The Blight of the Federation:

Hardrock Mining Unionism in the Mountain West from 1892 to 1907

Around the turn of the century, the Intermountain West’s mining districts convulsed with labor unrest. Miners formed unions while mine owners resorted to hiring undercover operatives to disrupt union organizing.

Part of the Montana Historical Society Lecture Series

Thursday, October 17
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Lewis and Clark Library
120 S Last Chance Gulch, Helena

Victorian Hair Art Workshop

The Montana Historical Society has partnered with the Holter Museum of Art to bring you this hands-on workshop on historic Victorian hair art. Although sometimes used for commercial purposes, hair art often was used to create remembrances of loved ones who had passed on or been left behind.

Prior registration is required at Victorian Hair Art – The Holter (holtermuseum.org).

Thursday, October 24
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Holter Museum of Art
12 E Lawrence St, Helena

Click the link here or the image below for more information.

The Montana Historical Society’s Historic Montana website and companion app take you on a virtual tour of selected buildings, neighborhoods, and cultural sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Historic Montana’s abundant content is reproduced from the thousands of National Register interpretive signs placed at properties across the state to enhance knowledge of historic places and promote historic preservation. Click the link here, the graphic above, or the image below.

Free Admission

at the

Original Governor's Mansion

304 N Ewing St, Helena, MT

Fall/Winter Hours

Continuing through June 1, 2025
Saturdays Only:
Tours at 12, 1, 2, and 3
Closed holidays.

Tour capacity is 20 people. There is no admission fee, and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis - no advanced reservations.

Can't make it? Visit this historic home with a virtual tour of the Original Governor's Mansion or view a twenty-minute video tour.