4HistoryBuffs

Calling all history enthusiasts! 4HistoryBuffs is held on the last open Friday of each month from 7-9pm. Join guest speakers for lively and entertaining presentations of historical interest.

Beyond Schoolmarms and Madams

Apr 26

Most people know about Sacagawea and Jeanette Rankin, but how many other women from Montana history can you name? Women’s history in Montana ranges far beyond its most famous names. Learn more about some of these remarkable women who called Montana home and how gender shaped their experiences.

Steamboats – Montana 1864

May 24

This month we will focus on the story of steamboats from St. Louis fighting their long arduous way up the Missouri to deliver Indian annuities, trade goods, and supplies to gold camps, as well as adventurers, families, and soldiers to the head of navigation. From the arrival of Major Blake’s Dragoons to the loading of millions of dollars in gold dust for safe transport downriver, steamboats emerged as a vital transportation link in the 1860s. This was the exciting beginning of the golden era of steamboating on the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers brought to life by Montana historian Ken Robison.