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Artistic Renaissance: Making space for artist in historic Montana schoolhouse

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Artistic Renaissance: Making space for artist in historic Montana schoolhouse

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

The bricks resting at the steps to the entrance of a historic building in Virginia City were once the foundation for Montanas first high school the space where Montana's first school district was established. Now the organization that is rehabilitating the building is making a creative learning environment for working artists.Virginia City is a quintessential Old West community that draws half a million visitors in the summer months who are curi…See the Story

The Gift of a Library Helped Former Montana Mining Town Thrive for 100 Years

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"In many ways, the Virginia City that we know and love today, from a tourism perspective, started a hundred years ago," says Jim Jarvis, the author of "Virginia City, Montana: 100 Years of Keeping Time."A gold rush first brought people to the town in 1863, but by the 1920s, mining began to fade away. Jarvis says that if it were not for philanthropy and the towns status as the county seat, Virginia City may have faded away altogether.WATCH: Unvei…Library · Virginia City See the Story

Enjoy the music of Natalie Padilla and Ben Winship at the Ellinghouse

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Elling House Arts & Humanities Center bring Ben Winship of Victor, Idaho, and Bozeman native Natalie Padilla (Williamsburg, Massachusetts) together for a show at Virginia City's Elling House at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31.Virginia City · Virginia City See the Story

Author Spotlight: Janalyn Voigt

Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, The Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Crusoe—I met all of them before I could read. Snuggling at bedtime usually came with a new chapter from one of the classics, read in my father’s deep voice. It vibrated, deep in his chest, as he brought fascinating stories to life for my brother and me. Often a chapter would end on a cliffhanger, and I would lie in bed that night imagining what would happen next in the story.I still…Virginia City · Virginia City Read Article

From vigilantes to judges: What Montana’s past teaches us about justice today

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A sign on a livery and stable in Virginia City noting where the vigilantes met to discuss how to apprehend road agents (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).Montana has always been a place that values freedom and self-reliance. But our early history shows what happens when justice is left to those acting outside the law. In the 1860s, before Montana was even a territory, rough mining camps like Bannack and Virginia City were plagued b…Virginia City · Virginia City Read Article

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