Thank you for your generous support during this year’s ColumbusMTGives campaign!
This year’s ColumbusMTGives campaign raised over $150,000 for 21 nonprofit organizations based in Columbus. The Museum of the Beartooths led the way for the third year in a row, raising nearly half of the total funds. As a result, the Museum will receive a proportional share of the $20,350 in matching funds generously contributed by 10 local businesses.
Matching donations made during the campaign were especially impactful. Your generosity is what keeps our doors open and allows us to preserve and share the history of Stillwater County with the community and visitors alike.
We are deeply grateful!
Thanks to your generous support, we welcomed over 3,000 visitors from 42 states and 12 countries in 2024!
2024 Highlights:
- 66 people in 23 UTVs joined our Benbow & Mouat Mines Geology and History Tour
- A countywide Historic Barn Inventory is now underway
- 40 professional video oral histories completed
- Recent oral histories include George Bokma, Gary Borland, Terry Brumfield, Merenna Rader Morrow, Ted Morrow, William Thompson, and Virginia Ostrum Wittman
- 62 researchers completed nearly 140 hours of local history work
- More historic public records, including school records, are now accessible
- Harvest Host members can now park RVs at the museum
- A new Johnson Exhibit opened in May 2025
- A new Stillwater County History Documentary will premiere in September 2025
Student Tours:
Guests included students from National Taiwan University who explored the geology of the Beartooth Mountains. Stillwater County Homeschool students and Columbus Public School students also toured the museum.
Our mission is to collect, preserve, and share the rich history, art, and culture of the Stillwater County area. Your generous support makes this important work possible—thank you!
