Are you fascinated by Red Lodge Ghosts? Join the Carbon County Museum and Red Lodge Paranormal for a suspense filled evening as we explore some of Red Lodge's most haunted locations:

Learn how to use paranormal equipment to talk with spirits!

Please bring:

- Walking shoes

- Warm Clothing

- Personal Transportation to cemetery required

20 tickets available! $50 $30 per person.

This is an +18 up event

. Purchase Tickets Here

Historic Downtown Red Lodge Walking Tour

Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum for a walking tour of Historic Downtown Red Lodge, Montana!

Learn the history of Red Lodge’s most famous western architecture with Ray Masters as you explore one of Montana’s best preserved main streets. Then explore the Museum to learn more about our county’s history with included admission!

Please bring: good walking shoes, weather appropriate clothing, water

* $10 for members $15 for general admission *

Purchase Tickets HERE

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

• 7:00 AM

• Carbon County Historical Society & Museum (map)

Join the Historical Society for a field trip to the Keogh Buffalo Jump. Meet at the Museum at 7:00 AM and carpooling to the location near the Stillwater Mine. Bring your lunch or stop at the Nye Trading Post. Limited Spots available! Pre-registration required. Please contact the Carbon County Museum at (406) 446-3667 to secure your spot by July 11th.

$5 for members. $15 for General Admission.

FREE ADDMISSION DAY!

Elevation Science is a nonprofit focused on paleontological and natural history research, education, and outreach. Their work is based in the Bighorn Basin of Montana, with their home base located right here in Red Lodge!
Come check out their Pop-Up Museum, where you can interact with fossils and cool finds from their adventures out in the Bighorn Basin!
In honor of their work in the area, the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum is hosting with FREE ADMISSION!!!

Explore the prehistoric world of dinosaurs in the Bighorn Basin with Jason P Schein!

Jason Schein is a writer, naturalist, explorer, educator, and a paleontologist. He grew up in Alabama, and with encouragement from his family, inherited and developed from an early age a deep love and fascination with nature - both past and present.  Early memories of fossil-hunting trips around the state and the unbridled exhilaration accompanying every discovery fueled his imagination and drive through graduate school and into his professional career.  He now dedicates his time to sharing and creating similar experiences with his own family and others.

Jason is the Founding Executive Director of the Elevation Science Institute (formerly known as the Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute). He also serves as a researcher and educator within the organization.

Are you fascinated by Red Lodge Ghosts? Join the Carbon County Museum and Red Lodge Paranormal for a suspense filled evening as we explore some of Red Lodge's most haunted locations:

Learn how to use paranormal equipment to talk with spirits!

Please bring:

- Walking shoes

- Warm Clothing

- Personal Transportation to cemetery required

20 tickets available! $50 per person.

Purchase Tickets HERE

This is an +18 up event.

Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum for Music at the Museum - Red Lodge Locals Showcase!

This event will feature a variety of Red Lodge Local Musicians in a unique & diverse showcase of local talent.

* FREE for Members $5 General Admission *

Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum as we bring back one of our most beloved events, the Geology Ecology of the Beartooth Pass Tour for the 90th year of the Beartooth Highway!

• Pre-Registration Required Purchase Tickets HERE

• Tickets $50 - Purchase online or at the Museum

• Bring your lunch!

  This will be an all day trip into the Beartooth Mountains, Please be prepared with proper clothing for the weather and good footwear for short, informative walks. Limited space is available for this trip and carpooling should be anticipated..

Join the Historical Society for a field trip to the Finnish Kaleva Lodge. Meet at the Museum at 11:30 AM and carpooling to the the lodge north of town. Bring a dish to share for a picnic!
*Free for members. $10 for General Admission.

Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Beartooth Highway with Jon Axline!

Jon Axline is the soon-to-be retired long-time historian and interpretive marker coordinator at the Montana Department of Transportation. Long ago, he graduated from Montana State University (Go Bobcats) with an MA in American history. Jon has published a number of articles and books on a variety of Montana history subjects ranging from dinosaurs, historic bridges, to cold war sky watchers, and, most recently, a flying saucer film. He lives in Helena with his wife, Lisa, Corgi, an Australian Shepherd, and a very spoiled dachshund.

Carbon County Historical Society & Museum invites you to our Annual Meeting!

• Brief meeting, election of board members & awards presentation

• 1920's style dress encouraged!

• Speakeasy after shindig at the One Legged Magpie

• Red Lodge Prohibition with Speaker Jeff Gildehaus

  • Jeff Gildehaus, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Beartooth Ranger District, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Ret. 2020. 28 years on the Beartooth RD including Snow Ranger, Winter Sports Administrator, Recreation and Lands Special Uses, Certified Blaster, District Recreation Staff.

    Prohibition in Carbon County covers the Prohibition Era in Montana and more particularly Carbon County from 1916 - 1933. The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale or possession of alcoholic beverages in the United States; although did not prohibit consumption. Carbon County and Montana had a unique role in Prohibition. Red Lodge's colorful past is part of this time period in Montana History.

Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum in celebrating Norrine "The Outlaw Queen" Linderman's 96TH Birthday!!
June 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Meet the Outlaw Queen herself as we celebrate her incredible 96 years around the sun! Live music by The Friends of Norrine Band, Eddie Bracket, Tylee Wickens and songwriter, Kid Valance, with an incredible performance planned for yodeling Norrine "The Outlaw Queen" Linderman!

Enjoy the music video and song created to honor this Carbon County legend at it's official premier on the Roman Theater's big screen!

Cover: $5 or Donate What You Can!

BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE!!

Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum for a book signing and talk with co- author Kirby Lambert, June 5th, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

• Montana Trivia with the Montana Historical Society following at the One Legged Magpie

Book Summary

“A History of Montana in 101 Places: Sites and Stories from the Montana Historical Society ” outlines how community organizations, everyday folks, and local, state and federal governments have made and remade the Last Best Place.

“101 Places” features diverse locations that embody major cultural, economic, and political developments in the history of the state. Battlefields and government buildings appear alongside homes, schools, and taverns. Indigenous cultural sites share space with farms and mines as these places come together to tell Montana’s story.

Author Bio

Kirby Lambert worked for almost thirty-seven years at the Montana Historical Society where he served in a variety of capacities—as museum registrar, curator, and Outreach and Interpretation program manager. He is a coauthor of several books and a regular contributor to “Montana The Magazine of Western History.”

Donna Erickson is the author of Rooted at the Edge: Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide, published by the University of Nebraska Press in April of 2025.  Erickson grew up on a ranch in Missoula’s North Hills and was a professor of landscape architecture and planning at the University of Michigan for 16 years.  Since leaving academia, she has consulted with land conservation groups across the west from her home in Missoula. Donna’s previous book is MetroGreen: Connecting Open Space in North American Cities. 

Brian Urbanik - Music at the Museum

Saturday, April 18th, 2026

Doors open at 4:30 PM

Music starts at 5:00 PM

Join the Carbon County Museum for Music at the Museum with up and coming local artist Brian Urbanik!

Brian Urbanik is a returned Red Lodge local. He's considered himself a guitar player for over 12 years, and in the past few years he's started exploring singing and songwriting.

Brian's music has never been tied to a single genre or style. The songs he writes come from feelings and experiences happening in and around his life. Guitar playing—and now songwriting—has always felt like therapy for him.

Brian doesn't play music to impress others. He plays to make it through this life.

Some of his songs may be considered sad, but they’re powerful. The intensity of his musical expression reflects the weight and meaning of his life experiences. Brian's journey has been shaped by important people in his life, including Travis Burdick, Cory Leone Johnson, Wes Urbaniak, and many well-known artists.

Don't miss Brian Urbanik at the Carbon County Museum Saturday, April 18th, 2026 at 5:00 PM!

Doors open at 4:30 PM

Music starts at 5:00 PM

Free for members

$5 for General Admission

Historic Preservation Meeting

Fromberg, Montana

Clark’s Fork Valley Museum Tour and Carbon County Historic Preservation Updates

Kid Valance - Music at the Museum

Friday, March, 2026
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Carbon County Historical Society & Museum
Music at the Museum
Kid Valance performs his original songs and stories of his time as a Spirit Runner for Peace at the Carbon County Museum Friday, March, 2026 at 5:00 PM!
Doors open at 4:30 PM
Music starts at 5:00 PM
Free for members
$5 for General Admission

Join Red Lodge Paranormal for the Dead Lodge Ghost Investigation Evidence Reveal

March 13, 2026 @ 5:00 PM

Nita Waples of Red Lodge Paranormal reveals the evidence from our October Ghost Investigation. Explore the recordings and pictures from the October ghost investigation!

Find out more about Red Lodge’s ghosts!

Free for previous ghost hunt participants & members

$5 for General Admission

FREE for Members

“Goodbye Wives & Daughters” Music Video Premiere
February 27, 2026 @ 5:00 at the historic Roman Theater
Speaker: Jeff McNiesh, Smith Mine Expert
Live Music: Linda McKenzie, songwriter & Mike Holm & guests!

Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.carboncountyhistory.com/admission-tickets

or with cash at the Carbon County Museum or the Roman Theater the day of the event.

Pint Night at Sam's Tap Room

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum for Pint Night at Sam's Tap Room!
$1 donated to the CCHS&M for every pint sold!
Musical entertainment by Kid Valance!

Faith & Perry - Music at the Museum

Friday, February 13, 2026
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Carbon County Historical Society & Museum
Music at the Museum
Join us for a night with local duo Faith & Perry!
A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF Time Travel, GOOD LOVE & BAD LUCK
At the Carbon County Museum, Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM!
Doors open at 4:30 PM
Music starts at 5:00 PM
Free for members
$5 for General Admission

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Carbon County Historical Society & Museum
Music at the Museum
Join us for a night with local favorites Justin & Lisa Satterfield!
Featuring a variety of originals, acoustic instrumentals, and 80's/90's covers.
At the Carbon County Museum, Wednesday, January 21 at 5:00 PM!
Doors open at 4:30 PM
Music starts at 5:00 PM
Free for members
$5 for General Admission

The annual Red Lodge Festival of Trees is being held at the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum this year. The festival will be on November 29th (Shop Small Saturday) from 10-4. Be sure to drop into the museum to see or bid on our collection of beautiful trees and gifts for the holidays.

If your business or organization would like to donate a tree or gift basket for this year's event, please reach out to the museum or email us at: rlfestivaloftrees@yahoo.com.

Ice patch archaeology is more than artifact recovery, it’s a model for engaged, relevant science. It's inherently interdisciplinary, combining paleoclimatic, archaeological, & ecological approaches to explore human–environment dynamics through time. These efforts contribute to a broader narrative challenging the fatalism that often dominates climate discourse. While acknowledging ongoing crises of environmental degradation & climate instability, ice patch studies offer a story of resilience, thoughtful intervention, collaboration & relationship-building.

Day of the Dead Party!

Saturday, November 1st, 2025

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Join the Carbon County Museum for a special celebration!

• Live Music by local band Party Rock Emo!

• Haunted house through the museum coal mine!

• Face Painting!

Bring a photo of your loved ones passed to add to the alter

Are you brave enough to explore the depths of the Coal Mine?

You never know what lurks behind each turn!

Spirits? Spooks? Gremlins?

You’ll have to find out for yourself...

If you dare!!

Are you fascinated by Red Lodge Ghosts? Join the Carbon County Museum and Red Lodge Paranormal for a suspense filled evening as we explore some of Red Lodge's most haunted locations:

6PM Carbon County Museum

7PM Smith-Olcott Funeral Chapel

8PM Red Lodge Cemetery

Learn how to use paranormal equipment to talk with spirits!

Please bring:

- Walking shoes

- Warm Clothing

- Personal Transportation to cemetery required

Flashlights will be provided!!!

20 tickets available! $50 per person.

https://www.carboncountyhistory.com/admission-tickets

This is an +18 up event.