Our public speaker programs are live-streamed and recorded by Community Seven TV and are available through Vimeo at Community Seven TV.
High Noon 12PM at the Western Heritage Center, except where noted (2023)
March 16 – Birthing the West: Mothers & Midwives in the Rockies and Plains presented by Jennifer Hill, assistant teaching professor of American Studies at Montana State University.
April 20 – Chinese in Montana presented by Mark Johnson, professor at University of Notre Dame.
-Talk focuses on the experiences of Chinese residents in Billings, examining the pressures they faced, how they advocated for their rights, and how they fought to keep their culture alive in an often hostile environment.
May 18 –Looking for Culinary Creativity in Montana’s Historic Kitchens presented by Mary Murphy, a Distinguished Professor of History at Montana State University Bozeman and the Director of the Ivan Doig Center for the Study of the Lands and Peoples of the North American West
-Montana’s community cookbooks, where local people are contributing recipes, is a way to get a picture of the women in a community.
June 15 – History of Indigenous peoples in Yellowstone National Park presented by Dr. Shane Doyle
July 20 – The Crossroads of Art, Science, and Conservation in Early Yellowstone presented by Susan F. Barnett.
Sponsored by Billings Community Foundation
August 17 – Montana’s Visionary Mayor: Willard E Fraser by Lou Mandler, author
September 21 – Disease History in Montana Livestock and Ranching presented by Kerri Clement
October 19 – History of St. Vincent Healthcare, panel discussion
November 16 – Photography of Larry Mayer presented by Larry Mayer, photojournalist
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