Historical Events

Conrad Postpones!
Conrad Postpones!
Conrad Postpones!
The benefit dinner for Tristen West at the Pondera Lutheran Church this evening (Thursday) has been postponed. Tristan's been diagnosed with a rare medical condition & is in need of surgery. This evening's benefit will definitely be rescheduled & I'll keep you updated & posted on my Puffman Blog along with the Puffman Show on KSEN. In the mea...
UM Mansfield Library Exhibits ‘Fact and Fiction of the Nuclear Age’
UM Mansfield Library Exhibits ‘Fact and Fiction of the Nuclear Age’
UM Mansfield Library Exhibits ‘Fact and Fiction of the Nuclear Age’
MISSOULA – After the United States dropped devastating bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, killing an estimated 100,000 people, messages of hope and destruction reverberated throughout American media. The Federal Civil Defense Administration released public awareness campaigns designed to prevent panic...
UM’s MMAC to Showcase Engravings by Remington, Wood Engravers’ Network
UM’s MMAC to Showcase Engravings by Remington, Wood Engravers’ Network
UM’s MMAC to Showcase Engravings by Remington, Wood Engravers’ Network
MISSOULA – The Montana Museum of Art & Culture at the University of Montana carved out time this summer and space in its galleries for engravings by Frederic Remington, as well as 51 contemporary artists from around the world. “Dramatic Moments: Frederick Remington’s Early Engravings, 1882-1895” and “The Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial Exhibition” will be on display from Thursday, June 9, to
UM to Host Summer Planetarium Shows
UM to Host Summer Planetarium Shows
UM to Host Summer Planetarium Shows
MISSOULA – The University of Montana Department of Physics and Astronomy invites the public to its summer planetarium shows in the Payne Family Native American Center Star Gazing Room. The 50-minute shows will be offered at 6:30 and 8:30 p...
GNP’s Camas Road Listed in National Register
GNP’s Camas Road Listed in National Register
GNP’s Camas Road Listed in National Register
WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The Camas Creek Cutoff Road (Camas Road) has been listed as a place of statewide historic significance in the National Register of Historic Places. The Camas Road is a two-lane, asphalt-paved road located mostly within Glacier National Park...
“MRS. WOODY” Comes to Shelby
“MRS. WOODY” Comes to Shelby
“MRS. WOODY” Comes to Shelby
The Toole County Friends of the Library will host the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program "Mrs. Woody’s Trunk Full of Memories" with Jennie Pak on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 7:00pm at the Shelby Library, 229 2nd Av South. The presentation is free and open to the public ...
Holocaust Survivor to Speak in Choteau, Fairfield, Shelby
Holocaust Survivor to Speak in Choteau, Fairfield, Shelby
Holocaust Survivor to Speak in Choteau, Fairfield, Shelby
Holocaust survivor and author Inge Auerbacher, will be talking about her experiences as a young child imprisioned in Nazi concentration camps and her family’s struggle to survive the holocaust and build a new life in America.  Along with presentations in several area schools, there will be evening events for the public:  Wed...
Recycling Opportunities in Toole County
Recycling Opportunities in Toole County
Recycling Opportunities in Toole County
On today's Extension Minute, Toole County Agent Alice Burchak talked about recycling opportunities in Shelby. Here are the locations she mentioned: Shelby Recycling Site, located at the north end of the viaduct, accepts newspaper, office paper, magazines cardboard, aluminum and tin cans...
Rimrock Wind Farm Goes Online
Rimrock Wind Farm Goes Online
Rimrock Wind Farm Goes Online
The following is a news release from NaturEner: San Francisco, California – January 9, 2013 - NaturEner is pleased to announce the commencement of Commercial Operations of its Rim Rock Wind Farm near Kevin, Montana as of December 28th, 2012...
Today in History: Common Sense Goes Viral
Today in History: Common Sense Goes Viral
Today in History: Common Sense Goes Viral
It's been called "the first viral mass communications event in American history." It was on January 10, 1776 that Thomas Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense, laying out his argument for American independence from British rule. I don't know that they used the term "selling like hotcakes" back then, but it did...
Governor’s Humanities Awards Recipients Announced
Governor’s Humanities Awards Recipients Announced
Governor’s Humanities Awards Recipients Announced
 NEWS RELEASE (Missoula)  Seven Montanans will be recognized during the Governor’s Humanities Awards Ceremony on February 21, 2013 at 3 pm at the Montana Historical Society, Helena. Governor Steve Bullock will officiate. Honorees are John and Anna Brumley, Havre; Walter Fleming, Bozeman; Larry Lahren, Livingston; Mary Murphy, Bozeman; Lawrence Small, Billings; and Robert Swartout, Helena ... Read

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