Traveling Exhibits
As a national organization, we work with Forest Service Visitors Centers, historic sites and communities to bring history to life in places across the country.
Recent Traveling Exhibits
Beartooth Highway Exhibit - 2008
The Beartooth Highway was constructed in the 1930s from Red Lodge Montana to Yellowstone National Park across the Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests in Montana and Wyoming. The spectacular scenic view attracts thousands of tourists.
Dale Petersen, an NMFSH volunteer and his committee researched and developed an interpretive display with historical information about the road and the mountainous area. The NMFSH is offering the display to groups and businesses along the highway in Montana and Wyoming. This effort can be a prototype of what can be done on site-specific history around the country.
1907 Big Blackfoot Milling Company Timber Sale Exhibit - 2007
Working with the Seeley Lake Historical Museum, we completed an exhibit on the 50 Million Board Feet 1907 Big Blackfoot Milling Company timber sale at Seeley Lake, Montana. The NMFSH’s historical archival information and artifacts were used to develop the exhibit, including historical photographs and documents. Exhibit topics include Jim Girard, pioneer Forest Service timber cruiser, Forest Service timber sale procedures, and transportation of the logs by river drives to the Bonner, Montana sawmill. The NMFSH received a Montana Cultural Trust Grant to create the exhibit.
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