Grants

2020 grant cycle now closed.
Award announcements to come in April!

Up to $10,000 in funding per project is available in the following categories:

Historic Cemeteries and Sacred Sites
Buildings and Structures
Collections and Artifacts
Oral History
Education and Outreach

$134,451 in Grants Awarded in 2019

After careful deliberations and fascinating discussions, the Montana History Foundation is proud to offer 33 grants to 29 communities in Montana, providing $134,451 towards history projects statewide.

Some of the exciting projects the History Foundation will fund this year include:

Re-roofing the historic store house building at Fort Connah in St. Ignatius. This is the oldest standing building in Montana.
Digitizing 30,000 pages of The Madisonian, the newspaper of record for Madison County for almost 150 years.
Developing Investigating Rock Art: Medicine Rocks State Park, a guide that will educate students and the general public on the archaeological resources of Carter County.

Since 2012 when the MHF grants program began, we have provided $843,985 to history projects throughout the state. We’ve benefitted 216 projects, 89 communities, and 46 counties.

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. Learn more about giving options.

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Grant Winners

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 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
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
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 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 – 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
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
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 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 – Makoshika State Parks Collections Cabinets

Glendive, Makoshika State Parks Collections Cabinets, $4,940
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
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 – 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
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
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 – 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 Pacific Railway Historical Association – Elkhorn Water Tank

Elkhorn, Stabilized the Northern Pacific Railroad water tank, $3,000
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
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 Public Library – Shelving Project

Sheridan, Install high-density, free standing shelving in archive room, $5,000
Sleeping Child School

Hamilton, Reconstructed bell tower, grouted rock foundation and glazed windows, $5,000
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
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 – 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 – 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
World Museum of Mining – Quong Fong Laundry

Butte, Stabilized and preserved building that housed Quong Fong Laundry, $5,000
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 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

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