Cultures Colliding: Bozeman's Early Diversity

234 East Mendenhall Street,Bozeman MT 59715

21 July, 2021

Description

Join The Extreme History Project for a walking tour that explores the diverse cultural groups that composed Bozeman's early population. Lured by the prospect of gold and new opportunities, people from across our fledgling nation and abroad came into the Gallatin Valley in the 19th century to settle and start new lives. As we will learn touring Bozeman’s North Side streets, our city’s earliest population was composed of many diverse cultural groups, that sometimes made for uneasy neighbors. But it’s this ethnic mosaic and the rich stories of these early settlers who helped shape the Bozeman we know today. Covid-19 health precautions: we strongly recommend that those who have not been vaccinated wear a mask. The Extreme History Project began as a means of making the humanities more fun, interesting and accessible to the general public and as a real means of generating social change. The Project hopes to encompass a variety of events and activities which will enhance the public’s understanding of how history has shaped our present and how understanding that legacy can affect the way we behave towards one another. Extreme History believes in setting a Truth Agenda which will work toward eradicating political and social agendas from the traditional historical narratives and pursue a more balanced and honest expression of the past.