Join the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum for a book signing and talk with co- author Kirby Lambert, June 19th, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

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.”