by Milana Marsenich | Jun 12, 2025 | Articles
Mary MacLane was a western woman like no other. She believed her voice mattered. In 1901 she wrote a manuscript, I Await the Devil’s Coming. In 1902 a Chicago publisher picked it up, changed the title to The Story of Mary MacLane, and published it. It sold nearly...
by Milana Marsenich | Dec 13, 2024 | Articles
This stunning collection of panoramic photographs of sacred spaces—old missions, churches, cathedrals, synagogues, mosques, and temples—crosses barriers as it crosses the United States. A stunning display, it is aptly named. Look into the photographs and that sense of...
by Milana Marsenich | May 3, 2024 | Articles
Mary MacLane graduated from Butte High School in 1899, ready to go to Stanford University in California. The night before she was to leave, her stepfather informed her that there was no money for college. College was to be her escape from the murky hues of the...
by Milana Marsenich | Mar 13, 2024 | Articles
From the Archives in Butte, Montana: America Reads Last summer I was at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives to research a book that I am writing about Mary MacLane, Butte’s Wild Woman and Famed Literary Woman. I am lucky because Mary MacLane has been well-documented....
by Milana Marsenich | Mar 6, 2024 | Articles
While in Butte, Montana, conducting research for a book I’m writing, Mary MacLane: Butte’s Wild Woman and Her Wooden Heart, I came upon an article about The Queen of Palmistry, Madame Belmont. She had been visiting Butte for the last month and had aroused interest and...
by Milana Marsenich | Feb 14, 2024 | Articles
A sweet message came through the veil, across the ethers to me. Sammy, my husky, passed away two years ago. Before she died, she spent fifteen years wandering Montana trails and climbing mountains with me. We had a good adventurous life together, and I am grateful for...
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