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     On Thursday, January 22 at 7 p.m. noted filmmaker Ken Burns and historian Dayton Duncan will present "Montana's Sneak Preview of The National Parks: America's Best Idea" at the Emerson Cultural Center Auditorium in Bozeman. The Emerson Cultural Center is located at 111 South Grand Avenue.

     Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan will discuss their upcoming 6-part documentary on the national parks, including the ideas and individuals that created the park system. Video clips from the film - which includes images from the Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives collection - will be shown as a preview of the 12 hour series scheduled to air on Montana PBS in the fall of 2009. Ken Burns and historian and co-producer Dayton Duncan will answer questions from the audience.

     A book and video signing will follow the presentation.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the preservation of and access to the Society's National Park collections.


"Giant Geyser, Yellowstone National Park." 1885, Photo by F. Jay Haynes, Montana Historical Society Photo Archives, HAYNES FOUNDATION COLLECTION H-1607

Tickets are $15.00 each. A small processing fee will be added when purchased online

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Tickets also available from the Montana Historical Society Museum Store or Cactus Records in Bozeman.

For questions, contact the Montana Historical Society at 406-444-2694.