This year is the 50th Anniversary of the 1959 Montana Prison Riot. To mark the occasion, the following events will be held.
Thursday APRIL 16
1:00 pm – Guided Tour of Prison – Old Montana Prison, 1106 Main Street, Deer Lodge
Friday APRIL 17
1:00 pm – Guided Tour of Prison – Old Montana Prison, 1106 Main Street, Deer Lodge
Saturday APRIL 18
Pen Convention Center, 925 Main Street, Deer Lodge
9:00 am – Welcome: Lyle Gillette – Introductions: John O’Donnell
9:30 am – “Setting the Stage/Two Communities” – Jim Blodgett
10:15 am – “Dark Spaces” – Baumler & Cooper (Book available HERE)
11:00 am – The 1959 Riot/”Jerry’s Riot” – Kevin Giles (Book available HERE)
12:15 pm – Lunch/The MT National Guard Film Viewing
1:30 pm – Historic Walk-through of the Prison – Gillette & Giles
2:45 pm – “Parallels in Space; 1908/1959″ – John O’Donnell
3:15 pm – Recollections – Group
6:00 pm – Reunion dinner at The Pen Convention Center – Cost to be announced
William Kohrs Library, 501 Missouri, Deer Lodge
7:30 pm – “Hard Times in Deer Lodge” – Ellen Baumler
Sponsored by Friends of the Library & Humanities Montana
For more information call (406) 846-3111 or email info@pcmaf.org
