THE SUNDANCE KID IN MONTANA

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THE SUNDANCE KID

Harry Longabaugh

Born in 1869 in Mt. Clare, Pa. Harry A. Longabaugh traveled west with his cousin to Durango, and then Cortez, Colorado in 1882. He worked as an honest cowboy & wrangler on ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Accused of horse theft by employees of the VVV ranch he was convicted of horse theft and spent 18 months in the Sundance, Wyoming jail. Later pardened by Gov. Thomas Moonlight. He earned the name the Sundance Kid by talking about doing time in that Wyoming town. He teamed up with Butch Cassidy, Kid Curry, Flat nose Curry, Lon Logan, and many other members of the Hole in the Wall gang. The first train robbery the Kid was involved in took place near Malta and Wagner, Montana, in 1892. Next the raid on the Belle Forche Bank, and the rest is history.......The Sundance Kid went on to become one of the most well known outlaws in western history riding through Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, followed what would become the outlaw trail from the Big Muddy across the Milk River all the way to Cuidad Juarez.

First Person Interpretive presentation of the Sundance Kid by Dan Thyer, Booking through the Montana Speakers Bureau, or Sundancekidwildbunch@yahoo.com

The Sundance Kid in Montana : Dan Thyer, Living History Director for the Montana Heritage Commission, professional living historian, and performing artist, portrays one of the most colorful outlaws in the history of the American West. Dan has dedicated himself to presenting the finest impression of the Sundance Kid seen anywhere. His presentation of the Sundance Kid is nationally known, and he has performed throughout the American West, at State Parks, National Parks, Museums, libraries, civic organizations, and dinner clubs. Dan's interpretation of the Sundance Kid at the Western Heritage Center in Billings was viewed by "In Search of Butch Cassidy,"author Larry Pointer, he said, "You made a believer out of me..." Dan's true-to-life presentation of Harry Longabaugh, years of research, and following many of the same trails as the hole in the wall gang, has given him great insight to the life of the Kid. Dan seeks to educate the general public about the historical aspects, and the life of the person behind the legend. The Kid worked as a cowboy and outlaw in Wyoming and Montana, this presentation delivered in first person provide information about the life of Longabaugh, the Malta-Wagner, Montana robbery of the Great Northern Railroad, in 1892, Belle Fourche Bank, Red Lodge, Montana, Billings, Montana, Lavina, Montana, The Hole in the Wall Country, Browns Hole, Tipton & Wilcox, and many other stories of these famous outlaws. Dan has ridden horseback along many of the same trails used by Longabaugh, knows the back country, and knows what it is like to spend all day in the saddle, and all night on the ground . He knows first hand what it means to cook over a campfire, work cattle, and has even been known to stop a few Steam trains at midnight, for the Montana Heritage Commission. He has spent hours researching the stories of the Hole in the Wall riders, and listened to many stories of the old timers that were in the area during the original robberies. One of the old timers was his great grandfather, born in 1879, that loved to talk for hours about the Hole in the Wall Gang's exploits. Dan has worked as an interpretive guide for Seeley Howell Corporation, guided in Yellowstone National Park, and the National Forest,s of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, he worked as a wrangler for Parade Rest Ranch, and taught Park history in 2005 during the annual winter guide training. Dan is a member of the Association of Living History Farms and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) he recently attended a First Person Interpreter seminar hosted by ALHFAM (First Person Professional Network Committee), Williamsburg Founding Father’s Assoc., he is a current member of ALHFAM, and the ALHFAM FPIPN committee. Dan is a member of the Montana Association of Museums, West Yellowstone Historical Society past board member, Acting Post commander for the Ennis American Legion Post. Dan has been involved in Living History programs and presentations since 1978, and has hosted, and participated in many Special Historic Events for Museums, State and National Parks throughout the west. He teaches interpretive technique, to his staff of living history volunteers on an annual basis. He and his wife Brenda, (also the Historic Costume Coordinator for the MHC, Living History interpreter trainer and Foodways Specialist) currently live in Virginia City, Montana. Dan holds an MA in History / Education.

The Sundance Kid in Montana features Dan Thyer, professional Living Historian, as the Sundance Kid

I hold memberships in:

Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM)

National Registry of Living Historians

Montana Committee for the Humanities Speakers Bureau

Museums Association of Montana

American Legion

http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/SpeakersBureau/livinghistory04.shtml

For pricing or to Book Dan for A performance, send him an email at:

Sundancekidwildbunch@yahoo.com