Join the Montana Historical Society for holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 10 for a full day of fun. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in our lobby at 225 No. Roberts in Helena, private collector Mike Smith will share 40 years of extraordinary Christmas treasure collecting. The 1860s to 1910s were the golden age of […]
Phil Page is a singer, storyteller, working cowboy, and saddle maker who will take you on a journey back to the early cattle drives from Texas to Montana. Join us for a fun hour of music, history, and laughter. This is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Montana Historical Society; admission is $5 and […]
The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky with author Mark T. Johnson Thursday, October 20 at 4:30 PM at Montana Historical Society In 1870, Chinese residents made up more than 20% of Helena’s population. But this population, so crucial to Montana’s history, remains underrepresented in historical accounts. Using documents left by Chinese pioneers and preserved […]
Dorothy Bradley’s lifelong commitment to Love, Beauty, Hope, and Heart is infused throughout this collection of short essays and reminiscences. A former Montana State Representative and past candidate for governor, Bradley provides an insider’s look at Montana politics in the twentieth century, along with her personal reflections on public service. She will be joined by […]
MTHS Photo Archives Manager Jeff Malcomson will explore F. Jay Haynes’ photos of Yellowstone in the 1880s and how they reveal the complex human relationship to the landscape. This is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Montana Historical Society; admission is $5 and brown bag lunches are encouraged.
Join the Montana Historical Society and Author Lou Mandler for a lecture and slide show about the legendary Billings mayor, who was known for his moxie and pizzazz. The free event is set for 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Montana Historical Society lobby, 225 No. Roberts Street, with refreshments.
University of Providence English professor Aaron Parrett examines what may be considered Montana’s first novel. Josephine White Bates lived in Butte when it was a silver-mining camp, before the transition to large-scale copper mining, and described life in the fictionalized city of Colusa in her 1880s book "A Blind Lead." Her work serves as a […]
Birthing the West charts the experiences of childbirth across Montana, the Dakotas, and Wyoming. In a region that had historically high rates of maternal and infant death, childbirth took on even more importance in defining families, communities, and nations. Often miles away from physicians, women turned to other women, fellow mothers, and midwives, to help […]
East of the East Side tells the true story of a Slovenian peasant boy who became a concert bassoonist and had to flee Paris when the First World War began; a Viennese kitchen maid who received money from a mysterious benefactor and moved to America; a scrappy undaunted saloon owner (the old Rock Hut in […]
Born in the Barker mining district of central Montana Territory, Rose Beatrice Gordon (1883-1968) was the daughter of an African American chef and an emancipated slave who migrated to the West in the early 1880s, eventually settling in White Sulphur Springs, where Rose lived most of her life. She operated a restaurant in White Sulphur […]
Join collectors at this Second Saturday Pop-up Exhibit, at which community members from Helena and the surrounding areas will be showcasing their private collections from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Admission is free on Second Saturdays, so after viewing the popup exhibit, visitors are invited to tour the Montana Historical Society’s other exhibits.
Waiting for the Revolution is essentially three stories in one: Homesteading and the land; the communist/socialist movement in Northeastern Montana; and a love affair that shocked the mores of a small Montana town. Join Jo Anne Troxel as she talks about writing this memoir of her parents, who were communist/socialist organizers in the 1920s and […]
Army Air Force pilot Jim Muri flew his torpedo-equipped B-26 bomber on a daring mission of survival that helped win the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Lt. Col. Muri, his rank upon retirement, became a household name to a nation yearning for heroes in the dark early months of World War II. Muri grew […]
