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The Extreme History Project
120 W. Callender St. Livingston, MT 59047 ▪ 406.222.2991
www.extremehistory.wordpress.com ▪ [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
“The Extreme History Project Granted 501 C3 Nonprofit Status”
LIVINGSTON, Montana- October 30, 2012- The Extreme History Project is proud to announce its official public
charity tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3). Contributions to The Extreme History Project are now fully tax-
deductible retroactive to the founding of the organization on January 4, 2011.
The Extreme History Project is also now eligible to apply for government and foundation grants, which will further
broaden its access to resources in order to fulfill its mission of offering educational opportunities which make
history relevant to community and society.
“Achieving non-profit status has been our goal from the beginning,” remarked Co-founder Marsha Fulton. “With
our 501(c)(3) status, we can broaden our fundraising scope supporting our plans of offering public history
experiences around the Livingston / Bozeman area as well as the state. We have several plans already in the
works for 2013 which will begin to show the kind of exciting educational opportunities we hope to offer on a
regular basis.”
The Extreme History Project has been researching the history of Fort Parker, the first Crow Agency just outside of
Livingston, Montana. Their work has drawn the attention of the Archaeological Conservancy which has negotiated
the purchase of the site from the current landowners and the Montana Preservation Alliance which awarded
them an Excellence in Preservation Award for 2012.
The Extreme History Project will be developing education opportunities and materials about the history of Fort
Parker and the reservation period of Montana in order to shed light on a little known and greatly misunderstood
time period. A book and documentary are in the works along with an informational database of original
documents pertaining to the site and the period.
Oral histories from Fort Parker descendants are also being documented and will be included in the database
which will be made available to the public at several institutions as well as online.
“Our research has revealed a rich and complex history which sheds light on modern issues both on and off
American Indian reservations in the west,” offers Co-Director Crystal Alegria. “Our hope is that by offering a
balanced, honest and multi-vocal expression of this history, we can start a dialogue about this difficult period of
our past. Now that we have received our non-profit status, we have the ability to fund the projects and work
which will allow us to accomplish our goals,” stated Alegria. The Extreme History Project has an online donation
program through PayPal available on their website. A donation button link is located on the bottom of each page
on The Extreme History website at http://www.extremehistory.wordpress.com/.
The Extreme History Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to offer quality public educational programs and
opportunities in the fields of history, archaeology and anthropology which offer relevant ways of understanding our community, society
and world. For more information please visit http://www.extremehistory.wordpress.com/ or email Co-Directors Marsha Fulton and
Crystal Alegria at [email protected].
