Mary Murphy, professor emeritus of history at Montana State University; Jan Zauha, Humanities and Outreach librarian at Montana State University; Zoe Ann Stoltz, retired reference librarian at MTHS; and Molly Kruckenberg, MTHS director, are working on a book about food and community in Montana history. Their presentation, Roots, Rhubarb, and Raspberry Pie, explores how Central Montana women wrestled with preserving and cooking the food they grew in their gardens; examines the cooking lessons they learned at home, in school, from newspapers, and on Great Falls station KRTV; and illuminates how cookbooks can provide windows into women’s lives and communities.
