Frank Bird Linderman was one of Montana's first literary figures and a true pioneer. Linderman scholar Celeste River shares stories by and about this accomplished raconteur who preserved in “printer's ink” true-life stories of his many friends who had peopled Montana Territory in the 1800s, including notable Native American leaders and Cowboy Artist Charlie Russell. (Presence of the Past Program Series, May 19, 2016)

Frank Bird Linderman was one of Montana's first literary figures and a true pioneer. Linderman scholar Celeste River shares stories by and about this accomplished raconteur who preserved in “printer's ink” true-life stories of his many friends who had peopled Montana Territory in the 1800s, including notable Native American leaders and Cowboy Artist Charlie Russell. (Presence of the Past Program Series, May 19, 2016)

This grainy film footage taken in Great Falls is reportedly the first shot of UFOs.

Nez Perce historians Allen V. Pinkham and Steven Ross Evans have examined the journals of Lewis and Clark with painstaking care to tease out new insights from what the explorers wrote about their Nez Perce hosts. Pinkham and Evans evaluate both what Lewis and Clark understood and what they misunderstood in the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) lifeway and political structure. More particularly they have re-examined the journals for clues about how the Nez Perce reacted to the bearded strangers. They have also gathered together and put into print for the first time the strands of a surprisingly rich Nez Perce oral tradition. Presence of the Past Program Series, May 12, 2016

Nez Perce historians Allen V. Pinkham and Steven Ross Evans have examined the journals of Lewis and Clark with painstaking care to tease out new insights from what the explorers wrote about their Nez Perce hosts. Pinkham and Evans evaluate both what Lewis and Clark understood and what they misunderstood in the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) lifeway and political structure. More particularly they have re-examined the journals for clues about how the Nez Perce reacted to the bearded strangers. They have also gathered together and put into print for the first time the strands of a surprisingly rich Nez Perce oral tradition. Presence of the Past Program Series, May 12, 2016

Nez Perce historians Allen V. Pinkham and Steven Ross Evans have examined the journals of Lewis and Clark with painstaking care to tease out new insights from what the explorers wrote about their Nez Perce hosts. Pinkham and Evans evaluate both what Lewis and Clark understood and what they misunderstood in the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) lifeway and political structure. More particularly they have re-examined the journals for clues about how the Nez Perce reacted to the bearded strangers. They have also gathered together and put into print for the first time the strands of a surprisingly rich Nez Perce oral tradition. Presence of the Past Program Series, May 12, 2016

Despite the name, these eponymous caverns were not discovered by Lewis and Clark.

Despite the name, these eponymous caverns were not discovered by Lewis and Clark.

Despite the name, these eponymous caverns were not discovered by Lewis and Clark.

Nez Perce historians Allen V. Pinkham and Steven Ross Evans have examined the journals of Lewis and Clark with painstaking care to tease out new insights from what the explorers wrote about their Nez Perce hosts. Pinkham and Evans evaluate both what Lewis and Clark understood and what they misunderstood in the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) lifeway and political structure. More particularly they have re-examined the journals for clues about how the Nez Perce reacted to the bearded strangers. They have also gathered together and put into print for the first time the strands of a surprisingly rich Nez Perce oral tradition. Presence of the Past Program Series, May 12, 2016