From the ever-busy Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park to the rusting remnants of Smith Mine Number 3 on a lonely hillside in Carbon County,  A History of Montana in 101 Places: Sites and Stories from the Montana Historical Society is a fascinating anthology of the locations that have made and remade the Last Best Place.

The beautifully illustrated, 304-page book from the Montana Historical Society Press is a companion to the popular History of Montana in 101 Objects published in 2021.

Compelling stories by current and former Montana Historical Society historians Christine Brown, Martha Kohl, Kirby Lambert and the late Ellen Baumler, to whom the book is dedicated, are accompanied by stunning photography from Tom Ferris.

The Brown Bag presentation will begin at noon on Wednesday, April 22^nd, 2026, and will last about an hour. The presentation will be held in the auditorium at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, located at 17 W. Quartz Street. Guests are encouraged to bring a sack lunch. Coffee and water will be provided.

Brown Bag Lunches are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. Upcoming lectures will focus on topics of local interest. For more information, contact the Archives at (406)782-3280.