Region One On-line Exhibit
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Events and Links
Find out what is going on around the Region in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the 1910 Fires. See what our partners have scheduled and find links to other events.
Calendar of Events
LINKS to EVENTS: 1910 Exhibits thru 2010 |
August, 2010 - Idaho | August, 2010 - Montana | Fall 2010
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| 1910 Exhibits and Activities throughout 2010 | ||||
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| 2010 Date | Event/Activity | Location | Lead Contact(s) | Special Notes |
| January through Summer | Mark White: 1910 Fires and Fire Impacts Lecture Series | Lincoln County Library, Libby, MT | Mark White, USFS mjwhite@fs.fed.us (406) 293-7553 |
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| Spring 2010 | Kootenai NF Display/Exhibit | Troy or Libby | Becky Timmons btimmons@fs.fed.us (406) 283-7666 |
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| March 28, 2010 | Ft. Missoula Museum Display |
Ft. Missoula, Missoula, Montana | Ft. Missoula Museum web | Currently thru January 1, 2012 |
| Spring 2010 | 1910 Exhibit | Ranger Kaufman Cabin on the Boulder River, Gallatin National Forest, Big Timber, MT | William Schwartz Gallatin NF wschwartz@fs.fed.us (406) 932-5155 |
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| Through Labor Day | "Flames and Courage, Saga of the 1910 Fires" | Historical Museum | Thompson Falls, MT | |
| Spring 2010 - Opens May 29 | 1910 Exhibit: "Summer of Fires - Letters Home", Opens Memorial Day weekend, visiting hours daily, To schedule school tours (in late April or May) and for |
Staff House Museum, 820 McKinley Ave. Kellogg, ID |
Jackie Fields www.staffhousemuseum.com |
Kellogg, Idaho |
| Now | 1910 Fire Exhibit "When the Fires Roared" is featured at the Museum of North Idaho. Hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday through October 31. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $1.00 for children 6-16, under 6 is free, and a family rate of $7.00. |
115 N.W. Blvd Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
Dorothy Dahlgren, Director or e-mail dd@museumni.org (208) 664-3448 |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| IDAHO EVENTS: | |||
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August, 2010 Events scheduled on the Anniversary of the Big Blow-up August 20 and 21, 2010 For detailed questions to August, 2010 events, please contact Mariah Leuschen, (406) 329-3095, or e-mail at mdleuschen@fs.fed.us. |
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| 2010 Date | Event / Activity in Wallace, Idaho | Location | |
Saturday - Saturday August 14 - 21, 2010 |
Dates all-inclusive of multiple events: Ongoing Self-Guided historical tours of the Pulaski tunnel and Nine-Mile Cemetery. Activities will be present throughout town (All 1910 Fires Commemoration concurrent with Huckleberry Festival.) Contact Jim See at (jims@mullanschools.com). In Wallace, Idaho, the Melodrama Reenactments will be held August 4 - 29 on Wednesday and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; and the Sunday matinee will be at 2:00 pm. The shorter historical-based production will be held August 8-31, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm. Contacts: Paul or Carol Roberts at (208) 783-0288, cell (208) 682-5488 or e-mail pkrbywed@gmail.com Hike Pulaski's route from Lake Elsie to the Adit in West Fork of Placer Creek. Lead Contact: Jim See at (jims@mullanschools.com). Noel Logar will lead the hike; hikers will meet at the Wallace High School at 9:00 am. on August 14, 2010. On August 19, spend an evening with Stephan Pyne, author, about the significance of the big burn, and the lasting impacts of this fire. Held at the ELKS, at 7:00 PM. Henry Nipp is lead contact. Reception to follow the talk. On August 20, in Wallace, view the Premier of the Documentary by George Sibley at the ELKS at 7:00 PM. Jim See at (jims@mullanschools.com) and Forest Vandorn are contacts. Reception to follow the viewing.
At the Wallace ELKS, on August 21, spend an evening with Tim Egan, Keynote Speaker at 7:00 PM. Henry Nipp and Jim See at(jims@mullanschools.com) as contacts. Reception to follow. |
Wallace, ID | |
| August 22 | Guided hike on the Pulaski Tunnel Trail, 10:00 AM Saturday, in Wallace, Idaho. Jim See is contact at (jims@mullanschools.com) |
Wallace, ID | |
| August 17 - 21, 2010 | Visit http://www.firecoop.org to view reservation information on many activities and events in St. Maries, Idaho Benewah County, Idaho Fair Dates all-inclusive of multiple events: August 17, Tuesday August 19, Thursday
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St. Maries, ID | |
| Avery, Idaho Events | |||
| Saturday, August 21, 2020 |
SUNDAY, 8/22/2010 ACTIVITIES 9:00 am - Church Service with Rusty Craig
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Avery, ID | |
Shoshone County, Idaho and Silver Valley Events - See the Fire Prevention Cooperative web for additional details. http://firecoop.org/1910FireCommemoration.aspx |
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| MONTANA EVENTS: | ||
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August, 2010 Events scheduled on the Anniversary of the Big Blow-up August 20 and 21, 2010 For detailed questions to August, 2010 events, please contact Mariah Leuschen,
(406) 329-3095, |
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| 2010 DATE | EVENT / ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| Friday, August 20, 2010 |
"Step Back in Time to 1910" program which will feature "A Tribute to Lilly," Last known survivor of 1910 Fires, who passed away January, 2010. |
Trout Creek, MT |
| Saturday August 21, 2010 |
Trout Creek/Sanders County, MT Flyer for the Trout Creek Saturday, August 21, 2010 Events 8:00-9:00 AM - Breakfast briefing and ATV Run Registration - Fire station Ongoing: 3:30 PM - Welcome, Introductions - Stage
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Trout Creek/Sanders County, MT |
| Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
Savenac Nursery Memorial Grove 2:00 – 4:00 pm Rededication of Savenac Nursery Memorial Grove Memorial Grove was planted to honor fallen 1910 firefighters Speakers to include: Patti Koppenol, Director, Fire and Aviation, USFS Bob Derleth Local representatives USFS Honor Guard present 4:00 pm Potluck Dinner Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) reunion |
Haugan, MT |
| Sunday, August 22, 2010 | The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Presents: Sunday, August 22 at 11:00 am
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Missoula, MT Historical Museum at Fort Missoula |
| Sunday, August 22, 2010 | Fire on the Land - Culture, History, and Science of Fire in the Northern Rockies Presented by Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Payne Family Native American Center & Urey Lecture Hall at the University of Montana - 2:00 - 5:00 pm
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Missoula, Montana University of Montana |
| Fall, 2010 |
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| September, 2010 |
| Tentative: September 19-23, 50th Anniversary of Fire Lab |
| October, 2010 |
| October 24-29, International Association of Wildland Fire Conference, Spokane, WA. 3rd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference "Beyond Fire Behavior and Fuels: Learning from the Past to Help Guide Us in the Future". Held at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park. After the conference field trips will highlight 1910 Fire sub theme. For more information: http://iawfonline.org/spokane2010/ |
Links
Click on the links below to see other web sites dedicated to the 1910 Fire Commemoration. Many of these links will take you to of this web site and into our partner organizations. If you would like to add an informational link here, please contact us.
Memorial List of all Forest Service firefighters killed in the line of Duty: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/fire/heros.shtml
The Wildland Firefighters Foundation, Forest Service partner. Web site includes memorial information. http://www.wffoundation.org
Informal web site regarding the Great 1910 1910 Fire of Idaho, Montana, & Washington http://www.1910fire.com
Pulaski Tunnel website - http://www.pulaski-project.org
Ft. Missoula Museum, 1910 Fire Exhibit, March 29, 2010
1919 Fire-related articles from Evergreen Magazine at http://www.idahoforests.org/fires.htm