Historic Butte: Montana's Mining City

Dates: March 17, 2025
Meets: M from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
 Location: Bozeman, MT - Museum of the Rockies
Cost:  $0.00

There are still openings remaining at this time.

Date Day Time
03/17/2025Monday3 PM to 5 PM

Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2024-2025 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

Hear the fascinating story of Butte, the "Richest Hill on Earth" and America's "Gibraltar of Unionism." This talk will trace Butte's dynamic history from its 1864 origins as a ramshackle placer camp to its remarkable rise as the world's most significant mining center and its staggering decline in the 1980s.

Course Takeaways

  • A thorough understanding of the major events that have defined the historical development of Butte, Montana.
  • A greater awareness of the incomparable stories and unique characters that have defined Montana's exceptional mining city.
  • A better appreciation of the often-overlooked roles played by workers, women, ethnic groups and people of color who created the compelling story of Butte, Montana.
  • A framework for comprehending Butte's role in the broader context of Montana and American history.
Fee:  $0.00

Bozeman, MT - Museum of the Rockies

600 West Kagy Blvd
Bozeman, Montana 59717

Derek Strahn

Derek Strahn has an M.A. in history from MSU-Bozeman and teaches Advanced Placement U.S. History at Bozeman High School. He was the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's Montana's Preserve America History Teacher of the Year in 2010. He has written numerous works about Montana History, including The Montana Medicine Show's Genuine Montana History, which the Great Falls Tribune called "one of the classic books every Montanan should read."