Montana Historical Society March public programs

The Montana Historical Society invites community members of all ages to attend its March public programs, including its lecture series and a special children’s workshop.

At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, at the Lewis and Clark Library, historian Alan Noonan will speak on the lives of Irish immigrants and the communities they formed in the American West. 

Drawing upon a diverse array of sources, including songs, poems, emigrant letters, and official records, his book “Mining Irish-American Lives” explores the rich and complex experiences of Irish immigrants in the American mining industry.

At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at the Lewis and Clark Library, Montana Historical Society community preservation coordinator Kate Hampton will give a talk titled "They Are Our B17s! Norden Bombsight Training Facilities in Montana."

Hampton will speak on Montana’s four top-secret training facilities during the World War II era, where hundreds of airmen learned to crew the massive “Flying Fortresses” and to master the precision bombsight.

Free tours of the original Governor’s Mansion are offered every Saturday at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.

Only Thursday lectures held at the library will be recorded and posted on the MTHS YouTube channel.

For more information, email laura.marsh@mt.gov.