Right Back At It!

Virginia City, MT

While field school in May of 2010 was an invaluable experience that I learned so much and took so much away from, the absorption and reflection of everything I'd learned and discovered left me with even more unanswered questions. So here it is, June of 2011 and myself and a few other students are back from WSU exploring Montana once again. This time we are fortunate enough to share the experience with Professor Mann's students from University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. The Lemhi and the history of the man and the town of Laurin just a dozen or so miles down the road from Virginia City are still paramount in my research focus, while the UW Eau Claire students will be bringing studies about diversity in the old-west-gold-boom town into play as well, researching things such as the Chinese population, in addition to the famous Road Agents and Vigilante Committee of the area.