Carter County Museum to host Montana Conversations program next Thursday

Carter County Museum will host the Montana Conversations program "Meagher of the Sword" with Neal Lewing on Thursday, September 7 at 7 p.m. The program will be at the museum during the Carter County Geological Society Meeting. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for the Montana Conversations program is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana's Cultural Trust, and private donations.

Thomas Francis Meagher's colorful lifetime of adventure spans two cultures and four continents. Irish rebel leader, escapee from Van Diemen's Land, American orator and statesman, designer of the Irish tricolor flag, distinguished Civil War general, and finally Montana's first territorial governor, his untimely disappearance in Ft. Benton remains an unsolved mystery. This is his story, from folklore, relevant music and his own words.

Neal Lewing is an actor, singer/songwriter, recording artist, playwright, poet, storyteller, author and historian. Managing director of the Port Polson Players theatre, Neal served as Musical Advisor to the Custer Reenactment in Hardin, and a term on the Montana Arts Council. When his band, the Montana ShamRockers, was commissioned to write songs to honor T.F. Meagher, intensive research led all the way to Ireland for the creation of this program.

For more information, please call Carter County Museum at 406-775-6886.