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Montana History Revealed: April 2015
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April 16, 2015. Montana's Ties to the Titanic. Zoe Ann Stoltz, Reference Historian. My first response to the recent question, "Were there any people from Montana on the Titanic. Within moments of hitting the microfilm machine, however, I became obsessed with the stories of the men and women who both perished as well as survived the sinking. Not only were there 17 or more (depending on the source) passengers of the RMS Titanic. Several third and second class passengers were headed for Butte and other Mont...
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Montana History Revealed: January 2015
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January 28, 2015. Happy 150th Anniversary to the Montana Historical Society! It is for our people now to say whether they will preserve the early history of Montana in an enduring form, so that after times may know the thrilling drama here enacted.". Thos J. Dimsdale, Editor, The Montana Post, 1865. Officially incorporated on February 2, 1865*,. The Montana Historical Society and its historians, curators, educators. And librarians have worked diligently through the years to collect,. With its beginnings ...
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Montana History Revealed: Gary Cooper: Helena's Hollywood Hero
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May 18, 2015. Gary Cooper: Helena's Hollywood Hero. By Susan R. Near, Development and Marketing Officer. Gary Cooper publicity photo for "The Westerner;" 1940;. Photo credit: Culver Pictures, Inc. MHS Photo Archives Gary Cooper Research Collection Box 2, Folder 2. Frank Cooper (far left), Arthur, and visiting relatives. At the Cooper Ranch along the Missouri River, ca. 1906. Photo credit: Brown Brothers, NY. MHS Photo Archives Gary Cooper Research Collection, B 1/F 1. Back in Helena, Frank broke his hip ...
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Montana History Revealed: The Indelible Mark of Francis Thompson
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June 30, 2015. The Indelible Mark of Francis Thompson. By Rich Aarstad,. Francis M. Thompson. MHS Photo Archives 945-291. Receipt for purchase of Henry Plummer's coffin and burial. MHS Archives Collection SC 297. Thompson proved a leader in the legislature by carrying bills to fund public education, establishing the Montana Historical Society, and designing and sketching the territorial seal for the new territory. Original sketch of proposed seal for the. Territory of Montana made by. Montana Territorial...
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Montana History Revealed: July 2015
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July 27, 2015. New Index to Montana's Historical Newspaper Ads. Coordinator, Montana Digital Newspaper Project. The Bar is stocked with the finest Liquors and Cigars. Give me a call, boys.". So reads an ad for the Gem Saloon in 1876. MHS Research Center volunteer Josef Warhank has spent the last two years compiling an index to adverts in The Yellowstone Journal. Miles City), 1882-1891, and The New North-West. Deer Lodge), 1869-1885. This wonderful spreadsheet (searchable and sortable! Personal names in ad.
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Montana History Revealed: August 2014
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August 22, 2014. Montana's Role in the War on Poverty: 50th Anniversary of the Passage of the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. By Matthew M. Peek, MHS Photograph Archivist. In his State of the Union address in January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty.” Speaking on March 18, 1964, just after a major bill to fight poverty was introduced to Congress, Montana’s U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf expressed his deeply held support:. 65279;. Metcalf testified with Senator Humphrey before a Hou...
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Montana History Revealed: New Index to Montana's Historical Newspaper Ads
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July 27, 2015. New Index to Montana's Historical Newspaper Ads. Coordinator, Montana Digital Newspaper Project. The Bar is stocked with the finest Liquors and Cigars. Give me a call, boys.". So reads an ad for the Gem Saloon in 1876. MHS Research Center volunteer Josef Warhank has spent the last two years compiling an index to adverts in The Yellowstone Journal. Miles City), 1882-1891, and The New North-West. Deer Lodge), 1869-1885. This wonderful spreadsheet (searchable and sortable! Personal names in ad.
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Montana History Revealed: November 2014
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November 6, 2014. Miss Ishikawa: A Japanese Friendship Doll. By Amanda Streeter Trum, Curator of Collections, Montana Historical Society Museum. Miss Ishikawa [Photo by Alan Pate, MHS Museum Accession X1928.01]. Mouth: small. Eyes: black. This is how the Montana Historical Society’s "Miss Ishikawa" is described on her 1927 passport. Eighty-seven years ago this month, Miss Ishikawa arrived in San Francisco aboard the Japanese ship,. Blue-Eyed Doll sent to Japanese children. The doll exchange occurred just...
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Butte-Anaconda National Historic Landmark District: Resources and Links
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Butte-Anaconda National Historic Landmark District. A catalog of contributing historic resources in the Butte-Anaconda National Historic Landmark District. 174-page document defining the expanded Butte-Anaconda NHL. Historic Uptown Butte,. By John De Haas, Jr., 1977. Architectural Inventories, Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. A subjective bibliography of Butte history. Mostly books) - click, then scroll down. Chris Fisk's Butte History outline. Montana State Historic Preservation Office. You can find th...
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Teaching Montana History: Two more summer professional development opportunities
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Two more summer professional development opportunities. Tammy Elser (an amazing thinker from whom I have learned a lot) just sent me information about some trainings she’s offering this summer. They look amazing. I know I said this list was on hiatus for the summer, but rules are made to be broken, right? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Two more summer professional development opportuni. Montana: Stories of the Land. National Register of Historic Places. Montana: Stories of the...
