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Dec
05
Thu
Community :: History
also Education :: Adult Education
The Hidden History of Helena, Montana
6:30 PM
Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
The Hidden History of Helena, Montana
6:30 PM
Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
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Description:
Hot off the press—Hidden History of Helena, Montana! Join us for an author talk and book signing as two of Helena’s premier historians Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline share their newest book. Distinguished by statesmen and magnates, Helena's history is colored with many other compelling characters and episodes nearly lost to time. Before achieving eminence in Deadwood, Sheriff Seth Bullock oversaw Montana Territory's first two legal hangings. The Seven Mile House was an oasis of vice for the parched, weary travelers entering the valley on the Benton Road, despite a tumultuous succession of ownership. The heritage of the Sieban Ranch and the saga of "King Kong" Clayton, "the Joe Louis of the Mat," faded from public memory. From unraveling the myths of Chinatown to detailing the lives of red-light businesswomen and the Canyon Ferry flying saucer hoax, revered local historians Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline team up to preserve a compendium of Helena's yesteryear.
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Links:
http://mhs.mt.gov/
Age Group: Adults
Address: 225 North Roberts Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 4064444741