Alma Margaret Bielenberg Higgins

 

 Bielenberg-Kohrs Family Reunion

July 14 - 17, 2016


If you could confirm your attendance with an email to Don Kohrs (donaldgkohrs@gmail.com), that would be great.

Also, if you could confirm your attendance on the mini-van tour, that would be helpful, so we know how many vans to reserve from Hertz. 

1) Thursday –July 14^th   Casual gathering of those cousins who arrive on Thursday,  we shall meet and greet at the G-K Ranch between 3 pm - 5 pm followed by casual dinner at the Broken Arrow

2) Friday – July 15^th  Mini Van Tour Day - Visit several Bielenberg-Kohrs gold mine site (The Cable and Gold Creek) 

Our one day trip will include a visit to a Bielenberg-Kohrs mine-site named "The Cable" near Georgetown Lake, then on to Philipsburg for a few hours, then to another Bielenberg-Kohrs mining site "Gold Creek" and eventually return to Fairmont.   

Here is the schedule: Meet in the lobby of the Fairmont Hot Springs at 8:15 AM. Leave Fairmont Hot Springs at approximately 8:30 AM.  Get to Philipsburg about 11 AM after a visit to a mine-site near Georgetown Lake. Lunch in Philipsburg, visit the Granite County Museum and Cultural Center or sapphire panning (both located in Philipsburg) depending on interests.  Leave Philipsburg at 1 pm. Arrive at Gold Creek dredge at 2 pm. Look around Gold Creek for a couple hours. Leave at 4 pm. Back to Fairmont at 5 pm

 
  

Here is the Route:  Twenty-five miles south of Deer Lodge at Opportunity is the gateway to the picturesque Pintler Scenic Route. This must-see drive offers 60 miles of sweeping vistas over mountain passes and gentle sage covered hills, past the historic copper smelter town of Anaconda, along the shores of Georgetown Lake, to the quaint mining town of Philipsburg and the nearby ruins of the ghost town of Granite.

Dinner at Barclays II

 

 3) Saturday – July 16th Take in Deer Lodge: American Women's League Chapter House/ Grant-Kohrs Ranch/ the WK Kohrs Memorial Library/

Visit American Women's League Chapter House

11 AM -12 PM   Visit the Deer Lodge Woman's Club:  An organization inspired by Alma Bielenberg Higgins and club built with the financial support of her father Nicholas Bielenberg as a memorial to his daughter who passed away at the age of 21, Augusta Kohrs Bielenberg.

Meet at the American Women's League Chapter House located at 802 Missouri Avenue, Deer Lodge, Montana at 10:45 AM for the tour. 

Visit Grant-Kohrs Ranch

1:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Haying with Horses: Come out and watch haying demonstrations using historic horse drawn implements.

Talk at the William K. Kohrs Memorial Library –Meeting Room

3:30 PM– 4:30 PM    Alma Bielenberg Higgins

We will learn about the life of Alma Bielenberg, daughter of Nicholas J Bielenberg.  Alma Bielenberg organized the planting of the White House (Washington D.C.) living Christmas tree in 1924, was one of the leaders who began the School of Forestry at the University of Montana in Missoula, began a National Garden Week in 1923, led the landscaping of the campus of the Montana School of Mines (today’s Montana Tech) in 1929-30. Presentation by Norman DeNeal, President of the Anaconda Garden Club.

For more about  Alma Bielenberg Higgins see the following:

Alma Higgins

Butte History

Alma Margaret Bielenberg Higgins

Food and drink is permitted in the Kohrs Library Meeting Room, so grab a sandwich, snack, healthy beverage and come to the library for the talk

Dinner at Broken Arrow

4) Sunday – July 17^th

Take in the Grant-Kohrs Ranch

Just a side note : The Anaconda Art in the Washoe Park is held  July 15, 16, & 17, 2016, Anaconda, Montana.  Some 80 juried booths will offer fine art, photographs, sculpture, stained glass, wood decorations and furniture, clothing, jewelry, candles, wreaths, antler art. No commercial items are allowed.

Beyond the subject of the Bielenberg-Kohrs Family Reunion, we hope you might consider supporting the Grant-Kohrs Ranch Foundation with a small donation.

The Grant-Kohrs Ranch Foundation (GKRF) provides resources to help the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site tell the cattle-ranching story of the American West.

The GKRF is the official fundraising partner of Grant-Kohrs Ranch, and is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization.

Mail your completed form with your donation to:

Grant-Kohrs Ranch Foundation

P.O. Box 789

Deer Lodge, MT 59722

For more information visit us on the web at www.GKRF.org