MONTANA HISTORY PORTAL

Charles E. “Chas” and Helen R. Morris Heritage Collection Charles E and Helen R Morris established a vast wholesale penny postcard distributorship, marketing photographic images of early M...

Members of the Helena Urban Indian Community worked with the Helena Indian Alliance and the Montana Historical Society to digitize family photographs, artwork, and records of community events, in...

This collection documents the early history of Lincoln County, including construction of the railroad, early logging and mining.

Marcus Daly was an Irish immigrant who left an indelible mark on the history of Montana. The influence of his legacies continues to be woven into the events of present-day life in Montana. Acc...

Myron Stanford “Stan” Lynde was born September 23, 1931 in Billings, Montana. He was raised on a cattle and sheep ranch near Lodge Grass, the Crow Indian Reservation, and the Little Big Horn ...

The Bitterroot flower (shown in bloom here) is Montana’s state flower. It was adopted as the state flower in 1895. Meriweather Lewis was fed this plant by the Salish people during his travels a...

Charles Marion Russell was born in St. Louis in 1864. He grew up on a large farm and developed an early fascination with art and the West. He merged these two interests into a life in Montana and...