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The Montana Historical Society is now accepting nominations for the Gallery of Outstanding Montanans. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026, and nomination forms are available at mths.mt.gov/education/OutstandingMontanans. Established by the State Legislature in 1979, the Gallery of Outstanding Montanans honors citizens of the Treasure State who made contributions of state or national significance while exemplifying the spirit and character that defines Montana. Inductees are honored on a rotating basis, with each honoree...
Rural school officials can apply for funds to purchase classroom sets of Montana: A History of Our Home, the new fourth-grade student textbook published by the Montana Historical Society. The 96-page textbook offers a quick tour through 13,000 years of Montana history. Students will learn about Montana’s 12 tribal nations and seven reservations; the immigrants who moved to Montana in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and the trapping, mining, logging, farming, and ranching industries that drew them to the Treasure State. The book also i...