The third program in the Yellowstone Gateway Museum’s Culture of the 19th Century speaker series continues on Thursday, April 11, “Fort Parker: The First Crow Indian Agency,” presented by Crystal Alegria and Shane Doyle of Extreme History, Bozeman. Remaining programs are about Calamity Jane and Copper King William A. Clark. The free programs are held
The deadline has been extended to May 1 for past and present Park County, Montana residents to participate in Vignettes of History: Cultural Landscapes of Park County, a new multi-media exhibit. The exhibit portrays well-known and obscure cultural landscapes of Park County—the exterior of buildings, roads, fences, bridges, rock structures, and other “permanent” human-made structures.
The third program in the Yellowstone Gateway Museum’s Culture of the 19th Century speaker series is on Wednesday, March 27, “Temptation: Bars, Brothels, and the Law in Livingston,” with Karen Reinhart, presenter. Reinhart discusses drinking establishments and the red-light district from 1883 to the 1960s, and the challenges the businesses faced, including prohibition. The program
During the period 1878-1916, stagecoach tourism in Yellowstone—spearheaded by four transportation companies and dozens of independent drivers, with their hundreds of gaily bedecked horses—evolved into a smoothly-functioning adventure that guided thousands of visitors through Yellowstone and converted park villages from frontier hard-scrabbles of log cabins into picturesque, pastoral villages that provided comfort in the midst
The Yellowstone Gateway Museum announces its upcoming winter/spring speaker series, Culture of the 19th Century. The five bi-monthly programs are Wednesday or Thursday evenings beginning on February 28 and continuing through April 24. Topics include Copper King William Clark, a Yellowstone National Park stagecoach tour, Livingston’s bars and brothels, Fort Parker, and Calamity Jane. The
Past and present Park County, Montana residents are invited to participate in Vignettes of History: Cultural Landscapes of Park County, a new multi-media exhibit that portrays well-known and obscure cultural landscapes of Park County—the exterior of buildings, roads, fences, bridges, rock structures, and other “permanent” human-made structures. Submissions must have been completed within the last
The final History that Matters: Anniversaries of 2018 program is “Crow Fair: Celebrating 100 Years of Apsaålooke Culture” on Wednesday, November 7, co-presented by Shane Doyle, educator and member of the Crow (Apsaålooke) Tribe, and John Zumpano, local photographer. The free program is held at Park Photo, 115 S. Main St., Livingston. Doors open at
The third program of History that Matters: Anniversaries of 2018 features David Kallenbach, executive director for the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation (ABWF) and his program “The Call of the Wilderness—40 years of the Absaroka-Beartooth.” Sponsored by the Yellowstone Gateway Museum, the free program is held on Wednesday, October 24 at Park Photo, 115 S. Main St.,
The second History that Matters: Anniversaries of 2018 program features author Clem Work, retired University of Montana School of Journalism professor, and his program entitled Darkest Before Dawn: Sedition and Free Speech in the American West. Sponsored by the Yellowstone Gateway Museum, the free program is held on Wednesday, October 10 at Park Photo, 115
The Friends of the Yellowstone Gateway Museum announce their upcoming fall speaker series, History that Matters: Anniversaries of 2018. The four bi-monthly programs begin on September 26 and continue through November 7. Topics include Montana’s women veterans of World War I; Sedition and free speech during World War I; the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness; and the Crow
