There would not be a CM Russell Museum were it not for Emma Josephine Trigg, the children’s librarian at the Great Falls Public Library more than 100 years ago. More than just a librarian, Josephine was instrumental in shaping the culture, education, and art of Great Falls. Josephine's early life in Great Falls, when her father Albert owned the Brunswick Saloon,

Charles Marion Russell (1864–1926) was many things; consummate Westerner, historian, advocate of the Northern Plains Indians, cowboy, writer, outdoorsman, philosopher, environmentalist, conservationist, and not least, artist. In Montana's Basecamp for Art & Adventure, you can experience first-hand the places Charlie touched; from the Judith Basin where he worked as a ranch hand to his home and studio at the CM

Men settled the West, Women civilized it. This was especially true in Great Falls, where women both civilized and improved the vast landscape of Great Falls Montana. The first notable woman of Great Falls was Sacajawea, a Lemhi Shoshone woman who was instrumental in helping the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery achieve their chartered mission of exploring the Louisiana Territory. Sacajawea traveled

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