Kevin Kooistra's guest appearances

Kevin Kooistra

MontanaHistoricalSociety

The Friday Packet with Stocky and Stout Podcast

Front Porch Perspective

The Extreme History Project: The Dirt on the Past

Anna Paige

Robert Gould

Paul Revere

Frank Lloyd Wright

Sarah Smith

Emma Goldman

John Colter

Nancy Wright

John Owen

Rob Rogers

John Bozeman

Karen Grosz

Charlie Russell

Mary Murphy

Sean Lynch

OwlTail

In this episode we explore Kevin Kooistra's  journey to Montana, the exploration of it's peoples and history and the stories that root him here now. 

In this episode we explore Kevin Kooistra's  journey to Montana, the exploration of it's peoples and history and the stories that root him here now.

Kevin Kooistra on History and Wisdom in This Place

On this weeks show is an interview with The executive director of The Western Heritage Center in Billings Montana, Kevin Kooistra that we conducted back in September of 2019.  We used portions of the interview in the making of “Elk river blues”, an episode that details the Yellowstone Kelly interpretive center. Western heritage Center website *Email us at thefridaypacket@gmail.com with comments, questions, concerns. *Go to https://www.patreon.com/thefridaypacket to “buy that for a dollar” and become a sustaining member of the podcast!!

On this weeks show is an interview with The executive director of The Western Heritage Center in Billings Montana, Kevin Kooistra that we conducted back in September of 2019.  We used portions of the interview in the making of “Elk river blues”, an episode that details the Yellowstone Kelly interpretive center. <a href="https://www.ywhc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Western heritage Center website</a> *Email us at thefridaypacket@gmail.com with comments, questions, concerns. *Go to<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefridaypacket" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.patreon.com/thefridaypacket</a> to “buy that for a dollar” and become a sustaining member of the podcast!!

Kevin Kooistra, executive director of Billings’ Western Heritage Center, discusses a variety of documents and photographs from its collection that tell the story of the Yellowstone Valley. About the series: Three historians offer glimpses into the Yellowstone Valley memories they have preserved using grant funds from the Montana History Foundation (MHF). Kevin Kooistra, executive director of Billings’ Western Heritage Center, discuss a variety of documents and photographs from its collection that tell the story of the Yellowstone Valley. Trudie Porter Biggers, business development director for the Pompeys Pillar Historical Association, shares oral histories from the original descendants of the Huntley Irrigation Project—stories she collected and preserved for the Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture. Jennette Rasch, curator from Billings’ Moss Mansion, shares information about the collections and the new self-guided tours of the house museum. Each of these MHF grant recipients provide their important and unique Yellowstone Valley history. MHF executive director Charlene Porsild moderates the session and provides an overview on the ways in which the foundation helps preserve local history all across the state.

Kevin Kooistra, executive director of Billings’ Western Heritage Center, discusses a variety of documents and photographs from its collection that tell the story of the Yellowstone Valley. About the series: Three historians offer glimpses into the Yellowstone Valley memories they have preserved using grant funds from the Montana History Foundation (MHF). Kevin Kooistra, executive director of Billings’ Western Heritage Center, discuss a variety of documents and photographs from its collection that tell the story of the Yellowstone Valley. Trudie Porter Biggers, business development director for the Pompeys Pillar Historical Association, shares oral histories from the original descendants of the Huntley Irrigation Project—stories she collected and preserved for the Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture. Jennette Rasch, curator from Billings’ Moss Mansion, shares information about the collections and the new self-guided tours of the house museum. Each of these MHF grant recipients provide their important and unique Yellowstone Valley history. MHF executive director Charlene Porsild moderates the session and provides an overview on the ways in which the foundation helps preserve local history all across the state.

Montana Memories of the Yellowstone Valley—Kevin Kooistra