Education

Free school programs 2012/2013 School Year

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Outdoor Exhibit Tours (May - October)

  • All-Around-the-Grounds Tour
  • Apple Days (FALL ONLY)
  • Fire Lookout Tower and Miller Creek Guard Cabin
  • Locomotives and Railroads
  • One-Room Schoolhouse Experience
  • Perpetual Monday- Laundry in the 1870's
  • WW2 Alien Detention Center and Discrimination

Indoor Exhibit Tours (Year Round)

  • "When The Mountains Roared: The Fire of 1910" (3/28/10- 1/1/12)
  • "Let Wonderland Tell Its Story: The Henry Jackson Albert Types" Early Photographs of Yellowstone National Park (4/25/10- 1/1/11) - independent tour
  • "The Road to Today: 250 Years of Missoula History" (permanent)

Outreach Programs

"We come to you"

  • Wear a Hat for History - 1st-6th grade
  • Fire Lookouts - K-12th grade
  • "My Memories of the Frontier" by Captain Charles Rawn - 9-12th grade (must schedule 3 weeks in advance, limited availability)
  • Homestead Lady - Preschool-3rd grade
  • Missoula History Through Children's Eyes - 3rd grade
  • Wizard of Flus - K-3rd grade

Education Trunk

Missoula History Through Children's Eyes
  • Introduction-Presettlement 1700's-1850's
  • Children on the Way
  • Children and Their Environment
  • Children at Home
  • Children in Town
  • Children at School
  • Children and Art

FREE CHECKOUT
Please call to reserve.
Teacher-led or docents available to lead components. Target age - 3rd grade.

Scheduling Information

  • Tours and outreach programs require 2 weeks advance notice for scheduling (unless otherwise noted).
  • Tours run Tuesday - Friday.
  • Please contact Dorene or Carolyn to schedule tours, outreach programs, and education trunk check-outs.

Contacts

Dorene Might-Dyer
Director of Education
406.728.3476 ext. 3
dmightdyer@montana.com

Carolyn Thompson
Education Assistant
406.729.3476 ext. 4
cpthompson@montana.com