Montana 250th Commission Launches “Montana Reads” Virtual Book Club
Author: Chris Averill, Chair, Montana 250th Commission
Montana 250th Commission Launches “Montana Reads” Virtual Book Club
Chris Averill
Chair, Montana 250th Commission
The Montana 250th Commission is launching a year-long series of virtual events designed to build excitement around the United States’ 250th birthday in 2026. “Montana Reads: The Treasure State's Book Club” is a monthly online book discussion that will cover exciting topics and figures from United States, Montana, and Tribal history.
Each month, a member of the Montana 250th Commission will lead a presentation and discussion on books that explore myriad aspects of our shared history - from the Founding Fathers to Montana statesmen and women, cultural traditions to amazing innovation. These monthly discussions will feature conversations around the books’ central themes, seeking applications to current challenges and initiatives facing our state and nation. Montanans are encouraged to participate in any and all of these events that they find interesting and, where possible, to read the book in advance.
All “Montana Reads” events will be held by Zoom on the second Thursday of each month, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm MT. The Montana 250th Commission is excited to share these stories with all Montanans and will be bringing in special guests where possible to further bring this history to life.
The summer and fall lineup of events includes:
Thur., July 10 – Rush: Revolution, Madness & the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father, by Stephen Fried (Part I: Turbulent Spirit, pages 1 – 250)
*NOTE: Author Stephen Fried will join us live for the July event
Thur., Aug. 14 – Rush: Revolution, Madness & the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father, by Stephen Fried (Part II: American Hippocrates, pages 251 – 510)
Thur., Sept. 11 – The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, by Garrett Graff
*NOTE: Author Garrett Graff will join us live for this special event in honor of the victims of September 11, 2001
Thur., Oct. 9 – Mansfield and Dirksen: Bipartisan Giants of the Senate, by Marc Johnson
*NOTE: Author Marc Johnson will join us live for this event
Registration links for September and October are forthcoming. To register for events, please visit https://mths.mt.gov/education/index1. You will then be sent a Zoom link for that individual event. Please email laura.marsh@mt.gov for any registration issues.
For More Information about the Montana 250th
Commission, visit the MT43News website at:
https://mt43news-business-services.com/Montana250th
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