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Montana 1864 By author Ken Egan ‘Montana 1864, Stories From Montana’s Creation’ program May 20 With special guest speaker author Ken Egan May 15, 2015 The Lincoln County Libraries will host Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program "Montana 1864: Stories from Montana’s Creation" with Ken Egan on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at The Heritage Museum, 34067 US Highway 2, in Libby, starting at 6:00PM. The presentation is free and open to the public. Sidney Edgerton, Mary Ronan, Pretty Shield and Crazy Horse are just some of the interesting people of Montana in 1864. Journey back to the year of Montana’s founding in this lively presentation on various characters and events that shaped the state from its beginnings. Egan talks about selected historical figures, then leads a conversation about Montana’s past and present. Egan’s presentation is based on his book Montana 1864, which offers a lively panorama of events during the Territory’s first year. His earlier study, Hope and Dread in Montana Literature,, provides insight into the state’s rich literature from the 1860s to the present. Egan serves as executive director of Humanities Montana, and he taught college literature and writing for 25 years. Partial funding for the Speakers Bureau program is provided by a legislative grant from Montana’s Cultural Trust and from the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, please call the Lincoln County Library in Libby at 406-293-2778.

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