Past Events

Check out a few videos of our past speaker events. More videos will be added periodically. A HUGE thank you to Mark Edwards and Jay West for donating their time and talent in creating these videos!

2026

Larry Loendorf

Thursday, August 13, 2026

In this presentation, Loendorf argues that after leaving the Lewis and Clark Expedition, John Colter—perhaps the best-known mountain man—spent the winter of 1806–07 in Clarks Fork Canyon with Joseph Dickson & Forrest Hancock. The following year, Manuel Lisa sent Colter & George Drouillard to encourage Crow & Shoshone to trade at Lisa’s newly built fort at the confluence of the Bighorn & Yellowstone rivers. Working with Cobe Chatwood, Loendorf has traced Drouillard’s route across Carbon County & found that his journey around the Pryors differed from Colter’s, which headed directly to Sunlight Basin & through what is now Yellowstone National Park. This account places Colter entering Yellowstone from the east in the fall of 1807, rather than following the route proposed by other fur trade scholars, who argue that he traveled south to Cody, the Wind River Basin, & Jackson Hole before heading north through Yellowstone in the spring of 1808.

Speaker Bio

Lawrence Loendorf is a native Montanan with BA and MA degrees from the University of Montana and a PhD from the University of Missouri Columbia. He taught at the University of North Dakota for 22 years and then at New Mexico State University for 10 years. He currently manages Sacred Sites Research, Inc., a non-profit company. Loendorf is best known for his research at pictograph and petroglyphs sites at locations from Canada to Mexico. His recent research has focused on recording traditional cultural properties, often teaming with American Indians in the process. He has authored or co-authored a dozen books including several on the American Indians in Yellowstone National Park.

Music at the Museum - Barney Baritone

Friday, August 7, 2026

Join the Carbon County Museum for Music at the Museum with musical guest Barney Baritone AKA Barney Peterson, who performs songs of Montana and the Wild West from the Tin Pan Alley era (~1910s - 40s) with voice and ukuleles.

Richard O'Conner

Thursday, August 6, 2026

UFO Disclosure: What You Need to Know

Are we alone? Or, is there an extraterrestrial intelligence that is engaging with this planet and our people? Has there been a UFO cover-up? What is the process of "UFO Disclosure", and is that process currently underway? Is this a topic that merits your attention? If we are not alone, how might that news affect our lives and those who come after us? Do average citizens have a stake in this? If so, how do we make our voices heard? These are some of the questions that will be addressed by Dr. Richard O'Connor, M.D. as he presents "UFO Disclosure: What You Need to Know".

Jason P Schein

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Dinosaurs of the Bighorn Basin

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.

Red Lodge Locals Showcase - Music at the Museum

Saturday, June 20, 2026

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

Kid Valance

Brian Urbanick

Eddie Bracket

Jon Axline

Friday, June 12, 2026

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

Jeff Gildehaus

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Bootlegging in Red Lodge, Montana

Carbon County Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Norrine "The Outlaw Queen" Linderman's 96th Birthday Party

Saturday, June 6, 2026

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 its official premier on the Roman Theater's big screen!

Kirby Lambert

Friday, June 5, 2026

A History of Montana in 101 Places: Book Signing & Talk with co-author Kirby Lambert

Brian Urbanik - Music at the Museum

Saturday, April 18, 2026

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

Kid Valance - Music at the Museum

Friday, March 20, 2026

Kid Valance performs his original songs and stories of his time as a Spirit Runner for Peace at the Carbon County Museum.

“Goodbye Wives & Daughters” Music Video Premiere

February 27th, 2026

“Goodbye Wives & Daughters” Music Video Premiere at the historic Roman Theater

Speaker: Jeff McNeish, Smith Mine Expert

Live Music: Paulette Daniels, Tylee Wickens, Grizzly Peak Pickers, Linda McKenzie (songwriter), Mike Holm (track vocalist) & Edd Gryder (final song masterer) !

Music at the Museum: Perry & the Pisces

February 13th, 2026

Music at the Museum: Lisa & Justin Satterfield

January 21st, 2026

A night with local Red Lodge favorites Justin & Lisa Satterfield! Featuring a variety of originals, acoustic instrumentals, and 80's/90's covers.

2025

Chris Warren

October 9th, 2025

Hemingway in Yellowstone Country

2nd Annual Montana Cowgirl Showdown

Talent Competitions

Evening Showdown

October 4th & 5th, 2025

Terri Kelleher

September 11th, 2025

History of the All Nations Garden Club

Goodbye Wives and Daughters

September 5th, 2025

Written by Linda McKenzie and sung by Mike Holm

Visit to purchase the song visit https://lindamckenziemusic.com/

Aura Sunada Newlin

August 26th, 2025

Heart Mountain

Robert Schalla

August 14th, 2025

Black Diamonds

Dr. Janine Pease

July 10th, 2025

The Crow Indian Student Experience at Carlisle Indian Industrial School: A Bittersweet Legacy

Red Lodge Festival of Nations Tribute 75th Anniversary

June 27th-29th, 2025

Memories of Bob Moran

All Nations Banquet, the Street Party, Highland Games, & New West BBQ

All Nations Dancing

Mike D’Emic

June 18th, 2025

Dinosaur Discoveries Old and New

Norrine “The Outlaw Queen” Linderman

June 14th, 2025

Norrine “The Outlaw Queen” Linderman’s 95th Birthday

Marv Keller & Joan Brownell

June 12th, 2025

Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association

Carbon County Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting

April 24th, 2025

Annual Meeeting

Norm Tjeltveit

April 10th, 2025

Camp Sawtooth

Music at the Museum: Kid Valance

February 21st, 2025

Kid Valance performs his original songs and stories of his time as a Spirit Runner for Peace at the Carbon County Museum.

Music at the Museum: Grizzly Peak Pickers

January 25th, 2025

The Grizzly Peak Pickers thrill guests with a Bluegrass performance at the Carbon County Museum.

Music at the Museum: Lee Calvin

January 15th, 2025

Lee Calvin from Calvin & the Coal Cars presents an acoustic performance at the Carbon County Museum.

2024

Ray Masters, Venessa Selby, & Spencer Weimer

December 19th, 2024

Skiing Red Lodge History and Former Red Lodge Area Ski Centers

John Mueller

October 10th, 2024

Yellowstone Park Transportation 1917-1960

Patty Molinaro

September 12th, 2024

Origins of Crow Agencies in Montana

MATT STUMP

August 8th, 2024

Graveyards of a Mine: Domestic War Heroes of Montana Coal and Iron Co. (1943)

Dan Steffensen & A.J. Otjen "Burned Over:The Survival of Montana Firefighter Dan Steffensen" July 20, 2024

July 20th, 2024

"Burned Over:The Survival of Montana Firefighter Dan Steffensen"

Lea Schoenewald

July 11th, 2024

"Lost Coal District of Gebo, Crosby and Kirby"

2023

Glenna Rae Cammock Alevizos

August 8th, 2023

Belfry Golden Bats Championship Years

Matt Stump

April 20, 2023

The Legacy of Montana Coal & Iron and the Smith Mine Disaster

Red Lodge, Bearcreek, and Cooke City Railroads

May 11, 2023

Red Lodge, Bearcreek, and Cooke City Railroads

2022

Jeff McNeish

May 6, 2022

Jeff McNeish Tour of Smith Mine Site

Dr. Larry Loendorf

Sept 8, 2022

Dr. Larry Loendorf, “Dstretch and Regional Rock Art Sites.”

John Colter by Ralph Saunders

July 7, 2022

Ralph Sauders “John Colter”

“The Art of the Bird by Lee Silliman”

June 2, 2022

“An Inconvenient Grizzly

with Naturalist Greg Smith”

“Ernest Hemmingway in the Yellowstone High Country”
by Chris Warren

2021

“Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West”
by Jerry Enzler

“The Red Lodge Festival of Nations
Round Table Discussion”

“History of the Pryor Horse Herd”
by Ginger Kathrens

“Larger Than Life Leaders in Montana”
by Hal Stearns

“The Historic Buses of Yellowstone”
by John Mueller

“Fred Inabnit: The Swiss Intrepid Hiker”
by Ralph Saunders

“Historic Inscriptions of the Northern Plains”
by Dr. Timothy Urbaniak

2019

“The Smith Mine Disaster: Remembering the Workers 75 Years Later”
by Jeff McNeish