Conferences, Workshops, and Special Events

Mark your calendars for A Place in Time: The 52nd annual Montana History Conference, set for Sept. 25-27, 2025 at the Best Western Great Northern Hotel in Helena. We’re planning a fabulous line up of workshops, tours, lectures and discussions focused on all aspects of Montana history. Check back often for updates on conference highlights and registration information. Questions? Contact Christine Brown at christine.brown@mt.gov or 406-444-1687.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

MTHS welcomes conference proposals for 25-minute lectures, hour-long panel and roundtable sessions, bus and walking tours, and workshops. Topics must feature Montana history. Special consideration will be given to sessions focusing on place-based history, women’s history, ethnic communities, eastern Montana, archaeology, conservation, and Indigenous history.

Read the full Call for Proposals first and then complete our online proposal form. 

Please share this opportunity with your friends and colleagues who might be interested in presenting their research.

LEARN MORE

If you missed the 2024 Montana History Conference, click here to view the list of recordings and watch the slideshow presentations on Youtube.

Find many years of past conference programs and session recordings here.

Educator Workshops

Online Professional Development

Visit our Professional Development page to register for our Second Tuesdays PDs. Offered September-November and January-April, these mostly teacher-led, practical sessions will focus on topics from IEFA to place-based and thematic teaching. Also available are archived professional development, which can be taken for renewal credits. 

Bring a Montana Teacher Leader to Your Community!

Take advantage of our extraordinary Teacher Leaders in History program. Eleven elementary and middle school teachers from across the state, who have received training on the Montana Historical Society resources and are versed in best practices for history education, are available to provide professional development. Looking for a presenter at your school? Learn more.