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Montana History Books
The Montana Memory Project, in collaboration with museums and libraries around the state of Montana, are pleased to present this collection of free-to-read digital history books. These books were published from the 18th all the way through the 21st centuries. The topics range from homesteading, to mining, to in-depth family histories. There are a number of autobiographies of early Montanans, as well as more modern looks back at the early days of the state. In particular, the books in this listing comprise an unparalleled collection of histories of Montana counties and localities. They have been painstakingly digitized by staff and volunteers at dozens of institutions. Please note that not all book listings display a cover thumbnail in this listing.
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1879 Metis trek to the Judith Basin
Description: Focus on the identification of the various Metis families and others who came to the Judith Basin in 1879
Author: Mary Jean Golden
Publication Date: 2003
As It Was Yesterday
Description: Descriptive portraits of McCone County families, veterans, post offices, bands, and organizations, with photographs
Author: Brockway Homemakers Club
Publication Date: 1977
Belt Valley History, 1877-1979
Description: A history of Belt, Montana and its families, industries, and schools with photographs and index.
Author: Ethel Castner Kennedy
Publication Date: 1979
Biography of Marcus Daly of Montana
Description: Biography of Marcus Daly written "on the 34th anniversary of Mr. Daly's death" by Hugh Daly. Contains 2 articles copied from the Anaconda Standard on Daly's stables.
Author: Hugh Daly
Publication Date: 1935
Blessed are the Peace Makers
Description: Blessed are the Peacemakers is a synopsis by chapters of the lives of early day sheriffs and law officers in central Montana. These brave and daring citizens were the first to establish law and order on the frontier of Montana as a Territory and later as a State. The sheriffs often had to travel great distances in inclement weather and with only their trusted horse as a companion. The counties of Fergus, Meagher and Cascade are the primary focus in this work.
Author: Samuel K. Phillips, Jr.
Publication Date: 2010
Boyhood Recollections: A Narrative of Homestead Days in Northeastern Montana
Description: Part of Jorgen Jorgensen family papers, 1921-1938. The collection consists of a typed translation of the autobiography of Jorgen Jorgensen, written in 1938 and translated by Henry Jorgensen in 1958; an undated reminiscence by Otto Jorgensen; and a diary of Dagny Elisabet Jorgensen for the summer of 1921. All three items chronicle life in the Danish-American community of Dagmar, Mont. Eli's diary describes threshing by Thomas Sundsted's crew in the summer of 1921.
Author: Otto Jorgensen
Publication Date: Between 1921-1938
A Brief History of Butte, Montana: the World's Greatest Mining Camp
Description: Cover title reads "Butte Above and Below Ground: The World's Greatest Mining Camp"
Author: Harry C. Freeman
Publication Date: 1900
The Bruner Bunch
Description: History of the Bruner Family coming to America and settling in different states.
Author: Kith and Kin
Publication Date: Circa 1980s
Butte Fire Department - Illustrated
Description: "Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Disability Fund."; "November---1901."; Cover title: Butte Fire Department illustrated. Includes photos and description of the Great Explosion of January 15, 1895. Interleaved with advertising matter.
Author: Peter Sanger
Publication Date: 1905
By Gone Days and Modern Ways: Dupuyer Centennial
Description: Family histories from Dupuyer residents. Added history of the 1964 Flood.
Author: The Dupuyer Centennial Committee
Publication Date: 1977
Central Montana's Communities
Description: The story of 59 Central Montana communities. Ken and Scottie Byerly inteviewed more than 100 people in their travels through Montana. These stories ran weekly in the Lewistown News-Argus from July 8, 1973 to August 28, 1974.
Author: Ken Byerly with photos by Scottie Byerly
Publication Date: 1974
Chester Country - A Century of Change
Description: A history of Chester Montana and surrounding communities from 1890 to 1994.
Author: Ruby Langel
Publication Date: 1994
Chronological Story and History of Lewistown Fire Department
Description: Book lists all the major fires in Lewistown, Montana from the year 1896 through 1987. It also give a list of the Fire Chiefs and members of the Fire Department.
Author: Charles E. Penecost
Publication Date: 1990
Collection of Stories of Central Montana Pioneer Families 1899-1999
Description: A collection of pioneer stories of the families who have been in the area for 100 years. This project was done for the Centennial Celebration of Lewistown, Montana.
Author: Lewistown Genealogy Society, Inc.
Publication Date: 1999
Conrad: 75 Years of Pride and Progress
Description: A booklet giving a yearly overview of the Conrad community from 1909-1984. The booklet was created as part of the Conrad Diamond Jubilee celebration.
Author: Dorothy Floerchinger and Alicia O'Brien
Publication Date: 1984
Country Roads: A History of East Community The Southeast Corner of Pondera County Brady, Montana
Description: Community and family histories of Southeastern Pondera County.
Author: East Community Extension Homemakers
Publication Date: 1984
Courage Enough: Mon-Dak Family Histories Bi-Centennial Edition
Description: Descriptions of Richland County, Montana, and the former Dawson County, Montana, homesteaders and families, with photographs and maps.
Author: Various authors
Publication Date: 1975
Custer County Area History: As We Recall
Description: A history of the communities in Custer County, Montana.
Author: Helen Carey Jones
Publication Date: 1990
Daniels County History Part A (Pages 1-548)
Description: First part of a history of the communities in Daniels County, Montana.
Author: Daniels County Bi-Centennial Commission
Publication Date: 1977
Daniels County History Part B (Pages 549-1017)
Description: Second part of a history of the communities in Daniels County, Montana.
Author: Daniels County Bi-Centennial Commission
Publication Date: 1977
Dog Creek Chronicles
Description: This is a story of the Winifred Community which not only encompasses the town of Winifred, but the surrounding area, including that of Winifred School District 115. It reaches from the Missouri River in the North nearly to Hilger in the south, and from the Judith River on the west to the end of Knox Ridge road on the east and Dog Creek runs the center of it from the Moccasin Mountains to the Missouri River.
Author: Winifred History Committee
Publication Date: 2013
Echoes from the Prairies
Description: A history of Toole County and its families, towns, industries, and schools, with photographs and index.
Author: Prairie Homemakers Home Extension Club; Jayhawker Ridge Home Extension Club
Publication Date: 1976
Echoes of the Knees: Chouteau County Montana
Description: A history of the Knees Community, eastern Pondera County and western Chouteau County.
Author: Knees Community History Book Committee
Publication Date: 1984
Echoing Footsteps
Description: A history of the communities in Powder River County, Montana.
Author: Powder River County Extension Homemakers Council
Publication Date: 1967
Fallen Branches on Montana Soil
Description: Fallen Branches on Montana Soil is a compilation of stories of the lives of peculiar yet well-known characters who lived in Montana in the 1880-1890s period. These men were fiercely independent living on the edge of what were the norms of society. Rattlesnake Jake, Jew Jake Harris, Pike Landusky and Kid Curry are among the men whose days in Montana are carefully reviewed and shared in this non-fiction book.
Author: Samuel K. Phillips, Jr.
Publication Date: 2005
Fallon County Memories 1908-1983
Description: Brief summary of Fallon County, featuring highlights from 1908-1983.
Author: Diamond Jubilee Committee
Publication Date: 1983
The Family History of Jakob Johnsen & Kamilla Hervik in Fosen farm no. 109/7
Description: Fosen Island in Avaldsnes/Karmoy, on the west coast of Norway. Including the family history of their fifteen children, of which three became farmers in Valier, Montana. And some local history from Fosen Island.
Author: Kaare Jacobsen
Publication Date: 2005
Fergus County Extension Homemakers History
Description: A history of each of the extension clubs in Fergus County, Montana.
Author: Fergus County Extension Homemakers
Publication Date: 1981
First 100 Years, A History of Lewistown, Montana
Description: A chronological history of the town of Lewistown, Montana.
Author: Roberta Donovan
Publication Date: 1994
First Presbyterian Church, Lewistown, Montana
Description: 50th Anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church, Lewistown, Montana. 1890-1940.
Author: First Presbyterian Church, Lewistown, Montana
Publication Date: 2012
Focus On Our Roots: Story of Sidney and Surrounding Area
Description: This book summarizes the history of Sidney, Montana and the surrounding area from the Prehistoric era through the Montana statehood centennial.
Author: MonDak Historical and Art Society
Publication Date: 1989
Forest Grove 1881-1981
Description: Forest Grove, Montana is located in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, on the south fork of McDonald Creek, 19 miles southeast of Lewistown, Montana, and 18 miles west of Grass Range, Montana.
Author: Centennial Book Committee
Publication Date: 1981
Forest Grove, Montana: A History Book
Description: This book of Forest Grove and the area bordering is dedicated to the early pioneers, who settled in the early 1880's and to those who stayed, and others who came to develop this area into a productive farming and ranching community.
Author: Forest Grove Citizens
Publication Date: 1985
Forsyth 100 Years
Description: Collection of pictures and essays detailing the history of Forsyth from 1882 to 1982.
Author: Karen Deitchler
Publication Date: 1982
Fort Keogh
Description: History of Fort Keogh, Miles City, Montana, from 1876 to 1965.
Author: Kathy Grauman
Publication Date: 1965
Garfield County: The Golden Years
Description: Short histories and descriptions of Garfield County, Montana, settlers, families, communities, schools, teachers, and public officials, with photographs.
Author: Fern Schillreff and Jessie M. Shawver
Publication Date: 1969
Ghost Towns of Golden Valley County Montana
Description: A detailed record 18 ghost towns in Golden Valley County, including pictures, stories, related facts, newspaper clippings, chronologies, and maps, with index.
Author: Leland P. Cade
Publication Date: 1998
Golden Valley County, Montana Selected History
Description: Stories, pictures, chronologies, and other information about Golden Valley County during the hmosteading era, and through the 20th century, with index..
Author: Leland P. Cade
Publication Date: 2001
Grass Range Centennial, 1883-1983
Description: History of the families and descendents of the Grass Range, Montana area.
Author: Various Authors
Publication Date: 1983
Grime, Grit and Gumption
Description: A history of the families who settled South of the Marias River in Pondera and Toole Counties.
Author: Ponde-Tool Extension Homemakers Club
Publication Date: 1976
Grit, Guts and Gusto: A History of Hill County
Description: Short descriptive summaries of Hill County, Montana, settlers, families, schools, and clubs, with photographs.
Author: Hill County Bicentennial Commission
Publication Date: 1976
Guarding the Carroll Trail
Description: History of the Carroll Trail which connected Helena with Carroll, Montana, on the Missouri River. Camp Lewis was established to protect the newly constructed Carroll Trail. It paved the way for settlement of the Judith Basin in 1874-1875.
Author: Michael J. Koury, Edited by Glen C. Morton
Publication Date: 1994
Harvest of Memories: Historical Events of Valier, Montana
Description: Stories of families who settled in Valier, Montana. History of how Valier, Montana came to be. Includes photos of families and surrounding area.
Author: Laura Mary Palin, Ruth Aiken, Veta Marsh, Sue Walley, Sharon Slezak
Publication Date: 1981
Headwaters Heritage History
Description: A history of the communities in Gallatin County, Montana.
Author: Three Forks Area Historical Society
Publication Date: 1983
Heritage Book of the Original Fergus County Area
Description: A history of Fergus County families, homesteaders, towns, churches, and schools.
Author: Babbie Deal and Loretta McDonald (eds.)
Publication Date: 1976
Historic Overview of The Kootenai National Forest Southern Region, Volume 1
Description: Detailed history of Kootenai National Forest (Mont.) from 1814-1950 including in-depth studies of the fur trade, British period, trade and travel routes, agriculture, settlement, towns, mining, timber, and U.S. Forest Service management.
Author: Christian J. Miss (ed.)
Publication Date: 1994
Historical Album of Montana
Description: Historical Review of Montana.
Author: Olde West Publishing Company
Publication Date: 1957
Historical Sketch of The Montana Woman's Christian Temperance Union Voice, 1883-1912
Description: Alice Barnes Hoag and Mary Long Alderson formed a committee in 1911 to write a history of the Montana Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the list of 34 'Life Members,' four are from Billings; Mrs. Crampton, Mrs Lydia Mayo, Mrs Robert Morris, and Mrs C.H. Perrine. The booklet provides a historical overview, the locations, leadership. and resolutions for the annual meetings, and a list of the presidents of the organization.
Author: Executive Committee of the Montana W.C.T.U. and Rev. Alice Barnes Hoag and Mrs Mathhew W. (Mary Long) Alderson
Publication Date: 1912
The History of Beaverhead County, Volume 1
Description: A history of early families and communities in Beaverhead County, Montana, 1800-1920. First of two volumes.
Author: Beaverhead County History Book Association
Publication Date: 1990
History of the Early Reduction Plants of Butte
Description: Reprinted from De re metallica, vol. 18, nos. 2 and 3. Discusses the history of early stamp mills and smelters in Butte and Anaconda.
Author: Ralph I. Smith
Publication Date: 1953
History of Fergus County, Montana
Description: A thesis submitted in partial requirement for the degree of Master of Arts The University of Chicago August, 1945.
Author: Mrs. Wyllis A. Hedges
Publication Date: 1945
History of Fergus County, Montana 1879-1915
Description: History of Fergus County, Montana 1879-1915.
Author: Anna Zellick
Publication Date: 1945
History of Lewistown
Description: Textbook history of the Lewistown and Fergus County area. Includes a description of the government, mining, religions, manufacturing, entertainment, disasters of the area, ethnic goups, retailing and wholesaling, clubs, architecture of the local buildings, and agriculture of the area.
Author: Robert L. Dissly, editor and compiler
Publication Date: 2000
History of Moore, Montana
Description: A collection of articles written by various community people about the Moore area and the history of the buildings, the Jawbone Railroad, the clubs and the families.
Author: Compiled by Dorman Jackson
Publication Date: Various
A History of Montana Volume 1
Description: A history of Montana, including it's discovery and settlement, geology, conditions of society, politics, mining, and industry. Stories about Lewis and Clark and other explorers, the struggle between Indian and White, and the fir trade are told. Includes history of Yellowstone, Glacier, and Bison National Parks as well as forest reserves, religion, education, courts and lawyers in Montana.
Author: Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
Publication Date: 1913
A History of Montana Volume 2
Description: A history of Montana, including it's discovery and settlement, geology, conditions of society, politics, mining, and industry. Stories about Lewis and Clark and other explorers, the struggle between Indian and White, and the fir trade are told. Includes history of Yellowstone, Glacier, and Bison National Parks as well as forest reserves, religion, education, courts and lawyers in Montana.
Author: Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
Publication Date: 1913
A History of Montana Volume 3
Description: A history of Montana, including it's discovery and settlement, geology, conditions of society, politics, mining, and industry. Stories about Lewis and Clark and other explorers, the struggle between Indian and White, and the fir trade are told. Includes history of Yellowstone, Glacier, and Bison National Parks as well as forest reserves, religion, education, courts and lawyers in Montana.
Author: Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
Publication Date: 1913
History of Montana. 1739-1885
Description: This book, originally published in 1885, is a 1,367 page reference exploring topics such as the exploration and occupation of Montana, Indian history, wars, trading and military posts, mining, newspapers, churches, and societies during the time between 1735 and 1885. The book includes treatments of 13 Montana counties as well as personal "reminisciences" from several notable Montanans. The book also contains over 500 illustrations of people, buildings, farms, ranches, and natural features of the era.
Author: M. A. (Michael A.) Leeson
Publication Date: 1885
History, Second Regiment Infantry, National Guard Montana
Description: History of the Second Regiment Infantry, National Guard Montana: mustered into Federal service June 30, 1916, mustered out of Federal service November 3, 1916.
Author: W. N. O. Swarthout
Publication Date: Approximately 1917
History of Winifred
Description: History of the Winifred community along with some of the early families who settled the area.
Author: Jim Arthur
Publication Date: 1988
Homestead Shacks over Buffalo Tracks: History of Northeastern Fergus County
Description: A history of the families who settled northeastern Fergus County.
Author: Roy History Committee, Roy, Montana
Publication Date: 1990
Horizons O'er the Musselshell
Description: Detailed portraits of early Musselshell County settlers, families, ranches and schools.
Author: Beulah C. Hougardy; Hazel Spidel; Alice B. Graves; Frances Spek (eds)
Publication Date: 1974
In the Shadow of the Twin Sisters
Description: Authentic illustrated history of the Pioneers of Ubet, Garneill, Straw and Buffalo in the State of Montana at the end of the nineteeenth century and the outset of the twentieth century as related by the Pioneers and by their descendents.
Author: Elenor T. Townsend
Publication Date: 1973
James Fergus the Grand Old Man of Montana
Description: A profile of the "Freethinking Founding Father of Fergus County". Foreward by Anna Zellick. John Foster brings together all the major frontier enterprises-cattle, mining, military, and the Indians showing James Fergus' role in each.
Author: John R. Foster
Publication Date: 1995
Kalispell, Montana and the Upper Flathead Valley
Description: A history of the Upper Flathead and Kalispell.
Author: Henry Elwood
Publication Date: 1989
L. A. Sanders Lumber Company Franklin, Montana 1914-1935
Description: A complete history of the the L. A. Sanders Lumber Company, including stories, handwritten notes, letters, financial transactions, newspaper clippings, chronologies, with index.
Author: Leland P. Cade
Publication Date: 2008
Life and Adventures: Calamity Jane. By Herself
Description: Short autobiographical history written by 'Mrs M. Burk, better known as Calamity Jane.' Note on the original envelope with the pamphlet said: 'Was bought from Calamity in 1900 by donor for 50 cents in Billings.' Pamphlet title : Life and adventures of Calamity Jane by herself.
Author: Calamity Jane
Publication Date: Before 1900
Lincoln County Montana History, Resources, Industrial Development and Record in the Great War
Description: Biographical sketches and photos of Lincoln County men who served in WWI, as well as essays and photographs on homefront activities in Libby and Warland, highways, buildings, citizens, forests, fund drives, Red Cross organizations, banks, schools, industry, and mining.
Author: The Western News of Libby
Publication Date: 1920
Lone Wolf in the Promised Land (2nd edition)
Description: A history of Big Horn County communities; a history of the Crow Reservation, and profiles of families, schools, ranchers, homesteaders, farmers, banks, and businessmen, including photographs and index.
Author: Samuel K. Phillips, Jr.
Publication Date: 2003
Lookin' Back: Big Horn County
Description: Lone Wolf in the Promised Land is an in depth account of the tragic murders of five immigrants passing through the Judith Basin in June of 1889. Edward and Lucina Crowell Biggs, Joseph and Sarah Joliff Kurtz, and six year Ida Schauss were the victims of a wily criminal from Great Falls, Montana named James Wilber. Wilber had met his victims at Helena and offered to guide the party to their desired destination of the mining town of Maiden in the Judith Mountains of central Montana. The events leading up to the tragic crimes on June 7 and the days following are covered in detail with a number of rare old west crime scene photos making the story come alive.
Author: Big Horn County Historical Society
Publication Date: 1976
Masonic Order 100th Anniversary, Lewistown, Montana
Description: A history of the Lewistown Lodge #37 A.F. and A.M., Lewistown, Montana. Shows information and photographs of all the officers and members of the organization since 1887.
Author: Lewistown Lodge #37 A.F. and A.M.
Publication Date: 1988
Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department: Our Golden Anniversary Year: Fifty Years of Community Service, MVFD, 1910 - 1960
Description: Small book of photos, letters, and local advertising for Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department and neighborhood.
Author: Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department; Petroni, Angelo - Fire Chief
Publication Date: 1960
Meagher County: An Early-Day Pictorial History, 1867-1967
Description: A pictorial history of Meagher County, Montana communities, families, and events.
Author: Meagher County Historical Society
Publication Date: 1968
Miles City Medical History, 1876-2005
Description: The story of the beginnings of a medical establishment in Miles City (Mont.), including a roster and biographies of physicians who worked in Fort Keogh and Miles City, Montana, with photos and personal remembrances. Concludes with a chronology of the founding of hospitals and clinics from 1878 to 1996.
Author: Malcolm D. Winter, Jr. and Malcolm D. Winter, Sr.
Publication Date: 2005
Montana Historical Markers
Description: Text by R.H. (Bob) Fletcher. Drawings by Irvin (Shorty) Shope. Includes index.
Author: Robert H. Fletcher
Publication Date: 1960
Missoula The Way It Was
Description: A history of Missoula, Montana, in words and pictures, subtitled "a portrait of an early Western town."
Author: Lenora Koelbel
Publication Date: 1972
Montana, Its Story and Biography: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood Vol.1
Description: Contains 40 chapters covering general history of Montana, with many titles like Decade of Indian Warfare, Pioneers and their Society, Pioneer Cities and Towns, Military History of Montana, Counties included: Cascade, Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine Broadwater, Chouteau, Custer, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Missoula, Mussellshell, Powell, Roosevelt, Silver, Stillwater, Yellowstone, etc.
Author: Tom Stout
Publication Date: 1921
Montana, Its Story and Biography: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood Vol.2
Description: Contains 40 chapters covering general history of Montana, with many titles like Decade of Indian Warfare, Pioneers and their Society, Pioneer Cities and Towns, Military History of Montana, Counties included: Cascade, Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine Broadwater, Chouteau, Custer, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Missoula, Mussellshell, Powell, Roosevelt, Silver, Stillwater, Yellowstone, etc.
Author: Tom Stout
Publication Date: 1921
Montana, Its Story and Biography: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood Vol.3
Description: Contains 40 chapters covering general history of Montana, with many titles like Decade of Indian Warfare, Pioneers and their Society, Pioneer Cities and Towns, Military History of Montana, Counties included: Cascade, Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine Broadwater, Chouteau, Custer, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Missoula, Mussellshell, Powell, Roosevelt, Silver, Stillwater, Yellowstone, etc.
Author: Tom Stout
Publication Date: 1921
More History of Beaverhead County Part A (Pages 1-551)
Description: A history of the communities in Beaverhead County, Montana.
Author: Beaverhead County Museum Association
Publication Date: 1997
More History of Beaverhead County Part B (Pages 552-1100)
Description: A history of the communities in Beaverhead County, Montana.
Author: Beaverhead County Museum Association
Publication Date: 1997
Mountains and Meadows
Description: A history of Cascade County including detailed stories of early residents and communities, with index, photographs, and bibliography.
Author: Jean Conrad Rowe
Publication Date: 1970
A Newspaper Reference Work: Men of Affairs and Representative Institutions of the State of Montana
Description: A reference containing biographical information of important men of the state of Montana, include bankers, physicians, politicians, church members, merchants, sheriffs, etc.
Author: Butte Newswriters Association
Publication Date: 1914
Not in Precious Metals Alone: A Manuscript History of Montana
Description: Collection of historical documents from the Montana Historical Society collections. Introduction by K. Ross Toole.
Author: Montana Historical Society
Publication Date: 1976
O'Fallon Flashbacks
Description: A history of Fallon County (Mont.) settlement, organizations, and institutions.
Author: O'Fallon Flashbacks Book Committee
Publication Date: 1975
On the Track of History: Brady, Montana During the 20th Century, 1909-1999
Description: Community and family histories of Brady and rural area.
Author: Brady History Book Committee
Publication Date: 1999
Our Heritage in Liberty
Description: A history of the communities in Liberty County, Montana.
Author: Liberty County Museum
Publication Date: 1976
Our Historic Homes 1895-1989
Description: A history of the homes in Richland County. Includes an index of first owners and current owners at the time the book was printed.
Author: Richland County Extension Homemakers Council
Publication Date: 1989
Our Jubilee 1911-1961
Description: This book is about Sidney and the surrounding community, and is dedicated to the Pioneers and Early Settlers who, through courage and determination, laid the foundation for the building of one of the most enterprising communities in the entire Northwest.
Author: Unknown
Publication Date: 1961
Pacific History Stories: Montana Edition
Description: A school textbook which discusses Montana History topics. Contains reference topics and questions at the end of each lesson.
Author: Alice Harriman
Publication Date: 1903
Pages of Time: A History of Petroleum County, Montana
Description: A history of the communities and individuals in Petroleum County, Montana. Includes photographs and index.
Author: Petroleum County Public Library
Publication Date: 1990
A Pioneer Man: An Autobiography; The Life Story of Fred Fay Scott
Description: The life story of Fred Fay Scott moving and homesteading in Nebraska and Montana as told by his son Tom.
Author: Tom & Joy Scott
Publication Date: Circa 2011
Pioneer Trails and Trials 3-7-77
Description: This is a compilation of family and community histories of Madison County Montana. Histories were submitted by county residents to the now defunct Madison County History Association. The first volume Pioneer Trails and Trials spans the early days of settlement from 1863 to 1920. The second, Progressive Years, continues from 1920 to 1950.
Author: Madison County History Association
Publication Date: 1976
Pondera
Description: A history of Pondera County and its settlers, communities and institutions.
Author: Pondera History Association
Publication Date: 1973
Progressive Years: Madison County, Montana, Volume II
Description: This is a compilation of family and community histories of Madison County Montana. Histories were submitted by county residents to the now defunct Madison County History Association. The first volume Pioneer Trails and Trials spans the early days of settlement from 1863 to 1920. The second, Progressive Years, continues from 1920 to 1950.
Author: Madison County History Association
Publication Date: 1983
The Public School System of Butte, Montana: Historical and Descriptive
Description: This publication discusses the history of the early Butte public schools, and includes photos of many.
Author: Butte Public Schools
Publication Date: 1904
Retracing Kipp Trails
Description: A collection of stories and pictures of the Kipp Family and the country they lived in with stories by Olivia Kipp.
Author: Jim Arthur
Publication Date: 1997
Roosevelt County's Treasured Years
Description: A history of Roosevelt County and its towns, industries, churches, schools, tribes, sports clubs, and organizations, with photographs and index.
Author: Leota Hoye (ed.)
Publication Date: 1976
Sacajawea, The Bird Woman
Description: Reprinted from a paper read before the Montana, Federation of Women's Clubs at Lewistown, Montana, June, 1914. Biography of Sacajawea, with a list of reasons why Montana should erect a statue to Sacajawea.
Author: Laura Tolman Scott; Montana Federation of Women's Clubs.
Publication Date: 1915
Schools of Fergus County, Montana
Description: A list of all the school districts in Fergus County, Montana with a description of each.
Author: Fergus County Superintendent of Schools, Lewistown, Montana
Publication Date: Unknown
The Schools of Golden Valley County Montana
Description: A detailed record of 71 schools in Golden Valley County, including pictures, stories, related facts, newspaper clippings, chronologies, and maps, with index.
Author: Leland P. Cade
Publication Date: 1997
Sheridan's Daybreak, Volume I
Description: Volume 1 of 3. A history of Sheridan County and its communities, with profiles of families and individuals, including photographs and index.
Author: Magnus Aasheim
Publication Date: 1970
Sheridan's Daybreak, Volume II
Description: Volume 2 of 3. A history of Sheridan County and its communities, with profiles of families and individuals, including photographs and index.
Author: Magnus Aasheim
Publication Date: 1985
Silloway's History of Central Montana
Description: A review of the development of Montana’s inland empire. Perley M. Silloway came to Lewistown in the fall of 1898 as principal of the Fergus County Free High School until 1909. For a number of seasons he was an assistant in the summer session of the Montana Biological Station at Flathead Lake.
Author: P. M. (Perley Milton) Silloway
Publication Date: 2012 reprint
Silver Bow County in the World War
Description: This book was compiled by the Silver Bow Post No. 1, American Legion in 1919. Discusses the achievements of Silver Bow County during the World War, and also gives a fairly accurate record of the men and women who went from Silver Bow County in one of the many branches of the United States service.
Author: American Legion
Publication Date: 1919
Slayton Mercantile Company Lavina, Montana 1908-2003
Description: A complete history of the Slayton Mercantile in Lavina, including stories, handwritten notes, letters, finanancial transactions, newspaper clippings, chronologies, with index.
Author: Leland P. Cade
Publication Date: 2003
Spokes, Spurs, and Cockleburs
Description: A history of Chouteau County, Montana.
Author: Henry L. Armstrong
Publication Date: 1978
The Story of Butte
Description: Detailed and desirable history of Butte; contains photographs and illustrations depicting Butte at its beginnings. Material on Marcus Daly, pioneers, mining, and Butte during its heyday. Oblong pictorial wraps, illustrations, photographs, lithographed advertising.
Author: Guy X. Piatt
Publication Date: 1897
The Story of Montana
Description: Collection of a series of 5 articles from McClure's Magazine, 1906-1907. I. Reign of lawlessness and its overthrow by the vigilantes: the beginnings of law and order in Montana, 27(4)346-361 1906. II Treasure of Butte Hill and development of the great copper industry; beginnings of the Clark-Daly feud, 27(5)451-465 1906. III Senator Whiteside's exposure of Clark's attempted briberies; Clark prepares to buy the Montana legislature outright, 629-639 1906. IV Sale of the Montana legislature and Clark's election, 27-43 1907. V Attempt to bribe the Supreme Court of Montana, and the investigation of Clark's election, at Washington, 198-210 1907.
Author: Christopher Powell Connolly
Publication Date: 1906
Sunshine and Shadow Through 60 Years
Description: Autobiographical Notes by Halsey R. Watson.
Author: Halsey R. Watson
Publication Date: Unknown
Tales of Treasure County
Description: A history of Treasure County and stories of its families, communities, and schools, with photographs and index.
Author: Ruth Carrington
Publication Date: 1976
They Came and Stayed
Description: Selections from "They Came and Stayed", the Rosebud County History Book. Introduction and general articles. Individual family histories are available only with purchase of the book.
Author: Rosebud County Bicentennial Committee
Publication Date: 1977
They Gazed on the Beartooths, Volume 1
Description: Volume 1 of 3. Short descriptive summaries of Stillwater County settlers and families, covering A through L surnames; also covers schools and clubs and includes photographs and index.
Author: James T. Annin
Publication Date: 1964
They Gazed on the Beartooths, Volume 2
Description: Volume 2 of 3. Stillwater County history, stories, legends, early settlers, town histories, public works projects, important events, and excerpts from The Columbus News, including photographs and index.
Author: James T. Annin
Publication Date: 1964
They Gazed on the Beartooths, Volume 3
Description: Volume 3 of 3. More stories of Stillwater County families (including photographs and index); covers M through Z surnames; also covers B through L surnames omitted from Volume 1.
Author: James T. Annin
Publication Date: 1964
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County
Description: East Blaine County history and profiles of tribes, families, homesteaders, towns, churches, schools, and members of the military, with business directory, photographs and index.
Author: Stella Breitmeier
Publication Date: 1989
Told in the Plain Words of a Real Cowboy
Description: Sonny Gist a noted cowboy and resident of North Central Montana has gathered together in this book a collection of stories of which he has been a part.
Author: Sonny Gist
Publication Date: 1995
A Town is Born (Conrad Montana) 1903-1930
Description: History of Conrad, Montana 1903-1930.
Author: Georgianna Borgen
Publication Date: 1995
Trails Along Beaver Creek
Description: A history of Wibaux County settlers, ranchers, families, towns, churches, schools and institutions, with photographs.
Author: Irene Jones
Publication Date: 1976
Tri-County Atlas: Meagher, Sweetgrass, and Carbon Counties
Description: Biographical and historical information on Meagher, Sweet Grass, and Carbon Counties.
Author: Henry & Geiger
Publication Date: 1903
Turning Back The Pages: A Pictorial History of Valier and Dupuyer
Description: Historical pictures of Valier and Dupuyer residents and surrounding area.
Author: Trina Jo Bradley, The Valierian
Publication Date: 2005
United Methodist Church, Lewistown, Montana
Description: "In remembrance and rededication on this 100th Anniversary 1886-1896 United Methodist Church to remember the past and Challenge the future."
Author: United Methodist Church, Lewistown, Montana
Publication Date: 1986
A Voice from the Rocky Mountains: Helena's Pioneer Jewish Community, 1864-1899
Description: Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 1981
Author: Delores J. Morrow
Publication Date: 1981
Welcome to Hobson, Pride of the Judith: History of Hobson and Surrounding Communities 1908-2002
Description: History of Hobson, Montana and the family histories of the people who settled the area.
Author: Hobson Woman's Club
Publication Date: 2002
Well I Guess I Was Just Lucky
Description: A rich history of the Cade family during the pioneering and homesteading era in Golden Valley County. Includes many entertaining stories, and an overview of trends and challenges during the homesteading era.
Author: Leland P. Cade
Publication Date: 1992
Western Invitational Tournament - 50 Years of WIT
Description: A book compiled by Jim Arthur in cooperation with the Central Montana Jaycees about the yearly invitational basketball tournament held in Lewistown, Montana for 50 years.
Author: Jim Arthur
Publication Date: 1994
Wheels Across Montana's Prairie
Description: Stories of the settlers and families of Prairie County (Mont.) as well as remembrances of churches and schools, with photographs and maps.
Author: Prairie County Historical Society
Publication Date: 1974
Winifred Golden Jubilee 1913-1963
Description: Jubilee was held July 12, 13, 14, 1963.
Author: Golden Jubilee Committee
Publication Date: 1963
Winnett Boxing Club
Description: History of the Winnett Boxing Club from 1935-1941, managed and trained by Clarence Shorty Saylor.
Author: Charles E. (Chuck) Pentecost
Publication Date: 1991
Women of Montana Essays 1981-1985
Description: Women of Montana Essays is an important addition to the growing body of work on the historical contributions of Montana women. The essays, written by Montana high school students, were winners of the AAUW Women of Montana essay contest, 1981-1985.
Author: Diane Sands (ed.)
Publication Date: 1986
The Yellowstone Forest Reserve: Its Foundation and Development
Description: Printed booklet detailing the history of the Yellowstone Forest Reserve, a predecessor to the U. S. Forest Service, and now divided into Targhee, Bridger-Teton, Shoshone National Forests and the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The booklet also includes the poem, A Day at the Ranch.
Author: A. A. (Abraham Archibald) Anderson
Publication Date: 1927
Yesteryears and Pioneers
Description: Stories of Wheatland County families, towns, schools, churches, etc., with photographs and index.
Author: Harlowton Woman's Club
Publication Date: 1972
Yogo Sapphire Mine, Montana: History of a World-class Gem Deposit
Description: Sapphire-bearing dikes are located in the Little Belt Mountains, Montana. This report gives an accurate and comprehensive review of the sapphire deposit and its history.
Author: Lee A. Woodward, Jerry D. Hanley
Publication Date: 2013
