admin | May 9, 2010
The Mullan Road conference, marking the 150th anniversary of the road’s construction, is May 20-22 in Fort Benton and there’s still time to register. They want the registration forms by May 17 for those who want to take part in the whole shooting match, which includes what should be a great bus trip to the [...]
admin | February 22, 2010
Ken Robison, the Mullan Road guru from Great Falls/Fort Benton, sends this update: From May 20-22, 2010 the River & Plains Society will host the 150th Anniversary Mullan Road Conference in Fort Benton. The conference celebrates completion of the Mullan Military Wagon Road in 1860, the first wagon road from Fort Benton to cross the [...]
admin | February 16, 2010
Great news! The 2011 Montana history conference will be held in Missoula, Sept. 22-24, 2011. This is the annual conference sponsored by the Montana Historical Society and this year, co-sponsored by the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and the University of Montana. The tentative theme will focus on war and peace, acknowledging 2011 as the [...]
admin | January 25, 2010
Carl Haywood of Thompson Falls (“Sometimes Only Horses to Eat”) sent this note in last Thursday: Wanted to share an exciting bit of information with friends and relatives I think might be interested. An hour ago I received an e-mail inviting me to present a paper on Explorer David Thompson (the subject of my book) [...]
admin | November 10, 2009
Thanks to Carl Haywood for tracking this down. If you missed the initial showing of the PBS documentary on David Thompson last week, here’s the info for the next one. If anybody knows when else and where else it’s showing, let me know. WHAT: Uncharted Territory: “David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau” WHEN: Wed, Nov [...]
admin | November 7, 2009
If you get the chance, drop into the Veterans Day weekend program Sunday at the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History at Fort Missoula. The program at Building T-316 starts at 2 p.m. and there’s no charge. This year’s program is a tribute to American POWs, and few have stories to rival that of WWII [...]
admin | November 4, 2009
Actually it’ll be Ritchie Doyle doing a Chautauqua performance as Thompson at the Travelers’ Rest Chapter’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 5) at the Lolo Community Center. Doyle has created his Thompson character over the past few years after concentrating on Capt. William Clark during the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. Here’s the [...]
admin | June 22, 2009
From FWP: Visit Salmon Lake State Park on Saturday evening, June 27 and get a glimpse into the Nez Perce War of 1877 through the eyes of Major Charles Rawn. The program starts at 8 p.m. at Salmon Lake State Park’s campground amphitheater, approximately 5 miles south of Seeley Lake just off Highway 83. The [...]
admin | June 22, 2009
From FWP: Beavertail Hill State Park will host a special program on Friday, June 26 on Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the controversies that have surrounded the book. The program is set to begin at 8 p.m. at the state park’s amphitheater. Guest speaker Michael Delaney, historian and independent scholar from Missoula, [...]
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