tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47138157152817605512012-02-16T19:11:34.990-08:00Richard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713815715281760551.post-22026238309845537302011-11-30T09:22:00.001-08:002011-11-30T09:23:20.811-08:00Commemorative coins and bars will be for sale starting at the Christmas Stroll Dec. 2. <a href="http://mtstandard.com/news/local/copper-bars-coins-commemorate-centennial/article_75e05fd4-1b13-11e1-9550-001cc4c03286.html">Montana Standard article here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4713815715281760551-2202623830984553730?l=bsbcourthouse100.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713815715281760551.post-82679222338181992342011-09-22T12:33:00.000-07:002011-09-22T12:33:03.707-07:00The following are from the October 1912 issue of <i>Harper’s Bazar</i> and represent the dress of that period. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hgZFsmmEt_E/TnuNSesrWHI/AAAAAAAAAIY/2uM5Fu8f_yQ/s1600/chdress1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hgZFsmmEt_E/TnuNSesrWHI/AAAAAAAAAIY/2uM5Fu8f_yQ/s320/chdress1.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3DgK2t6JZzM/TnuNSi27mxI/AAAAAAAAAIc/_pxK_tzOfNk/s1600/chdress2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3DgK2t6JZzM/TnuNSi27mxI/AAAAAAAAAIc/_pxK_tzOfNk/s320/chdress2.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FIVe1niM53s/TnuNS--MBLI/AAAAAAAAAIg/1GAazRBumzI/s1600/chdress3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FIVe1niM53s/TnuNS--MBLI/AAAAAAAAAIg/1GAazRBumzI/s320/chdress3.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4713815715281760551-8267922233818199234?l=bsbcourthouse100.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713815715281760551.post-45909605471890330992011-04-05T08:08:00.000-07:002011-04-05T08:08:29.328-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2h6B38C_MXg/TZswOJCZtVI/AAAAAAAAAIA/IiTGY-maBdg/s1600/courthouse+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2h6B38C_MXg/TZswOJCZtVI/AAAAAAAAAIA/IiTGY-maBdg/s320/courthouse+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The third-floor Law Library in the Court House has had a major renovation. New half-arches sport remarkable personages from Butte's history, from Frank Little to Jeanette Rankin. Here's a<a href="http://www.mtstandard.com/news/local/article_9d1ecfb6-5f3b-11e0-baae-001cc4c002e0.html"> link to the newspaper report on the work</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by Dick Gibson</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4713815715281760551-4590960547189033099?l=bsbcourthouse100.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713815715281760551.post-34971376772224400302011-02-07T09:35:00.000-08:002011-02-07T09:35:02.516-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uc6KiyMSrBU/TVAtEWIzVQI/AAAAAAAAAHw/0fRqHBTO_Yg/s1600/courthouseblessingcny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uc6KiyMSrBU/TVAtEWIzVQI/AAAAAAAAAHw/0fRqHBTO_Yg/s320/courthouseblessingcny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse was the starting point for the annual Mai Wah Chinese New Year Parade on February 5, 2011, the year of the Rabbit. In addition the Court House received a Dragon Dance and special blessing from the Mai Wah dragon.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy Dick Gibson.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4713815715281760551-3497137677222440030?l=bsbcourthouse100.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713815715281760551.post-66232071642624769862010-11-05T07:31:00.000-07:002010-11-09T20:15:18.017-08:00The gala celebration of the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse centennial will cover five days of events culminating in the official re-dedication of the Courthouse on July 4, 2012, followed by the annual Freedom Festival July 4 parade. Other events in the planning stages include:<br /><br /><ul><li>A box social - bidding on themed, sponsored lunches </li><li>An old-fashioned ice-cream social</li><li>High society ball</li><li>Speeches, re-enactments, and tours (Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, Eamon de Valera, and others)</li><li>Freedom Fest events on July 3 including fireworks</li><li>Formal re-dedication and Parade </li></ul><br />Check back for more information! And follow us here and on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Butte-Silver-Bow-Courthouse-Centennial/129946710394245"><b>Facebook</b>. </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4713815715281760551-6623207164262476986?l=bsbcourthouse100.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.com1