UMontana Public History Program
projects
Spring and Summer 2025 Public History Internships
During the spring and summer of 2025, eight students participated in public history internships across the state. Through each experience, these students gained valuable skills that will serve them well in their future careers, while also enjoying their work and…
Queer In and Out of Montana Community History Project
University of Montana faculty, students, staff, and alumni are collaborating with community organizations including the Western Montana LGBTQ+ Community Center, the Montana Two Spirit Society, TransVisible Montana, the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, the Montana Historical Society, and Humanities Montana…
Griz Nation Oral Histories
In Fall 2024, a team of undergraduate and graduate history students at the University of Montana launched an oral history project exploring the powerful ties between UM sports, its fans, and communities across Missoula and Montana. Guided by Professor Jody…
news
H. Duane Hampton Lecture: Megan Kate Nelson
On April 1, the Public History Program host our H. Duane Hampton Lecture, honoring the late H.D. Hampton (“Hamp”), Hammond Professor Emeritus of the University of Montana History Department. The event will feature award-winning writer and historian Megan Kate Nelson delivering the public lecture “How the Real West Was Lost: The Frontier Myth and the Erasure of U.S. Western History.” Join us from 7-8:30pm at the Gallagher Business Building, room 106.
Women Prison History Exhibit
Public history student Rebecca Maine has co-authored a new digital exhibit for the Montana History Portal that explores the history and experience of female inmates living in a Montana prison system designed for men. Check it out here: “Built Without Her In Mind.“
Meet Gus!
Public history student Rebecca Maine recently completed an internship with the Montana History Portal, where she created a digital exhibit on Gus: “The Largest Western Larch Tree in the World“!
Located near Seeley Lake, Montana Gus has stood through centuries of change, from Indigenous stewardship to the rise of the timber industry and modern conservation efforts. Rebecca’s exhibit explores how one remarkable tree connects Montana’s environmental and cultural history.
