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Keepers of the Land

Three Montana Families and their Homestead Legacies

Aired 05/09/2012 | Rating NR

Keepers of the Land

Keepers of the Land

Special | 56m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Three Montana Families and their Homestead Legacies

The Homestead Act of 1862 remains one of the most significant and enduring events in the westward expansion of the United States. The chance for free land and opportunity proved irresistible to many, and in the following decades, 151,600 homesteads had been claimed in Montana. Keepers of the Land is about three Montana families still living and working the land their ancestors homesteaded.

Aired 05/09/2012 | Rating NR

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Keepers of the Land is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS

Keepers of the Land

Keepers of the Land

Special | 56m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

The Homestead Act of 1862 remains one of the most significant and enduring events in the westward expansion of the United States. The chance for free land and opportunity proved irresistible to many, and in the following decades, 151,600 homesteads had been claimed in Montana. Keepers of the Land is about three Montana families still living and working the land their ancestors homesteaded.

Aired 05/09/2012 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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