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the communities in which they were located. This session will examine two early examples of the interaction between the military and its civilian neighbors. In War and Prostitution: The Makings of Miles City, Lael Morgan, photo -journalist and instructor of media writing, University of Texas, Arlington, will explore the ties between war, prostitution, and the growth of a major Montana city with an entertaining focus on the characters who insured this successful byproduct of military planning. In My Duties Are Not So Clearly Laid Down: Mission Clarity, Political Pressure, and Operational Frustration on Montana’s Military Frontier, Dr. Tom Rust, professor of history at MSU–Billings, will—using Bozeman and Fort Ellis as a case study—examine the frustration encountered by U.S. Army officers charged with the dual, and often conflicting, missions of protecting civilians from Indian incursions, as well as Indians from settlers’ provocations and exploitation. The Civil War in Montana History and Literature In Montana, the Civil War was fought over two questions: What would be the relationship between the territory and the federal government? And who would be considered inside the body politic and who would be the outsiders? In We the People, Tim Lehman, professor of history at Rocky Mountain College, Billings, and Robert Swartout, professor of history at Carroll College, Helena, will explore these issues from the historian’s perspective. In Telling Tales of War, Ken Egan, executive director of Humanities Montana, Missoula, will show how these themes play out in both early Montana writing—such as the memoirs of Yellowstone Kelly and Andrew Garcia—as well as in more contemporary renderings such as James Welch’s Fools Crow. Rather than War During World War II, for the first time in American history, the Civilian Public Service (CPS) program provided conscientious objectors a legal alternative to military service. This unusual church-state partnership afforded more than 12,000 men the opportunity to perform “work of national importance,” but not as combatants. These men undertook work ordinarily accomplished by federal employees, primarily through camps administered by the Quaker, Brethren, and Mennonite church organizations. By focusing on specific aspects of this story our three speakers will, together, provide an overview of the CPS program across Montana: Marcella Sherfy Walter, former education officer for the Montana Heritage Program, Helena, will present Memories from the Civilian Public Service Camp #55 Crew Who Maintained Glacier National Park; Terri Wolfgram, BLM Archaeologist, Belgrade, will share her 8
957-943, A. B. Coe, photog. research into Civilian Public Service Camp #64 at Terry, Montana; and Shandy Lemperlé, Archives Manager, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, will discuss The Role of Conscientious Objectors in Smoke Jumping during World War II. S 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Break S 10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Concurrent sessions The Archaeology of War—From the Ground to the Public Domain This session will examine three perspectives of war and conflict with an archaeological twist. Tom Milter will describe the context and history of the Battle of the Rosebud, exploring how recovered munitions may reveal troop movements. Helen Keremedjiev will examine Public Interpretation Methods at Montana’s Historic Battlefields, focusing on the Bears Paw, Big Hole, Little Bighorn, and Rosebud battles. Jackson Mueller will tell Tales from the Trash: The Fort Missoula Garbage Dump, exploring the daily lives of ordinary soldiers through what may be their most intimate legacy, their garbage. All three panelists are anthropology graduate students at the University of Montana, Missoula. Minorities in the Military MHS Interpretive Historian Dr. Ellen Baumler will provide an overview of the role played by African Americans in the military in her presentation, Vignettes of Valor. Baumler will examine the important Tenth Cavalry escort party at lunch, St. Mary’s, 1894 9
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