The Blaine County Museum, in conjunction with Humanities Montana, will be holding a speaker series starting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the museum with a presentation on the pre-statehood history of northern Montana by historical researcher Austin Haney.

A post on the museum’s Facebook page said Haney’s lecture, titled “In the Shadow of the Bear Paws,” will discuss the often-overlooked early history of the region including its original inhabitants as well as the wandering traders, explorers and soldiers, as well as the “colorful cast of characters” that would lay the foundation for w...