Living History Program Nevada City Open Air Museum

Saturday, May 26, 2012 - Saturday, October 27, 2012

Relive the excitement of the Gold Rush era in Montana. Living History Program - Stepping into Montana's Past

Outdoor Living History Museum in Nevada City, Montana, houses one of the largest collections of Old West Artifacts outside the Smithsonian. The site consists of 100, 1863 to early 1900 buildings, and close to 70 living history interpreters. Living history weekends are held Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend all summer long. See what the Old West was really like in Nevada City, Montana! Events are historically researched, and accurately portrayed. Events include interpretation of what it was like to really live in a frontier town in Montana. Take time out of your fast paced life to visit with the People of the Past, period correct costumed interpreters will help to guide your experience, and teach you about Montana's early days. Many people come expecting to see Hollywood style gunfights, this is not what we are about. We portray the events as they happened, in Alder Gulch, there are hanging, shooting, and other exciting happenings but they are all historically interpreted and designed to reflect the way things really happened. When you step into Nevada City, we want you to feel as if you are stepping into another era, the sights, sounds, and smells, of the past.

The Living History program consists of thematically interpreted events that follow the time line of Montana's history. There are exciting daily happenings, skilled interpreters, live demonstrators, blacksmith, saloon keeper, miner's widow, laundress, prospectors, school teachers, spinning and weaving and more. There are Victorian children's programs, interpretive talks and much more. Interpretation also extends to Virginia City, look for The Montana Post printing press in operation, and American Telegraphy. The programs offered by the Montana Heritage Commission are not equaled anywhere else in the West. Plan to attend the Living History Program in Nevada City, Montana.

May 26-28 The Gold Discovery

June 23 The Shooting of Deputy Dillingham

June 910 The George Ives Trial and Hanging

June 1617 Montana Vigilantes

June 2324 The Civil War in Alder Gulch

June 23 Lantern Tour-9pm

Jun 30Jul 2 Nevada City 4th of July

July 78 Alder Gulch Legends

July 1415 Capture of Steve Marshland

July 2122 Vigilante Double Cross..?

July 21 Lantern Tour 9pm

July 28-29 Miner's Court: Claim disputes

August 45 Placer Gold

August 1112 Beans, Bacon & Bannock Bread

August 1819 The Flour Riot

August 18 Lantern Tour9pm

August 2526 The Women of the Gulch

September 13 Jack Slade's End

September 1 Lantern Tour9pm

September 89 Winter Apples

September 1516 At The Trails End

October 2627 All Hallows Eve