# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Ever since Trump issued Executive Order 14253 (“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”), federal institutions from the Smithsonian to the National Park Service have faced immense pressure to whitewash America’s uncomfortable history. But American ghosts will not allow it. Interweaving historical narrative with supernatural tales, Betsy explains places haunted by both literal spirits and historical trauma—the exact kinds of histories currently targeted by federal policy. At a time when the powers that be are trying to erase the stories of the past, it's more important than ever to listen to ghosts!

Betsy Gaines Quammen is a historian and award-winning writer. She is fascinated by how cultural views shape relationships to landscape—and she loves a good ghost story! Betsy received a PhD from Montana State University, where she studied religion, history, and the philosophy of science. Her dissertation focused on Mormon history and the roots of armed public land conflicts in the United States.

Betsy's work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Daily News, and the History News Network. She is the author of This Haunted Land, American Zion, and True West. She lives in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband, writer David Quammen, three big dogs, a sturdy cat, and a lanky rescue python.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bozeman/exploring-a-country-haunted-by-history-and-the-ghosts-of-the-past-in-conversation-with-betsy-quammen/200030264410853
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, science-fair, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 48

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bozeman
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Museum of the Rockies
- **lat**: 45.658612580211
- **long**: -111.04479432106
- **full address**: Museum of the Rockies, 600 W. Kagy Blvd.,Bozeman, Montana, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen being held?
  - **A:** Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Museum of the Rockies, 600 W. Kagy Blvd.,Bozeman, Montana, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen?
  - **A:** Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen is organized by The Extreme History Project.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bozeman, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Exploring a country haunted by history and the ghosts of the past in conversation with Betsy Quammen sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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