while enjoying the merry piano tunes of Frank Kuntz and admiring the holiday decorations. Families are encouraged to attend, and special activities will be available for children, with cookies and hot drinks. The Original Governor's Mansion served Montana's...
The Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives staff are wrapping up their largest digitization project to date with the well-known photographs by F. Jay Haynes. Haynes' work is one of the foundational collections of the MTHS Photo Archives. Since the early 1980s, more than 6,000 original glass negatives (and associated reference prints) have been available to in-person researchers in Helena. "Haynes extensively photographed the development of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Yellowstone...
Irish immigrants, Meriwether Lewis’ mother, and outstanding Montanans Dolly Smith Cusker Akers and Ivan Doig will be honored in March by the Montana Historical Society. At noon on March 1, Montana Historical Society Director Molly Kruckenberg and special guest Gov. Greg Gianforte will induct Doig and Akers into the Gallery of Outstanding Montanans. The public is invited to attend the induction ceremony, which will take place in the Capitol rotunda; the gallery itself is in the west wing of t...
The Montana Historical Society’s popular public programs temporarily are moving to a new time and place. January includes three free programs, all of which will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at the Lewis and Clark Library, 120 South Last Chance Gulch. The new location is needed as the Montana Historical Society’s current home is under renovation, possibly for the next two years. On Thursday, Jan. 12, join the MTHS for A Survivor’s Account of the Custer Creek Train Wreck by Bill Jones. He’ll...
Collector and historian Thomas Minckler spent a half-century gathering 19th and early 20th-century letters and documents, vintage photographs, rare books, and paintings. He's sharing those collections in his new book Montana: A Paper Trail. Veteran Western Americana specialist Nathaniel Des Marais wrote of the 10,000-plus items: "Make no mistake, this is the finest gathering of Montana source material ever brought together." Minckler's decades of researching and contextualizing items in his...
The Montana Historical Society once again is offering a wide range of programs at its Helena facility, but you don’t have to attend most of them in person to enjoy history. The programs range from information on the reality of childbearing in the Old West to the MTHS director’s vision for the new Montana Heritage Center. The programs are at the MTHS auditorium at 225 No. Roberts St., and livestreamed on the MTHS YouTube channel unless otherwise noted. Programs include: • September 1, 4:30 PM. Midway Bravery – A talk and book signing with Dennis...
