Montana Historical Society

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The More You Do, the More It Comes to You:

Lee Steen and the Tree People

Presentation by Lindsay Tran

In the small town of Roundup, Lee Steen and his twin brother Dee created a sprawling roadside assembly of sculptures made from cottonwood tree branches and discarded trash.

Part of the Montana Historical Society Lecture Series

Wednesday, September 11,
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Touchmark
915 Saddle Drive, Helena

Image of a cottonwood tree person sculpture by Leen Steen

Investigating Mann Gulch

Kids Workshop

Join the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest and the Montana Historical Society for Investigating Mann Gulch, a workshop for kids ages 8 and up at the Lewis and Clark Library.

Registration is open to ages 8 and up and is limited to 12 kids. Parents are encouraged to attend. Please fill out the following form to register your kids: https://forms.gle/nwW432wfTcyt5XGUA

Click on our Public Programs page link for more information.

Saturday, September 14,
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Lewis & Clark Library
120 S Last Chance Gulch, Helena

Image of the rollout banner for the 'Investigating Mann Gulch' kids workshop.

Central to History:

Exploring Great Falls & Beyond

JOIN MTHS for the 51st Annual Montana History Conference on Sept. 26-28, 2024 at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. We’ve planned a stellar line up of workshops, tours, lectures and discussions focused on Great Falls and Central Montana history.

Click this link for more information and to register. Click the graphic below to view the printed program schedule.

2024 History Conference Brochure Cover

Digitized Montana Newspapers

Explore almost three million pages from over 150 Montana newspapers! Click the link here or one of the images below.

Butte WWI newspaper partial front page image.


Butte WWI newspaper partial front page image.

From Our Collection: Montana's Charlie Russell