Grants

2021 Grant Program Opens November 1st

$135,00 available in funding

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Funding for the Montana History Foundation Grants Program comes from a variety of private sources, including a grant from the Fortin Foundation, a grant from the Louis L. Borick Foundation, and donations from our generous and dedicated donors.

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Grant Recipients

Adventures in Preservation – Bannack Ghost Town Post Flood Preservation

Bannack Ghost Town, Post Flood Preservation, $4,500
Adventures in Preservation – Bannack Ghost Town Post Flood Preservation

Dillon, Bannack Ghost Town Post Flood Preservation, $5,000
AERO – Finding the Energy to Make Change

Helena, Finding the Energy to Make Change: Oral Histories from the Early Days of the Sustainability Movement in Montana, $4,930
Archie Bray Foundation – Beehive Kiln Preservation

2013 - Helena, Preserved five beehive kilns, $4,000
Archie Bray Foundation – Beehive Kiln Stabilization

2016 - Helena, Kiln stabilization, $5,000
Bannack State Park – Artifact Storage

Dillon, Artifacts and Archival Storage Supplies, $600
Bannack State Park – Hendricks/Apex Mill Reroof

Dillon, Replaced roof on Hendricks/Apex Mill, $5,000
Beaverhead County Museum – Argenta School

2013 - Dillon, Replaced windows in Argenta School, $4,725
Beaverhead County Museum – Cabin Restoration

2012 - Dillon, Restored and preserved one-room log cabin, $4,800
Beaverhead County Museum – Scanner Project

2015 - Dillon, Purchased scanning materials for digital imaging of at-risk photographs and negatives, $3,200
Belt Theater Company – 1916 Knights of Pythias Building

Belt, 1916 Knights of Pythias Building (Belt Theater), $5,000
Bert Mooney Airport – Lindbergh Hangar Restoration

Butte, Restored the Charles Lindbergh Hangar to original condition, $5,000
Big Elk School

Two Dot, Replaced roof and repaired foundation and front porch, $5,000
Big Horn County Historical Society – Thomas LaForge Cabin Restoration

Hardin, Thomas LaForge Cabin Restoration, $5,000
Big Sandy Cultural Fund – Newspaper Digitization

Big Sandy, Newspaper Digitization, $3,000
Billings Preservation Society/Moss Mansion – Self-Guided Tours

Billings, Moss Mansion Museum research and development for new self-guided tours, $5,000
Billings Preservation Society/Moss Mansion Museum–Artifact Storage

Billings, Created area for storage & preservation of Native American artifacts, $1,000
Blackfeet Community College – Painted Buffalo Robe

Browning, Purchased archival supplies to preserve painted buffalo robe, $2,452
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild

Lincoln, Printed and hung archival images in the Tee Pee Burner, $5,000
Bonner Milltown History Center – Two Rivers History

Milltown, Enhanced website and uploaded new and existing oral histories, $5,000
Broadwater Conservation District – From the Ground Up

Townsend, Completed the Montana Women and Agriculture oral history, $2,000
Broadwater County Museum – Digitizing “The Townsend Star”

Townsend, Digitizing "The Townsend Star", $4,465.75
Buses of Yellowstone Preservation Trust – Conduct A Master Plan

Red Lodge, Conduct a Master Plan, $3,805
Butte America Foundation – Oral History Transcription for The Verdigris Project

Butte, Oral History Transcription for The Verdigris Project, $4,000
Butte Ancient Order of Hibernians – St. Patrick’s Cemetery Restoration

Butte, Restoration of St. Patrick's Cemetery headstones and graves, $2,500
Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives – A Walk Through Butte’s History

Butte, A walk through Butte's history in 100 objects, $1,000
Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives – Plats, Lodes, Placers

2013 - Butte, Catalogued and digitized original plats, lodes and placers, $2,500
Butte/Silver Bow Public Archives – Photo Collection

2014 - Butte, Purchased historic photo collection, $5,000
Butte/Silver Bow Public Archives – Photograph Database

2015 - Butte, Established database of photograph collections, $5,000
C.M. Russell Museum – C. M. Russell House Restoration

Great Falls, C. M. Russell House Main Floor Wall Paper Restoration, $5,000
C.M. Russell Museum – Russell House Conservation

Great Falls, Charles M. Russell House Conservation Project, $5,000
C.M. Russell Museum – Russell Trail: Exploring Montana Through Charlie M. Russell’s Landscapes

Great Falls, Russell Trail: Exploring Montana Through Charlie M. Russell's Landscapes, $3,500
Carbon County Historical Society – Ray School

Red Lodge, Log cabin relocation workshop featuring the Ray School, $2,494
Carter County Geological Society – Investigating Rock Art: Medicine Rocks State Park

Ekalaka, Investigating Rock Art: Medicine Rocks State Park, $2,100
Carter County Museum – Collections Rehousing at Museum

Ekalaka, Collections Rehousing at Carter County Museum, $5,000
Cascade County Historical Society – The History Museum Collections Care Project

Great Falls, The History Museum Collections Care Project, $9,100
Centennial Valley Historical Society – Photo Digitization Project

Lima, Digitization materials and supplies for preservation of photos, $1,600
City and County of Butte-Silver Bow – Restoration of Sewell’s Prism and Stained Glass Transom in Butte

Butte, Restoration of Sewell's Prism and Stained Glass Transom, $3,250
City of Bozeman – Historic Photo Negative Scanning Project

Bozeman, Historic Photo Negative Scanning Project, $1,800
City of Deer Lodge – Hillcrest Cemetery Canine Forensics

Deer Lodge, Hillcrest Cemetery Historic Grave Identification, $2,400
City of East Helena – Restore Historic Star of David Windows

East Helena, Restore Star of David Windows, $6,000
City of Helena – City Council Minute Books Digitization Project

2016 - Helena, Digitized Helena City Council's minutes books from 1921 - 1936, $1,000
City of Helena – City Council Minute Books Preservation

Helena, Helena City council minute books preservation project, $750
City of Helena – City Council Minutes Books Digitization Project

2013 - Helena, Digitized Helena City Council’s minute books from 1881 to 1910, $1,500
City of Livingston – Commercial Historic District Survey

Livingston, Commercial Historic District Survey Project, $5,000
City of Missoula – Informational and Interpretive Sign Project

Missoula, Missoula City Cemetery Informational and Interpretive Sign Project, $2,531
Copper Village Museum & Art Center – Archival Shelving and Collection Storage

Anaconda, Copper Village Museum & Art Center Archival Shelving and Collection Storage, $4,200
Copper Village Museum & Art Center – Safety Hazard Correction

Anaconda, Installed lighted exit signs and replaced door, $1,421
Cottonwood School

Lewistown, Painted schoolhouse, two outhouses, fence, $750
Crazy Mountain Museum – Fjare Log Cabin Preservation

Big Timber, Fjare Log Cabin Preservation, $4,000
Crow Language Consortium – Crow Dictionary

Hardin, Crow dictionary project, $5,000
Crow Language Consortium – Crow Dictionary Recordings

Crow Agency, Crow Dictionary Recordings, $5,000
Daniels County Museum – Archival Supplies

Scobey, Purchased archival storage boxes to preserve collections, $3,150
Daniels County Museum Association – Restore and Repair Westland Oil Station Garage in Pioneer Town

Scobey, Restore and Repair Westland Oil Station Garage in Pioneer Town, $7,300
Deer Lodge Development Group-Hotel Deer Lodge

Deer Lodge, Repaired roof, $5,000
Deer Lodge Preservation – Feasibility/Market Analysis for Deer Lodge Hotel

Deer Lodge, Feasibility and Market Analysis, $5,000
Dillon Friends of the Library – Dillon Public Library Gutter Repair

Dillon, Dillon Public Library Gutter Repair, $6,000
Discover Fort Belknap – Grass Dance

Harlem, Recorded songs and ceremonies of the Grass Dance Society, $5,000
East Gallatin/Hamilton Cemetery Board – Signage

Belgrade, Signage for pioneer cemetery, $1,000
East Helena Cemetery Association – Burial Detection Using GPR

East Helena, Burial Detection Using Ground Penetrating Radar, $3,700
Evelyn Cameron Heritage – Rialto Theater Window Restoration

Terry, Rialto Theater Window Restoration, $5,000
Fergus County – Draft Horse Barn Fan Window

Lewistown, Repaired and restored original fan window in Draft Horse Barn, $5,000
Forest Fire Lookout Association – Mud Lake Fire Lookout

Bob Marshall Wilderness, Restoration of Mud Lake Fire Lookout, $3,400
Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association

Havre, Replaced porch on Middle Double Guard Stable, $5,000
Fort Benton Community Improvement Assoc. – Interpretive Signage

Fort Benton, Restoration of interpretive signs along the Fort Benton steamboat levee, $5,000
Fort Benton Community Improvement Association – I. G. Baker House 1867 Restoration

Fort Benton, I.G. Baker House 1867 Restoration, $6,084
Fort Benton Community Improvement Association – I.G. Baker House: Structure Stabilization and Parlor Restoration

Fort Benton, I.G. Baker House: Structure Stabilization and Parlor Restoration, $5,000
Fort Connah Restoration Society – Fort Connah Roof Repair

St. Ignatius, Fort Connah Roof Repair, $5,000
Fort Peck Fine Arts Council – Historic Lighting Preservation

Fort Peck, Preservation of lighting in historic theatre, $3,750
Friends of Makoshika – Final Makoshika State Park Fossil Collection Project

Glendive, Final Makoshika State Park Fossil Collection Project, $5,000
Friends of Makoshika – Makoshika State Parks Collections Cabinets

Glendive, Makoshika State Parks Collections Cabinets, $4,940
Friends of the Bridger Public Library – Bridger Public Library Exterior Lighting

Bridger, Bridger Public Library Exterior Lighting, $500
Friends of the Elkhorn Water Tank – Elkhorn Water Tank Restoration

Elkhorn, Elkhorn Water Tank Restoration, $5,000
Friends of the Historic Adams Hotel – Exterior Paint and Siding Repair

Lavina, Historic Adams Hotel Exterior Paint and Siding Repair, $3,500
Friends of the Historic Adams Hotel – Foundation/Basement Repair

Lavina, Friends of the Historic Adams Hotel, $5,000
Frontier Gateway Museum – Historic Windmill

2016 - Glendive, Repair donated historic windmill damaged by wind, $3,000
Frontier Gateway Museum – Map File Cabinet

2013 - Glendive, Filed old maps and rolled posters, In-Kind (Donated Filing Cabinet)
Gallatin Historical Society – Agricultural Heritage Oral History

Bozeman, Agricultural Heritage Oral History Project, $5,000
Gallatin Historical Society – Clothing Storage

Bozeman, Prepared area and purchased supplies for storage of clothing and quilts, $2,500
Glacier County Historical Museum – Collections Care & Maintenance

Cut Bank, Glacier County Historical Museum Collections Care & Maintenance, $5,000
Golden Valley Community Foundation – Lavina State Bank Historic Building Exterior Repair and Repaint

Lavina, Lavina State Bank Historic Building Exterior Repair and Repaint, $5,000
Grandstreet Theatre – Window Restoration and Stonework

Helena, Window Restoration and Stonework, $4,997
Great Falls – Cascade County PAC – Craftsman Bungalow Survey Project

Great Falls, Documented historical/architectural aspects of Craftsman bungalows, $3,000
H. Earl & Margaret Turner Clack Museum Foundation – Faber School

Havre, Replaced roof on Faber School, $4,000
Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission-Fort Assinniboine

Fort Assinniboine, Documented resources/defined boundary for Nat’l Register Nomination, $5,000
Headwaters RC&D – Wisdom Community Building

Wisdom, Purchased filing cabinets for newspaper collection, secured the building, $1,250
Helena City Council – Minute Books Digitization

Helena, City Council Minute Books Preservation and Digitization, $750
Helmville Community Club – Grandstand Restoration

Helmville, Helmville Grandstand Restoration, $5,000
Highlands College/Montana Tech – Montana History Makers

Butte, Created and archived oral histories of Montana history makers, $5,000
Hill School

Chester, Repaired roof, painted, replaced glass, repaired flagpole, made signage, $5,000
Historic Crail Ranch Homestead Museum – Interpretive Signage

Big Sky, Install interpretive signage to enhance the walking tour, $1,000
Historic Crail Ranch Homestead Museum – Signage

Big Sky, Expanding the Walking Tour, $1,000
Historic St. Mary’s Mission – 175th Anniversary

2016 - Stevensville, Provide cultural lessons, create and bury time capsule at 175th anniversary celebration, $3,000
Historic St. Mary’s Mission, Inc. – St. Mary’s Mission Buildings Preservation

Stevensville, St. Mary's Mission Buildings Preservation, $4,800
Historic St. Mary’s Mission – Chapel Restoration

2015 - Stevensville, Preserved original wood on St. Mary’s Mission Chapel, $2,500
Hockaday Museum of Art – Historic Building Trim

2016 - Kalispell, Restoration of original building trim, $2,000
Hockaday Museum of Art – Photograph Preservation

Kalispell, Danny on Photograph Collection Preservation, $1,400
Hockaday Museum of Art – Trim and Architrave Restoration

Kalispell, Hockaday Museum of Art Trim and Architrave Restoration, $1,750
Hockaday Museum of Art – Photo Exhibition

2015 - Kalispell, Framed Native American photos from Harpster Collection for exhibition, $5,000
Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture – Oral History Project

Huntley, Create collection of oral histories from descendants of original homesteaders on the Huntley Irrigation Project, $3,000
International Traditional Games Society – Montana’s Native Games

East Glacier Park, Recovering and restoring Montana's Native games: pre-contact era, $4,728
J.C. Adams Stone Barn – Paint Project

Sun River, J.C. Adams Stone Barn Paint Project, $10,000
Jefferson City Community Center

Jefferson City, Replaced roof on Jefferson City School, $4,000
KGLT – Histories for Radio

Bozeman, Create 12 segments for the Montana Medicine Show Oral Histories for radio, $3,330
KGLT – Montana Medicine Show

Bozeman, Montana Medicine Show, $2,000
Kootenai River Development Council – Historic Hotel Libby

Libby, Restored main staircase, $2,156
Lewis & Clark County Historical Society – Unionville School

Helena, Unionville Schoolhouse Restoration, $4,000
Lewis and Clark County Heritage Tourism Council – Silver City Cemetery

Helena, Silver City Cemetery Restoration, $1,500
Lewistown Airport – Crew Chief Building Restoration

Lewistown, Crew Chief Building Chimney Restoration, $2,700
Lewistown Airport – Petroleum Oil Storage House

Lewistown, Repaired and preserved the petroleum oil storage house, $2,644
Lewistown Historic Resources Commission – Cemeteries Mausoleum and Gravestone Preservation

Lewistown, Lewistown Cemeteries Mausoleum and Gravestone Preservation, $3,000
Lincoln School Foundation – Window Project

Livingston, Lincoln school third floor window repair, $3,000
Lincoln School Foundation – Window Replacement Project

Livingston, Phased window replacement project, $5,000
Lincoln School Foundation – Window Upgrades, Phase 4

Livingston, Lincoln School Window Upgrades, Phase 4, $5,000
Livingston Depot Foundation – Collections Climate Control

Livingston, Collections Climate Control, $5,000
Lower Cracker Box School

Glendive, Replaced shingles and cedar siding, repaired bell tower, $3,000
Madison Valley History Association – Cataloging Project

Ennis, Madison Valley History Museum Cataloging Project, $4,000
Melstone Area Foundation – Digitization of Melstone Newspapers

Melstone, Digitization of Melstone Newspapers, $4,300
Miles City Academy – Building Restoration

Miles City, Brick and Mortar Restoration, $4,000
Miles City Academy – Miles City Convent Keepers Building Assessment

Miles City, Miles City Convent Keepers Building Assessment, $3,300
Missoula Art Museum – Carnegie Library Grand Entrance Restoration

Missoula, Carnegie Library Grand Entrance Restoration, $4,000
Missoula Urban Development Project – 1872 Cider Mill Restoration

Missoula, 1872 Cider Mill Restoration, $1,200
Monarch-Neihart Historical Group – Train Depot Foundation

2016 - Monarch, Foundation/stabilization of Great Northern Train Depot, $3,000
Monarch-Neihart Historical Group-Train Depot Floor

2015 - Monarch, Replaced original wood and concrete floors, $5,000
Monarch-Neihart Historical Group-Train Depot Roof

2014 - Monarch, Replaced Great Northern Train Depot roof and provided structural support, $5,000
MonDak Heritage Center – Yellowstone Valley Star Newspaper Digitization and Access

Sidney, Yellowstone Valley Star Newspaper Digitization and Access, $900
Montana Business Assistance Connection – Main Street Corridor Survey

White Sulphur Springs, Main Street Corridor Survey, $4,000
Montana Heritage Commission – Music Machine Restoration

Nevada City, Revive and Rebuild the Famous Obnoxious Horn Machine, $4,000
Montana Heritage Commission – Nevada City Music Machine Restoration

Nevada City, Music machine restoration, $5,000
Montana Heritage Commission – Richards Cabin

Nevada City, Replaced roof on Richards Cabin, $3,200
Montana Historical Society – African American Heritage Places

2016 - Statewide, Identify Montana's places of African American heritage, $5,000
Montana Historical Society – Huffman-Cameron Photograph Collections

2014 - Helena, Added 1,300 images to the Montana Memory Project, $4,994
Montana Historical Society – Livestock Brands Digitization

Helena, Montana Livestock Brands Digital Project, $5,000
Montana Historical Society – Montanans at Work

2012 - Helena, Created digital audio masters of 47 oral history interviews, $3,200
Montana Historical Society – African American Heritage Places

2015 - Helena, Identified and digitized Montana’s African American heritage places, $4,446
Montana Preservation Alliance – Big Sky Rural Preservation Program

2014 - Statewide, Created database/organized surveys/restoration assistance processes, $10,000
Montana Preservation Alliance – Big Sky Schoolhouse Survey

2016 - Statewide, Big Sky schoolhouse survey, $2,500
Montana Preservation Alliance – Endangered Outreach Project

2015 - Statewide, Documented rural properties - created a website and database, $5,000
Montana Preservation Alliance – Road Shows

2012 - Dillon, Sun River & Roundup, Conducted workshops in all three towns, $40,000
Montana Preservation Alliance – Window Restoration Workshop

Marion, Historic Window Restoration Workshops, $3,000
Montana State University Library – History of Weather in Doig Country

White Sulphur Springs, The History of Weather in Doig Country: Tying Regional Interviews to Place-Based Literature, $5,000
Montana State University Northern – Hagener Museum of the Northern Montana Plains Indians

Havre, Conservation treatment of 10 ethnographic objects, $5,000
Montana State University Northern – Indian Artifact Conservation

Havre, Louise and Antoinette Hagener Museum of the Northern Plains Indian Conservation, $3,900
Moss Mansion Museum – Moss Mansion Veranda Repair

Billings, Moss Mansion Veranda Repair, $5,000
Mountain West Voices – History In Peril On the New Frontier

Sidney, Completed oral history project in Northeastern Montana, $5,000
Moving Pictures Productions – Documentary Film of Women in Montana’s First Prison

Helena, "Born Under a Bad Sign" Documentary, $5,000
Museum of Mountain Flying – Piper Cub Restoration

Missoula, Restored 1941 Piper Cub airplane, $3,600
Museum of the Rockies – Quilt Conservation

Bozeman, Quilt Heritage Project, $3,300
Museums Association of Montana – Helping Hands Project

2015 - Statewide, Provide training and workshops to rural museums, $5,000
Museums Association of Montana – Helping Hands Project

2014 - Statewide, Provided training and workshops to rural museums, $5,000
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum – Clovis to Coal Exhibit

Roundup, Constructed display cases for the Clovis to Coal exhibit, $5,000
National Museum of Forest Service History – Jim Yule Interpretive Signage

Missoula, Jim Yule Interpretive Signs, $2,000
Nine Mile Community Center – Historic Stark Schoolhouse Exterior Repairs and Repainting

Huson, Historic Stark Schoolhouse Exterior Repairs and Repainting, $5,800
Nine Mile Community Center – Stark School House

2014 - Huson, Hung historically appropriate wooden storm windows, $3,000
Nine Mile Community Center – Stark School House

2016 - Huson, Repair foundation and replace exterior basement door, $4,000
Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana – Jocko Valley Cabin Project

Charlo, Jocko Valley cabin project, $5,000
Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana – Long-term Storage and Exhibit Preservation

Charlo, Long-term Storage and Exhibit Preservation, $2,800
North Central Montana Retired Educators Association – Zion School Restoration

Great Falls, Zion School paint and restoration project, $5,000
Northern Cheyenne Language Consortium – Northern Cheyenne Level 1 Textbook

Ashland, Northern Cheyenne Level 1 Textbook, $5,000
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association – Elkhorn Water Tank

Elkhorn, Stabilized the Northern Pacific Railroad water tank, $3,000
Old Trail Museum – Historic Cabin Restoration

Choteau, Old Trail Museum Historic Cabin Restoration, $8,000
Old Trail Museum – Teton Canyon Oral History Project

Choteau, Teton Canyon Oral History Project, $5,000
Our Montana – Yellowstone River Rock Art

Billings, Completed 3-D scanning of rock art along the Yellowstone River, $4,900
Paradise Elementary School Preservation Committee – “When the Whistle Blew” A Company Town Exhibit

Paradise, "When the Whistle Blew": Paradise, A Company Town exhibit
Paradise Elementary School Preservation Committee – Bell Tower

Paradise, Paradise Center Bell Tower, $5,000
Paradise Elementary School Preservation Committee – Master Plan

Paradise, Develop a master plan for the development of a museum unique to the area, $3,750
Petroleum County Conservation District – Winnett Cemetery Restoration

Winnett, Winnett cemetery geophysical survey; $5,000
Pierre Wibaux Museum – Pierre Wibaux House Restoration

Wibaux, Pierre Wibaux House Restoration, $4,000
Pine Butte School

Bozeman, Replaced chimney cap, repaired and painted interior, $2,735
Plains Woman’s Club – Log Schoolhouse Roof Replacement

Plains, Log schoolhouse roof replacement and building stabilization, $4,000
Potomac School District – Community Preservation Project

Potomac, Provided location for historical materials/oral histories from locals, $3,000
Prairie County Economic Development Council – Yellowstone Trail Signage

Terry, Yellowstone Trail Signage, $5,000
Preservation Cascade – Historic 10th Street Bridge Balusters

Great Falls, Historic 10th Street Bridge Balusters, $5,000
Preservation Cascade-Historic Tenth Street Bridge Project

Great Falls, Installed waterproof electrical boxes on Tenth Street Bridge, $2,500
Pride of the Judith – Hobson Grain Elevator Salvation

Hobson, Grain Elevator Salvation, $5,000
Radersburg School

Radersburg, Repaired foundation and supporting walls, $5,000
Range Riders Museum – Fort Keogh Officers Quarters

Miles City, Replace roof on Fort Keogh officers quarters, $5,000
Ravalli County Museum & Historical Society – Collections Care Project

Hamilton, Collections care project, $4,000
Ravalli County Museum and Historical Society – Ice Age Floods Interactive Exhibit

Hamilton, Ice Age Floods Interactive Exhibit, $5,000
River and Plains Society – Overholser Research Center

Fort Benton, Updated Overholser Research Center computer systems and software, $7,189
Rosebud County – Cemetery Headstone Restoration

Rosebud County, Cemetery Headstone Restoration, $3,000
Rotary Club of Glendive – Dawson County Cemetery Chapel

Glendive, Dawson County cemetery chapel repairs; $1,500
Roxy Theater – Box Office Restoration

Missoula, Box office restoration, $5,000
Sanders County CDC-Paradise School Preservation Committee – Feasibility Study

Thompson Falls, Feasibility study to convert Paradise School into community center, $4,000
Sanders County Community Development Corp. – Interpretive Sign

Thompson Falls, Community trail interpretive sign - The Historic Lower Clark Fork Corridor, $750
Schoolhouse History & Art Center – Photograph Preservation

Colstrip, Photograph Preservation Project, $500
Seeley Lake Historical Society – Maloney Cabin Reconstruction Project

Seeley Lake, Maloney Cabin Reconstruction Project, $5,000
Sheridan County Historical Association – Henry B. Syverud Scrapbooks Digitization Project

Plentywood, Henry B. Syverud Scrapbooks Digitization Project, $5,000
Sheridan Public Library – Shelving Project

Sheridan, Install high-density, free standing shelving in archive room, $5,000
Shonkin Community Club – Restoration of Milwaukee Depot Waiting Room Chairs

Shonkin, Restoration of Milwaukee Depot Waiting Room Chairs, $1,500
Sleeping Child School

Hamilton, Reconstructed bell tower, grouted rock foundation and glazed windows, $5,000
Snowy Mountain Development Corporation – Central Montana Métis Oral History Project

Lewistown, Central Montana Métis Oral History Project, $8,700
Southeast Montana Area Revitalization Team – Lame Deer Cemetery Map and Display Project

Lame Deer, Lame Deer Map and Display Project, $3,300
St. Mary’s Mission Parish – Father Ravalli Monument

Stevensville, Restoration of the Father Anthony Ravalli monument, $500
St. Mary’s Neighborhoods Reunion Committee – Interpretive Signage

Butte, Design and install interpretive signage for lost neighborhoods in Butte, $5,000
Stillwater Historical Society – Museum of the Beartooths – T.T. Brown School

Columbus, Installation of foam insulation and new grass roof on T.T. Brown School, $1,886
Sun River Valley Historical Society – Adobe Wall Repair

Fort Shaw, Adobe wall repair, $5,000
Tallow Creek School

Hinsdale, One Room Schoolhouses, $5,000
The Extreme History Project – Nevada City Cemetery Documentation

2016 - Nevada City, Documenting, researching and presenting Nevada City cemetery history; $4,991
The Extreme History Project – Nevada City Cemetery Preservation

Nevada City, Cemetery Preservation, $5,000
The Extreme History Project – Bozeman Walking Tour

2015 - Bozeman, Expanded Downtown Bozeman’s walking tour, $3,200
The Heritage Museum – Outdoor signs and Interpretive Displays

Libby, Outdoor signs and interpretive displays at the Heritage Museum, $5,000
The Heritage Museum – Swamp Creek Community Hall Restoration

Libby, Swamp Creek Community Hall Restoration, $1,200
The History Museum – Cascade County Historical Society – Blueprint Storage

2015 - Great Falls, Purchased archival boxes for blueprints, $2,500
The History Museum – Cascade County History Society – Clothing Storage

2016 - Great Falls, Store and protect the museum's old clothing, $1,000
The Original Montana Club – Stained Glass Window Restoration

Helena, Stained glass window restoration, $5,000
The Original Montana Club – Stained Glass Window Project

Helena, Stabilized and restored one stained glass window, $2,700
The Stevensville Historical Museum – Salish History Project

Stevensville, Researched, preserved and displayed Salish History in Bitterroot Valley, $1,500
Thompson-Hickman Library and Archives – The Madisonian Newspaper Digitization

Virginia City, The Madisonian Newspaper Digitization, $5,000
Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library & Archives

Virginia City, Installed free-standing shelving unit for archival storage, $5,000
Timescale Adventures DBA Two Medicine Dinosaur Center – Two Medicine Dinosaur Building Climate Control

Bynum, Two Medicine Dinosaur Building Climate Control, $10,000
Tom Miner Basin School

Emigrant, Reshingled roof and pointed exterior rocks, $5,000
Town of Alberton – Historic Railroad Depot Window Restoration

Alberton, Historic Railroad Depot Window Replacement, $5,000
Town of Ennis – Varney Bridge Relocation Feasibility Study

Ennis, Varney Bridge Relocation Feasibility Study, $5,000
Town of Virginia City – Cemetery Sites Assessment Project

2014 - Virginia City, Assessed and analyzed all cemetery sites in Virginia City, $3,000
Town of Virginia City – VC Cemetery

2016 - Virginia City, Virginia City cemetery and historic burials project, $3,600
Travelers’ Rest Preservation & Heritage Association – Holt Native American Collection

Lolo, Reinstalled objects from Holt collection/installed interpretive panels, $3,000
Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society – Matt King House Project

Lincoln, Matt King House Project, $10,000
Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society – Preservation Project

2014 - Lincoln, Preservation of the exterior of historical structures, $3,000
Upper Musselshell Historical Society

Harlowton, Cataloged extensive railroad library, $1,160
Upper Musselshell Museum – Clothing Protection and Photo Supplies

Harlowton, Military clothing protection and photo media supplies, $1,080
Upper Swan Valley Historical Society – Collections Protection

2016 - Condon, Develop system for cataloguing, protecting and maintaining documents and photographs, $3,000
Upper Swan Valley Historical Society – USVHS Digital Archives

Condon, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society Digital Archives, $6,900
Upper Swan Valley Historical Society – Wranglers, Dudes and Homesteaders Oral History Project

2014 - Condon, Completed video series of stories of Montana’s Swan Valley lodges, $5,000
Uptown Works-St. Paul’s Methodist/Episcopal Church Window Project

Butte, Restored five stained glass windows, $5,000
Ursuline Centre – Collections Care Project

2013 - Great Falls, Addressed collection problems and display and storage issues, $4,000
Ursuline Centre Historical Foundation – Building Repairs

2015 - Great Falls, Repaired leaky roof and damaged ceilings, refinished entryways, $1,200
Valley County Pioneer Museum – Lewis/Wedum Journals and Ledgers

Glasgow, Digitization of Lewis/Wedum pre-1900 journals and ledgers, $2,505
Village of Loma – Collins Schoolhouse Stabilization

Loma, Collins Schoolhouse Stabilization, $5,000
Western Heritage Center – Collections Storage Project

Billings, Collections Shelving and Storage Project, $3,000
Western Heritage Center – Photograph Collections

Billings, Photograph collections, $850
Western Heritage Center – Digitization Project

Billings, Digitized, researched and shared 150 historic documents, $5,000
Winnett ACES – Petroleum County Courthouse /Winnett Block Rehabilitation Feasibility Study

Winnett, Petroleum County Courthouse/Winnett Block Rehabilitation Feasibility Study, $5,000
World Museum of Mining – Quong Fong Laundry

Butte, Stabilized and preserved building that housed Quong Fong Laundry, $5,000
Yellowstone Art Museum – Will James Collection Stewardship and Public Access Project

Billings, Will James Collection Stewardship and Public Access Project, $5,000
Yellowstone County Museum – Rehousing Native American Collections

Billings, Rehousing Native American Collections at the Yellowstone County Museum, $3,000
Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County – Cataloging and Archival Storage

Livingston, Railroad collection - cataloging and archival storage, $5,000
Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County – Fryer and Whithorn Collection

Livingston, Preserved photographs and film from the Fryer & Whithorn Collections, $5,000
Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County – The Warren McGee Railroad and Archival Project

Livingston, The Warren McGee Railroad and Archival Project, $8,700
Yellowstone Historic Center – Digitization Project

West Yellowstone, Digitization Project, $633
Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board – Workshop

Billings, Presented workshop on building a historic document archival system, $500