This article originally appeared on montanarightnow.com. The Montana History Foundation announces 28 projects across the state will receive a total of $212,147 in grants for preservation in 2022. This year mar ks the largest amount awarded since the Foundation began the grant program in 2012. The History Foundation’s total amount awarded to date is now Read More »
This article originally appeared in the Daily Inter Lake. Written by the Daily Inter Lake. The Montana History Foundation on Tuesday announced its grant cycle recipients for historic preservation projects across the state. Twenty-eight projects will receive a total of $212,147 in grants in 2022. This year marks the largest amount awarded since the foundation began the grant program Read More »
This article originally appeared KTVH. Written by Jonathon Ambarian. HELENA — Years after a fire damaged the structure of Helena’s historic Fire Tower, city leaders say they’re finally optimistic that they’ll be able to start restoration work soon – thanks in part to a grant from the Montana History Foundation. “Restoration of the Fire Tower is Read More »
This article originally appeared on NBC Montana. Written by NBC Montana Staff. MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana History Foundation announced they will receive over $212,000 in grants this year and the ability to fund 28 projects around the state. This is the largest amount of money awarded since the Foundation started the program in 2012. Read More »
This article originally appeared in the Helena Independent Record. Written by Phil Drake. A grant from the Montana History Foundation may help unravel mysteries that some Chinese people buried a long time ago in Montana have taken to the grave. Among the $212,147 the foundation recently awarded for 28 projects across Montana was $10,000 for “Montana’s Read More »
This story originally appeared on KTVH.com. Written by Jonathon Ambarian. Monday was Montana’s 132nd birthday. The state joined the Union on November 8, 1889. In Helena, leaders marked the occasion by recognizing a teacher for her work to share Montana’s story with her students. April Wills, a fifth-grade teacher from Bainville, in northeastern Montana, received Read More »
This article originally appeared in the Independent Record. Written by Nolan Lister. Every year on Nov. 8 at exactly 10:40 a.m., the Centennial Bell housed in the Montana Capitol building rotunda is rung by special guests to commemorate the Treasure State’s statehood. This year’s special guests were Bainville Public School teacher April Wills and some Read More »
This article originally appeared in The Lake County Leader. By Zen Parry. Call any of the nine museums of the Mission Valley Museum consortium and you will likely be talking to the founder or a family member involved with the museum. Visit one of those museums and connections to our local community unfold as artifacts Read More »
This article originally appeared in the Ravalli Republic. By Perry Backus. Friends of Fort Owen invites the public to a “Mud Party” hands-on interpretive event on Saturday, Sept. 18, anytime between 11 am and 3 pm at Fort Owen State Park in Stevensville. Interpretive stations will focus on the art and science of making adobe Read More »
This article originally appeared in the Laurel Outlook. The exterior stucco restoration and painting of the Buses of Yellowstone Preservation Trust’s historic building in Red Lodge was recently completed. The weeks of hard work and skilled craftsmanship are readily visible to all who pass by or visit the building. The historic building was built in Read More »