Kelly Hartman was raised in Silver Gate, Montana, attending K-8 grade at the one-room schoolhouse in Cooke City. She was director of the Cooke City Montana Museum from 2014 to 2016, which included ...view moreKelly Hartman was raised in Silver Gate, Montana, attending K-8 grade at the one-room schoolhouse in Cooke City. She was director of the Cooke City Montana Museum from 2014 to 2016, which included its grand opening. In the summer of 2016, she began work as the curator of the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman, Montana. Her first book, A Brief History of Cooke City, was published by The History Press in 2019.view less