Vendors Reserve your spot today! Call 406-348-2533 or
Email: huntleyprojectmuseum@gmail.com
The museum is hosting its 2nd annual community yard sale! All ages are welcome to this event. Shop at tables around the museum grounds for yard sale items. Food truck, music, and more to come!
Saturday, June 7th, 2025 from 9am - 4pm
The drawing will be held at 4 pm on Saturday, December 7th. Starts at 10 am
The Huntley Project Museum is hosting our Annual Christmas Tree Festival! All you have to do is come on by the museum and purchase tickets ($1 a ticket, 6 for $5, and 25 tickets for $20.)
Sales start November 1st.
Tuesday- Saturday 10-4
Local businesses decorate a tree and you have a chance to win the gifts under the tree!
Join us and the community in the Huntley Christmas Stroll and the Worden Christmas Stroll on Dec 6th & 7th.
Please join us for the Museum's Annual Membership Meeting. On the agenda are election of board members, a review of the past fiscal year. Starts at 1 pm. Everyone is welcome; only members can vote. Not a member? Join us today! If you are interested in serving on our Board of Directors, call Neal at (406) 647-3808. Everyone at the meeting can enjoy pie and ice cream.
Join us for our Halloween Stroll! Trick or Treat in our historic buildings. Candy for everyone-- don't forget your costume!
Pumpkins for sale, pricing is by donating. Pumpkins are grown local in Pompey’s Pillar by Pawpaws Pumpkin patch.
Free Admission for spectators. Register in advance for $20, or pay $25 at the gate. Trophies for People’s Choice and Judge’s Pick. Questions, Call 406-348-2533
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!
Montana Cattle Women is a diverse group of women scattered throughout the state of Montana who share a passion for producing high quality BEEF. The voice of women in the Montana cattle industry and to support the livestock industry and its environment and legislative activates.
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.
Dedication Ceremony for the fountain here at the HPM. Chipping contest during the day, chip into the fountain with whiffle balls. Details announced at a later date.
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
5th annual Jim Knapp Memorial museum fundraiser event.
$400 for a four person team ($100 per golfer)
Includes green fee, cart, range balls, flag prizes, gross & net payout, lunch and door prizes.
Also available are raffle items, mulligan’s and 50/50 tickets
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.
This is always a treat - these owners are not only rightfully proud of their vehicles but imaginative as well. Treat Yourself! a Not To Be Missed event
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Hot Days & Even Hotter Cars - Car show
At the Huntley Project Museum Enjoy our relaxing park like setting with shady trees and things to do
Blue grass and Civil War music at its finest
This is a fund raiser for the Huntley Project Museum
Enjoy an entertaining day of golf and prizes while raising money for our museum to help ensure the high quality of educational programs and local history preservation. We are hosting an 18 hole scramble with a shotgun start at 1:00 pm at the beautiful Pryor Creek Golf Club. Registration will begin at 11:00 am. The cost is $75 per person (4 person teams). The tournament will include green fees, carts, range balls, flag prizes, gross and net payout and lunch. We will have a 1/4 beef raffle, mulligans, and a 50/50 and other gift raffles. You may also prepay for your mulligan @$5.00 a mulligan (2 per player) and the Extended a drive for $20.00 per team. Our museum operates solely on donations, grants, and fundraisers. Help us meet our goal while having fun. Please call us with any questions at 406-348-2533.
for more info please contact:
Susan Johnson (406) 591-3214
Neal Gunnels (406) 348-2533
find us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/huntleyprojectmuseum.org
Come learn about the night sky! This event is being co-hosted by Biological and Physical Sciences Department @ MSU-Billings. MSU-B will bring their professional telescopes and expertise on the night sky and you bring your own blankets and lawnchairs. This event is free to the public but, as always, donations are appreciated and allow us to continue bringing entertaining and educational events to our community.
Questions? - call us @ 406-348-3533
e-mail us huntleyprojectmuseum@gmail.com
We appreciate our members! They are instrumental in helping us maintain the high quality of our museum and the services we provide. To give thanks to our members we are having an ice cream and pie social at our annual meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone!
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.
DATE: Saturday February 22
TIME: 1 pm
$10.00 entry fee
Come join the fun and help the Museum. From beginner to expert we play in the spirit of fun and congeniality. Cash prizes, food &FUN!
Come by yourself or find a partner there’s always room for you at the Museum
RSVP - 406-348-2533 (lv msg if no answer) or show up that day but come prepared to enjoy yourself !
It seemed to go over amazingly well last year, so we are doing it again!!!
Reserve your spot now!!
There will be a $10 fee to cover costs of food etc. And the number of spots are limited to 10.
To register, please call the museum.
You will not just be watching, you will actually be helping make dinner! We will do a variety of things for the meal, so you can learn how to cook on different styles of cast iron. If you have cast iron, bring it with you! We will use all the dutch ovens we can get. (And yes, this is selfish on my part...because any leftovers in your pan go home with you....so less cleaning up for me....LOL)
One of the fun things about this, is that you will get to spend time with the reenactors around the campfire during and after dinner. This is a time of great fun, and often includes singing, stories and laughter.
please come dressed to be close to the campfire. This means no loose fitting clothing. And wool if you have it, as it is safest around the fire.
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
An enjoyable evening of food, cocktails, music, and festivities. An art auction will also be held to raise funds for special Museum projects. These historic photographs of the construction of the Huntley Irrigation Project have not been seen for over 100 years! The preservation through digitization of these photos was made possible by a grant awarded to the Huntley Project Museum by Humanities Montana. Thank you to Trudie Porter Biggers for your exceptional talent and hard work.
RSVP Appreciated 406-348-2533
Historic photograph of miners digging the main tunnel provided courtesy of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
Come join us for an afternoon of fun. We will have prizes and refreshments to keep you playing at your best. Our entry fees are $10 per person.
Come join us for a lovely afternoon of Christmas cheer and charity from 1 pm to 3:30 pm on December 16th, 2017. Each guest will have the opportunity to purchase tickets and bid on their favorite gift basket from local business and artists. Refreshments will be available.
$5 for 5 tickets or $8 for 10 tickets
Our sponsors include:
Pryor Creek Golf Club, R&R Trading, Cowboys Resturant, Mary Knapp and Cabin Creek Market.
On December 2nd we will decorate gingerbread houses at the Huntley Project Museum to be entered into the contest that will be judged on December 9th. Santa will be at the fire station. Pryor Creek Golf Course will host a golf cart palooza. Entry fees are $25 and the winner will receive $100 in cash. There will be drawing and Passport event with local businesses. More details will be posted soon!
We are constantly working to raise the bar on creating an enjoyable visit. If you have any questions or concerns about your experience, please let us know.
Huntley Project Museum
+1 (406) 348 2533
huntleyprojectmuseum@gmail.com
