Overview

Below is a brief overview of events for Thursday thru Saturday. Schedule is subject to change.

For the latest Schedule information on specific times, locations and speaker topics and Registration, go to: Western Scenes, Western Friends Info & Registration

Thursday, September 23

6:00 p.m. MT
Tim Egan, Keynote Address, Roosevelt's Western Matrix

Friday, September 24

8:30 a.m. MT
Duane Jundt, "A Fine Posse Indeed": TR's Western Friends

10:00 a.m. MT
Jeremy Johnston, TR, Buffalo Bill Cody, and the Newlands Reclamation Act

1:00 p.m. MT
Char Miller, Science and Public Policy:  Roosevelt's Circle of Resource

2:30 p.m MT
TRA Board of Trustees Meeting

Saturday, September 25

8:30 a.m. MT

• Announcement of the recipients of the 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Association Awards:

• Theodore Roosevelt Association Medal of Honor
• USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Junior Officer Leadership Award
• Theodore Roosevelt Book Award
• Theodore Roosevelt Children's Book Prize

• Theodore Roosevelt in North Dakota: Coming Attractions

• Theodore Roosevelt Center: The Theodore Roosevelt Center has created an ambitious exhibit entitled The Rough Rider and the Shadow Catcher: Edward S. Curtis and Theodore Roosevelt which will premiere in September 2022. TR scholar Clay Jenkinson will discuss the relationship between TR and Curtis and how it will be represented in the exhibit.
• Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation: The Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to preserve, present, and serve the history of Theodore Roosevelt and the Badlands to the surrounding public. It is through entertainment opportunities such as the Medora Musical, Bully Pulpit Golf Course, and more that TRMF, alongside partners at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Chateau de Mores, works to make Medora North Dakota’s #1 tourist destination. Kaelee Knoell, Marketing Manager of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, will present the current and future projects on which TRMF is working.
• Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library: The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation is proud to partner with North Dakota and the region’s esteemed local organizations to build a presidential library that will honor the life and legacy of the 26th President of the United States. The TRPL will not just be an ordinary presidential library; this institution is being constructed with the surrounding landscape and spirit of the Medora Badlands in mind. Ed O’Keefe, CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation, will report on the project’s progress, key partnerships, and upcoming timelines and goals.
  

 

12:30 p.m. MT - Virtual tour

All times are in Mountain Daylight Time.