MONTANA HISTORY PORTAL

During the allotment of the Flathead Reservation in the early 1900s, one adamant and relentless voice was that of Sam Resurrection (1857-1941). This collection offers several available pictures o...

The history of an organized postal system traces back to the beginning of Montana’s territorial days. The reliance on written word for both personal and social news meant that as soon as people...

Montana’s history is diverse and continues to shape the way Montanans view the world today. However, one element of Montana’s past which often gets overlooked is the history of sugar beet far...

Downtown Helena is a captivating blend of Wild‑West grit and Victorian elegance, where the legacy of the gold rush is etched into every brick and cornice. Laid out along “Last Chance Gulch,â€...

For over two hundred years African Americans have played a role in our great state’s history. They came as explorers, trappers, miners, railroad workers, soldiers, homesteaders, and printers. S...

The Yellowstone Nature Notes were a series of newsletters focused on the natural history and history of Yellowstone National Park that were published from the 1920s to the late 1950s. They were a...

With the Lewis and Clark Expedition shedding light on Montana’s wealth of resources, fur companies flocked to the state to establish business. By the late 1820s, the American Fur Company had ma...