Pumpkins for sale, pricing is by donating. Pumpkins are grown local in Pompey’s Pillar by Pawpaws Pumpkin patch.

Join us at the 35th Annual Threshing Bee, August 17th & 18th 2024. Come see Antique Tractors, Steam Engines, working Blacksmith shop, Shingle branding, Threshing and Grain Binding, corn on the cob, Dutch oven bread baking, Kiddee rides, Arts and Crafts, Homemade Pie and Ice cream, Huntley Project Museum, and Food Trucks, and many more events!

Slide on over to visit the museum while your attending the Lions Club signature event - Homesteader Days. We’re right next door. See how our founders lived and read on some of the hardships, and joys, they experienced. Stroll along the boardwalk and visit replicas of a old Mercantile, Bank, Drs Office, Chapel and more. Immerse yourself in the spirit of the day. Parade starting at 10:00 each day passes right in front of the Museum - see you there! for more information on Homesteader Days visit the Lions Clubs page - http://hplionsclub.org/event-overview/

THIS IS A FUND RAISER SO CELEBRATE WITH THE BEST!

Once again we are offering the best assortment of fireworks! Our experts hand pick our selection and will help you get the best bang for your money. Come and check out our wonderful selection! And you’ll be helping fund the Museum in their on-going quest to preserve the heritage of the Huntley Project area as well as all our educational endeavors.

Come visit us for Civil War Live! 2024 Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10 are set aside for school children. Saturday is open to the public.

Quilts Quilts Quilts! The museum is going to be hosting a quilt show for the whole month of February. Bring quilts in, to display in the main museum building. Starting February 1st you can bring in a quilt you or a family member has made. Bring in a story or two to put with the quilt that tells about how and why it was made! Come in the 1-29 th of Febuary to read about quilts and enjoy their beauty. If you have a quilt rack, we ask that you bring that to dsplay your quilt on! Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone in February! 2024

Make plans to join us at the Huntley Project Museum for Civil War Live! May 12-14.

Because of Covid 19, this event has not taken place at the Museum since 2019. The event is presented by the Northern Rockies Civil War Association, a group of historians who use period costumes, weapons and other materials, including food and cooking techniques, to depict life during the Civil War.

The Northern Rockies Civil War Association invites everyone to “Come learn and experience a little bit of life during the Civil War with our amazing living historians.”

This event is free, although do-nations to the museum are appreciated.

Schedule of events for 2020 Civil War Live!

6th Annual Civil War Era LIVE! Event.

Free event to come and learn about life during the civil war era. Come experience a little bit about life during the 1860's.

On this page, we will continue to provide updates to the learning stations planned and the schedule of presentations that will occur throughout the event. If you are coming, or considering coming and visiting our event, please check back often. Also, if you mark going or interested, Facebook should notify you when there are updates or changes. If you are a living historian looking for event details, please see the event listed "May HP Event" where you will find details specific to you.

If you are a teacher bringing a group of students on Thursday or Friday, please note that space is limited. Please be sure to contact the museum and reserve your space.

What we know so far:

Learning Stations:
Soldier Life:
Sutlers:
Cavalry: Cavalryman and his horse.
Artillery: Artillery crew will discuss and demonstrate one type of cannon used during the Civil War
Civil War Medicine:
Music of the Era:

Schedule of Events:

Thursday: This day is dedicated to students from 9-3, and will be for older kids/schools (8-12 grade). Anyone is welcome, just please understand that during those hours, activities are scheduled and planned for school students. From 3-5, all public is welcome to come interact and enjoy the event.

Friday: This day is dedicated to students from 9-3, and will be elementary age students. Anyone is welcome, just please understand that during those hours, activities are scheduled and planned for school students. After 3, the event is open to the public and all are encouraged to come and enjoy the event.

Friday PM: There will be a special campfire concert. This event will not be free, and is listed on our page as a separate event. Please see that event page for cost information and further details.

Saturday:
8-12: Camps will be open to the public during this time. At noon, living historians will begin packing up. So if you want to visit the camps, and see the presentations, please plan accordingly.

Saturday Special Presentations!

9-10 AM: Guns from the Civil war to the Old West.
This presentation will be provided by Ray Heiser, our Cavalry living historian. He will discuss and show the different types of guns used through the civil war, and then into the Indian Wars and out west. More details to follow

10:30-11:30 AM: Civil War medicine.
This will be presented by Kathe Gabel. She will be discussing civil war medicine, the realities of medicine during the war. More information to come.

12-?: Hank Cramer, songs of the Trails.
Come spend the rest of the afternoon listening to Hank Cramer. He will be talking about and singing the music and songs that were sang by immigrants coming into the western territories via the western trails. This is a free event. In case of rain, it will be held inside. If the weather is nice it will be held outside, so plan to bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and spend the afternoon.

Learn what it was like live 150 years ago! Chat with Civil War-era soldiers, rub elbows with the infamous "sutler" enjoy the company of ladies, taste the foods they are, visit with a Native American, and learn about the hardships of the pioneering life and people that shaped Montana at this unique interactive and family-friendly event by the Northern Rockies Civil War Associaton.

For  full details and all planned activities, find the Northern Rockies Civil  War Association on Facebook or call the Huntley Project Museum at 406-348-2533