Highlights Newsletter

We have 2 updates on University of Montana Mansfield Library collections, but first we want to let you know that we have over 200 entries for our Montana Meme Contest and it is time to vote for a winner! Details on how to do that are below.

Vote for the 2024 Meme Contest Winner

As of today, voting for the winners of our 2024 history meme contest is now open! You can do this directly on the website. As shown in the screenshot at right, there is a small thumbs up "Like" button on each item, on the vertical menu bar to the left of the item. Like your favorites, and we will tally the results. Please share your favorites with friends and family to get their votes counted. Visit the 2024 entries here!

New UM Scrapbook Uses Tag Function

We are very excited about the completion of a project by our colleagues at University of Montana Mansfield Library. They have added tags to a newly uploaded scrapbook full of Forest Service imagery. Tags on our site allow you to place an identification on a photo, which makes searching much easier. We have a guide on tagging images available here. Anyone with a free registered Montana History Portal account can use this functionality.

239 New Forest Service Images

The United States Forest Service, Region One Photographs collection from University of Montana Mansfield Library is one of our fastest growing collections - now number over 1,000 images. We have 239 new images this week, such as this 1939 image of a Bosworth Trencher at work on a fire in Lolo National Forest.

The Montana History Portal provides weekly updates on new content as well as tips on how to successfully navigate the site through this Highlights newsletter. You can find back issues on the "Highlights" newsletter section of our website. 

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