Introductions

• Who’s on Board?

• Who are you?– Name– Penny Story– What brought to Extreme History– What can Extreme History do for you?

Organizational Goals

– To preserve, research, engage and educate about the history and site of Fort Parker.

– To build an understanding of foundational and theoretical principles which support The Extreme History Project mission and philosophy

– To educate the public about the importance of an understanding of history to community, policy and society

– To create an Extreme History Model for other organizations and communities to follow

2014 Goals

• Complete Oral History Projects

• Launch “Adventure Through Time”

• Finish articles:– Bradley Fellowship– MAS

• Book to draft form

• Assist with securing

• the purchase Fort Parker

• Fund documentary

Adventure Through Time

• Local History Focus• Provides Sustainability to Extreme History• Supports our Mission • Education through Social Media

– Blogs and FB posts on Bozeman History

• Facebook: Adventure through Time• Website: www.adventurethroughtime.org

Historic Walking Tours• Collaboration with BHPAB/City of Bozeman• Merchant Sponsors• Specialty Tours

– Pub Crawl– Investigative Historic Ghost Tours

• Eight Walking Tours– Downtown– Red Light District– Historic Churches– Women’s History Walk– Bon Ton Historic District– Historic Cemetery Tour– Between the crosses, row on row, that mark our place – Ghost Tour (partnering with Bozeman Paranormal)

Bus Tours

• Crow Agency Bus Tour – June 14

• Madison Bus Tour - August 30

• Air-Conditioned Bus

• Increase rates to $55/person, $100/couple

• Partner with MOR and Museum of the Beartooths

Ellen Theatre

• Partnership with the Ellen Theatre

• Four Performances in July– New Native Voices– Who Killed John Bozeman– Voices from Fort Parker– Women Work Women Vote: Honoring

Women’s Suffrage

• 2013 Lecture Series• Fort Parker surface field work• Virginia City Field School• Piloting walking tours• Conference Presentations

– MAS– Plains– Montana History Conference

• Madison Bus Tour• Kickstarter Campaign

What Was

• Oral History I• Oral History II• Documentary• Launch Adventure Through

Time • Bradley Fellowship / Article• 2014 Lecture Series• Archaeological Conservancy

purchase• Virginia City Field School

What is

• Adventure Through Time

• Fort Parker Fundraising

• Sweet Pea Parade

• MSU Preservation Certificate Program

• Fort Parker photo book

• Anathema

• Fort Parker Fieldwork

What Will Be

Funding Extreme History

• Grants

• Fundraising– Kickstarter– Fort Parker– Brewery fundraiser

• Membership

• Titles• Worksheet• Define your role• Design your future

– Create a place for yourself in Extreme History

• What project would you like to bring to Extreme History?

Team Extreme

Summation• Reaching our goals

• Adventure: A new Venture!

• Our past, present, future

• Show me the money!

• Building our Team

• Building our Board

• Making XH your own

Workshop

Documentary – Abbey

Sweet Pea Parade – Courtney

Fort Parker Fundraising – Tessa

All a Board!The Extreme History Board Meeting

Dream Big• Report on workshops

• Establish quarterly meetings

• Create projects and finish worksheet

• What is the future of Extreme History

• Word map– 3 words that express Extreme History

• Sign up for projects