Friends of the Montana Constitution

04/21/2026

Teaching Montana’s Constitution - https://mailchi.mp/cd983c9890b4/april2026 Read the latest newsletter from the Friends of the Montana Constitution

04/21/2026

Did you catch the latest column from Friends of the Montana Constitution? Our Board Chair, Susan Byorth Fox, wrote about how our constitution has been amended 37 times in the last 54 years. Read the full column on the Missoulian: https://missoulian.com/opinion/column/article_35708687-f02b-4b5b-b915-3e95445891d1.html

04/09/2026

The Honorable Anthony Johnstone shared "The Montana Constitution in Time" for the first annual Montana Constitution Day on March 20, 2026. His full lecture is available to stream on the MTHS youtube page: https://youtu.be/Ru_xrSh7btE?si=-vIR_esBJiscx-As
Thank you to the Montana Historical Society for sponsoring and recording this lecture.

Join us for a special presentation by the Honorable Anthony D. Johnstone in recognition of Constitution Day. Judge Johnstone guides us through the developmen...

03/23/2026

Mae Nan Ellingson and Jerry Leondorf shared their memories of the 1972 Constitutional Convention during special lecture for the first annual Montana Constitution Day on March 19 in Helena. You can now watch their presentation on the MTHS youtube page: https://youtu.be/oGYYJft3gMA?si=guqfHvlRQX63ZRk-
Thank you Montana Historical Society for sponsoring and recording this presentation!

Mae Nan (Robinson) Ellingson was elected to the 1972 Constitutional Convention at the age of 24. In honor of Constitution Day, she gives a special talk on he...

03/22/2026

Montana Constitution Day is a new annual celebration spotlighting our state's most special document. Thank you to Judge Johnstone, Chief Justice Swanson, Delegate Loendorf, Delegate Ellingson, The Montana Historical Society, and the board members of the Friends of the Montana Constitution for helping make this inaugural event a success!

03/20/2026

Great turnout this morning for the first annual MONTANA CONSTITUTION DAY at the Montana Heritage Center.

03/17/2026

Montana Constitution Day - this week in Helena and online - https://mailchi.mp/c6e824dfcb85/mtconday

03/13/2026

Mae Nan (Robinson) Ellingson was just 24 years old when she served as the youngest delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Convention. She'll be sharing her memories of the time and stories of what it was like to be a delegate at a special Thursday night community lecture hosted by the . "Being in the Right Place at the Right Time" will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday, March 19, in the Big Sky Hall at the Montana Heritage Center in Helena. This is a free in-person event and part of the first annual Montana Constitution Day, organized by the Friends of the Montana Constitution. Learn more at montanaconstitution.org/events

(Pictured: campaign business card for Mae Nan Robinson 1971)

03/11/2026

Students in Sunburst have been practicing reciting the preamble to our state constitution. We love seeing civic learning in action!

03/09/2026

Montana Constitution Day is coming up on March 20, 2026. Thanks Dorothy Bradley for the column in last weekend's Lee papers. Read the full column at the Missoulian: https://missoulian.com/opinion/column/article_d370cd2e-d2bb-4de3-a4db-650180b778a2.html