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Attend presentations, demonstrations and other activities at the museum. |
The Jefferson County Museum offers various events to the public, such as speakers, open houses, demonstrations, and exhibit grand openings. Attendance is free of charge.
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Glacier National Park: Its Early History
Saturday October 1 at 3 PM
This illustrated lecture by collector Lee Silliman of Missoula will investigate the story of Montana's Glacier National Park from Native American days to 1940. It compliments Silliman's exhibit of early Glacier memorabilia such as old tourist album lithographs, original black and white photos, and vintage promotional advertisements that will be on display at the museum from October through next February.
The talk begins by discussing how Blackfeet, Kootenai, and other tribes utilized the natural resources of the park for millennia. Next, important individuals in the establishment of the park will be introduced, such as George Bird Grinnell, James Willard Schultz, and Louis Warren Hill. The images of four photographers who recorded Glacier's wonders for wider audiences will be shown next, namely T.J. Hileman, Fred Kiser, Roland reed, and George Grant. Following these photographs, paintings of Glacier artists such as John Frey, Charles Russel, and Winold Reiss will show. The talk concludes with discussion of the hotels and chalets, construction of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, horseback trips into the backcountry, and finally, "Then & Now" images showing dramatic glacial shrinkage of the past century. All of these topics served the early twentieth century patriotic movement to "See America First."
Saturday October 1 at 3 PM
This illustrated lecture by collector Lee Silliman of Missoula will investigate the story of Montana's Glacier National Park from Native American days to 1940. It compliments Silliman's exhibit of early Glacier memorabilia such as old tourist album lithographs, original black and white photos, and vintage promotional advertisements that will be on display at the museum from October through next February.
The talk begins by discussing how Blackfeet, Kootenai, and other tribes utilized the natural resources of the park for millennia. Next, important individuals in the establishment of the park will be introduced, such as George Bird Grinnell, James Willard Schultz, and Louis Warren Hill. The images of four photographers who recorded Glacier's wonders for wider audiences will be shown next, namely T.J. Hileman, Fred Kiser, Roland reed, and George Grant. Following these photographs, paintings of Glacier artists such as John Frey, Charles Russel, and Winold Reiss will show. The talk concludes with discussion of the hotels and chalets, construction of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, horseback trips into the backcountry, and finally, "Then & Now" images showing dramatic glacial shrinkage of the past century. All of these topics served the early twentieth century patriotic movement to "See America First."
A Ghostly Gathering
Saturday October 29 at 3 PM
History and the supernatural are the canvas for this program that intertwines the past with the present. Historian, storyteller, and award-winning author Ellen Baumler weaves a ghostly web in a thought-provoking journey to Montana's most spirited places. Basing her true stories on firsthand accounts, personal interviews, and historic records, her well-researched tales have scared and delighted audiences of all ages. Haunted places include hotels, houses, cemeteries, mines, and historic landscapes across Montana. With a ghostly twist on history, Baumler captures Montana's cultural heritage and brings the state's supernatural past to life.
Ellen earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in English, Classics, and History. She was the Montana Historical Society's interpretive historian from 1992 until her retirement in 2018 and is the author of numerous books and dozens of articles on diverse topics. Her stories of the supernatural have been collected in five books. This program offers a spooky sampling of tales that enrich the local landscape and beautifully embellish the heritage that is important to all places.
Saturday October 29 at 3 PM
History and the supernatural are the canvas for this program that intertwines the past with the present. Historian, storyteller, and award-winning author Ellen Baumler weaves a ghostly web in a thought-provoking journey to Montana's most spirited places. Basing her true stories on firsthand accounts, personal interviews, and historic records, her well-researched tales have scared and delighted audiences of all ages. Haunted places include hotels, houses, cemeteries, mines, and historic landscapes across Montana. With a ghostly twist on history, Baumler captures Montana's cultural heritage and brings the state's supernatural past to life.
Ellen earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in English, Classics, and History. She was the Montana Historical Society's interpretive historian from 1992 until her retirement in 2018 and is the author of numerous books and dozens of articles on diverse topics. Her stories of the supernatural have been collected in five books. This program offers a spooky sampling of tales that enrich the local landscape and beautifully embellish the heritage that is important to all places.
2022 Museum Speaker Schedule: view or download below
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PHOTO CREDITS & INFO
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Little Nell Mine (Lump Gulch/Clancy) 1895 Photo originally printed in the May 1895 issue of Northwest Magazine. (JC Museum Archives) Donated by: Robert Marks, Clancy |
Little Nell Mine. Lump Gulch, 1895. Northwest Magazine, Museum Archives.
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