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Jewish history of Missoula exhibit tours, presented by Bert Chessin.
Tour times are 1:30, 3:00 and 4:30 on Sun., June 12th at the UM Mansfield Library. These tours are limited, so please let us know if you...

Paul BBH
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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Learn about Jewish history of Bob Marshall with a museum exhibit at the Missoula Public Library.
Our in depth study uncovered where Bob Marshall lived in Missoula while he worked for the Forest Service. Bob was undoubtedly one of the...

Paul BBH
Jan 19, 20221 min read
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Bear Bones Historians new museum exhibit, brought to you by Holly Kingsford Farmers Insurance Agency
Our new exhibit titled: 'From Gold to Granite' is brought to you in part by the generosity of Holly Kingsford Farmers Agency. At this...

Paul BBH
Jul 7, 20201 min read
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Our Salish exhibit can now be seen at The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula.
It features the lives of three extaordinary Salish elders.

Paul BBH
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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Documentary of Jewish history in the Wild West.
It’s not enough to build an exhibit. We are currently collaborating with Amanda Kinsey, who is busy producing a documentary about Jews of...

Paul BBH
Mar 25, 20201 min read
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History of Jews in Montana museum exhibit to be featured at the new Missoula Public Library.
Bert and I are busy expanding our current exhibit to include remarkable Jews from Montana. There will be women, frontieresmen, gold...

Paul BBH
Mar 19, 20201 min read
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Tour Leiser's Footsteps Museum Exhibit
While so many of us are sitting at home wondering what to do, visit bearboneshistorians.org and learn about how these extaordinary Jewish...

Paul BBH
Mar 16, 20201 min read
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Leiser's Footsteps exhibit story is featured in the Forward. And we're just getting started.
After spending so much time and effort into research, and more research building and designing this exhibit, Bert and I are both thrilled...

Paul BBH
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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News about Leiser's Footsteps exhibit, now featured at The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula.
Bert and I were both featured in the Missoulian on Monday. The article talks about Leiser's Footsteps museum exhibit we created.

Paul BBH
Mar 4, 20201 min read
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We are now an official nonprofit. Donors can deduct contributions they make, under IRC Section 170.
By donating to Bear Bones Historians, in a way, you're helping bring Jewish settlers back to life, giving these remarkable, and often...

Paul BBH
Mar 4, 20201 min read
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Herman Kohn jewelers sign revealed
At the same moment Leiser's Footsteps museum exhibition is launched, an approximately 100 year old wall sign is revealed. It just so...

Paul BBH
Mar 4, 20201 min read
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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library is hosting
Leiser's Footsteps museum exhibit until June, 2022
We are looking forward to launching our new exhibit called: From Gold to Granite in the Winter of 2022.
This is an exploration of Jews during the Gold Rush period.
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Our objective is to bring Leiser's Footsteps exhibit to museums around the NW United States.
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