State Library Announces Winners of Montana Meme Contest

The Montana State Library has announced the winners of its 2024 Montana History Portal Meme Contest. Participants were invited to choose a photo from the State Library's online collection of historic photographs and come up with a clever caption. Finalists were chosen by museum staff and posted online for a public vote to determine the winners. You can click on the winners' names to view their winning entries.The 2024 Winners were chosen in 3 age categories:10 to 18-year-olds
Everett Wilson, First Place
Gage Cooney, Second Place

19 to 40-year-olds
Sam Tyrrel, First Place
Sarah Widger, Second Place

41 to 121-year-olds
Liz Camarillo, First Place
Sunday Dutro, Second Place

MSL's Montana Meme contest drew 243 entries this year and nearly 1,000 votes were cast. Prizes will be sent out to winners in the next couple of weeks.

Early Montana Trading Posts, Dry Goods Stores, and MercantilesThe Library's History Portal has recently posted a new digital exhibit from its 2024 Teacher Workshop, about stores and the sale of goods in early Montana. This exhibit was authored by Kimberly Beebe, a veteran of our 2022 Teacher Workshop where she created the exhibit Early Schools in Montana.

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