MHS Interp;retive Historian Ellen Baumler will present the free public program and also talk about the difficulties of researching prostitution to find the real story of how it affected history.

Montana Historical Socitey staff worked with Helena High teacher Rob Holter involving his students in original research in the MHS archives of letters written by Montanans at war from the Civil War though Iraq. They will read p;ortions of letters and comment on them during the program. This is a on line lesson plan that anyone can use down loaded free

Teachers can download the Reader's Theater: Letters Home from Montanans at War lesson plan from the Montana Historical Society’s website: http://mhs.mt.gov/education/Educators/TeachingwithPrimarySources