“Historic Gathering Places Tour” October 21 in Butte

All it takes is a drive through Uptown Butte and it becomes clear that this is a town with history.  Rich history.  Uptown Butte is a literal historic district, and its history is fascinating.  But how well do we know our history?  Even with the large number of historic buildings in Uptown Butte, many of us have never seen the inside of many, much less know their history.  The B'nai Israel Cultural Center is hoping to change that with the second annual 'Historic Gathering Places Tour" on Saturday, October 21.

Nine sites will be included - the Mother Lode Theater, the Masonic Temple, St. Patrick's Church, the Immaculate Conception Church, the Elks Lodge, Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, Silver Bow Club, Carpenters' Union Hall and B'nai Israel Synagogue.  Participants may choose to start at any of the locations and all will have guides.  Tours will start on the hour at the Masonic Temple and Mother Lode Theater and on the half hour at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church and Carpenters' Union Hall.  Volunteers will be on site at the other locations to answer questions.  Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors and veterans.  Kids under 12 can tour free if accompanied by a paid adult.  Only 350 tickets will be sold with event proceeds being split between the participating organization.  Tickets will be available at each site the day of the tour and advance tickets are available at buttearts.org

If you would like further information, please call the Archives at (406)782-3280 or the Mother Lode Theater at (406) 723-3602.