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Honor Ceremony for Ishbinnaachitchish / Pretty Shield In-Person

The Montana Historical Society invites you to join us in honoring Ishbinnaachitchish/Pretty Shield, an Apsáalooke woman of influence who lived from 1856 to 1944, was inducted into the Gallery of...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Montana State Capitol, 1301 E 6th Ave, Helena
Audience:
  Adults     Families  
Categories:
  Special Event  

Petticoats, Pants, and Politics: Fashion and the Quest for Freedom - Presentation by Mary Jane Bradbury In-Person

“When you find a burden in belief or apparel, cast it off!” wrote 19th century dress reform advocate Amelia Bloomer, for whom the most scandalous clothing of the era was named. Throughout history,...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Lewis & Clark Library, 120 S Last Chance Gulch St, Helena
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  MTHS Lecture Series  

When Montana Outraced the East: The Reign of Western Thoroughbreds, 1886 to 1900 - book talk by Catharine Melin-Moser In-Person

In Gilded-Age Montana, three former frontiersmen turned from speculation in minerals to speculation in Thoroughbred horses. When Montana Outraced the East retrieves the largely forgotten late...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Lewis & Clark Library, 120 S Last Chance Gulch St, Helena
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  MTHS Lecture Series  

Historic Preservation Awards In-Person

The Montana Historical Society’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will recognize five recipients of Montana Historic Preservation Awards for 2025, 25 properties added to the National...  More
Date:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
The Myrna Loy, 15 N Ewing St, Helena
Audience:
  Adults     Families  
Categories:
  Special Event  
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