Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your chouteau county ancestors. Ranching in beaverhead county, 18631960 transition. Daniels county montana history book north american auction. Established in 1865, it is one of the original nine counties of the montana territory. Montana county histories online montana history compass. About montana, history and biography this database contains a history of the state of montana. A history of the knees community, chouteau county, montana knees community history book committee on. Areas of greatest concentration include montana history, western history, hunting and fishing, native american studies and contemporary works, and regional writers. A history of petroleum county, montana montana memory project. Welcome to our chouteau county family history research page. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about the state of montana. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section montana local histories.
Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of henry plummers road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes by thomas j. Items covered in this work include exploration, the fur trade era, settlement, gold discoveries and mining, pioneers, towns and cities, indians, statehood, education, county histories, and so on. Frank bender came to montana more than thirtyeight years ago, has had a varied experience as a rancher, printer, merchant and public official, and is now at the head of one of the leading real estate businesses in southern montana, at livingston mr. Long inhabited by aboriginal peoplesincluding the salish and pend doreillemineral county became a major transportation route with the construction of john mullans military wagon road, which opened the county to goldseekers and settlers in 1859. Park county, so named due to its proximity to yellowstone park, was established in 1887. A listing of all the schools in carbon county, mt with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Chairman, board of examiners dean, graduate school date. The resulting book, an uncommon journey, offers a delightful and historically. Learn more about musselshell county in montana, with its rich history that began before the state was officially formed and part of the union in 1888.
County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Local histories are available for chouteau county, montana genealogy. Mineral county historical society is a 501c3 nonprofit. Chouteau county is located in north central montana, about 100 miles south of the canadian border. Today, montanas treasures are found in the states environment, while technology transforms old industries and creates new economies. Six books are centered in golden valley county, with many memorable stories and additional information about schools and ghost towns. Big sandy is easily the largest town of northern chouteau county, a place that abounds in surprises. One of the oldest mining districts in park county, the history of the area is reproduced here in almost 200 vintage photographs, and captures americas fascination with the development of the wild west. The montana historical society research center holds the nations largest collection of published materials pertinent to the study of montana s history. Creator, beaverhead county history book association. We have posted much of the material as pdf files, which can be viewed and printed with adobe acrobat reader. By the end of 1862 the settlement had an estimated 400 people, and in.
Together these books tell the story of native american life, early white settlement, homesteaders, ranches, clubs, civic. This book is a collection of episodes from the popular radio program, montana medicine show by derek strahn, that originates at kglt studios on the campus of montana state universitybozeman. It was named in honor of senator thomas hart benton, who encouraged settlement of the west. A montana alphabet discover america state by state. Montana gained much popularity only after gold was discovered there in 1862. Ranching in beaverhead county, 1863 1960 transition through three generations. Chouteau county is a county located in the northcentral region of the u. Chouteau county, montana genealogy familysearch wiki. Be it further enacted, that all the remaining portion of the territory of montana, not included in the counties before named in this act, be and the same is hereby created a county to be known as big horn county, and shall be attached for legislative and judicial purposes to the county of gallatin. His father, john adam bender, was born in 1824 and died in 1869, spending all. In addition to about 7,500 books, there are magazines with references pertaining to montana as both state and territory, nonfiction works by montana authors, and works about events of interest to or occurring in montana, such as the battle of the little.
A montana journey and the phrase without shame brings us to russell rowland, an author who lives in one of our more sparsely populates states montana. It is known, for instance, that more than a hundred books have been written on the battle of the little big horn and general custer alone. This website is rich in resources for teaching and learning about montana history. It was opened by tom vanek in march of 2003, and has been a success since that day. In 1984 the towns old homesteader hotel remained, and so many other montana towns had lost these artifacts of the early 20th century settlement. We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour or by reading through this introduction and exploring the site on your own. Each of those pages has 12 books listed on it, so that means there are at least 1,200 montana history books selling on that one site alone.
Like most montana history books, this one only goes up to around the 1950s before becoming a bit thin on content. Rather i found a celebration of the individual, those who stayed and made it which then made sense when you stop and consider the isolation, the demanding climate, the difficulty of making an arid landscape bloom. The main collection consists of books, pamphlets, posters, musical scores and periodicals principally related to montana with supporting materials from neighboring states and provinces. Top 10 books on montana history best book recommendations. Explore significant sites in montanas history with the site and mobile app explorebig or contribute local district information.
Army took over the commercial fort in 1869 and a detachment of the 7th infantry remained in the town until 1881. The maps section of the toolbar contains printable pdf files of blank montana maps to download and print. It contains information and records for montana ancestry, family history, and genealogy. After all, the place markets itself as montanas agricultural history museum. Placer gold was discovered in the gulch in 1864, and with this discovery came miners and prospectors from all over the country, ultimately resulting in the development of yellowstone city and other communities. Montana state university, 1987 presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts university of montana 1990 \ approved by. Leadville mine the leadville mine is a silver mine located in jefferson county, montana at an elevation of 7,999 feet. The daniels county history book is in good condition. The montana mint is proud to bring to you the greatest books ever written about montana.
Bozeman historical society montanas historic landscapes. With its county seat in bozeman, it is the thirdmost populous county in montana, with a population of 89,5 in 2010 the countys prominent geographical features are the bridger mountains in the north, and the gallatin mountains and gallatin river in the south, named by meriwether lewis in 1805 for albert. It more than makes up for that with great accounts of the earlier history. There are many great montana history books out there to choose from, perhaps too many. Daniels county montana history book north american. In addition to about 7,500 books, there are magazines with references pertaining to montana as both state and territory, nonfiction works by montana authors, and works about events of interest to or occurring in montana, such as the.
Online collections and finding aids montana historical society. If you go to amazon and type in montana history youll come up with more than 100 pages of books. The history of beaverhead county, volume 1 montana memory. The montana medicine shows genuine montana history by b. Youll get a lot of political news, especially on how montana made. Montana became a territory of united states of america in 1889. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 5,8. A state guide book viking press, 1939 classic guide to history, culture and every town online free. Nov 26, 2002 park county, so named due to its proximity to yellowstone park, was established in 1887.
The following works deal with the cultural, political, economic, military, biographical and. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stockgrowing, churches, schools and societies, indians and indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages and mining camps. The history of washington, idaho and montana 18451889 vol xxxi. A notable achievement as a teacher and school leader preceded his coming to bozeman, where during the past half dozen years. On the montana memory project, discover 100,000 digitized books, yearbooks, diaries, letters, ads, and photographs. The montana historical society research center holds the nations largest collection of published materials pertinent to the study of montanas history. Jun 05, 20 there are many great montana history books out there to choose from, perhaps too many. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. Mineral county is located on the western edge of montana on the border of idaho. The museum, outside of ranching, did not serve the regions 20th century history that was tied much less to the river except as a source of water to be dammed for irrigation but to the land and its transformation through massive federal funded irrigation projects and the homesteading boom into the agricultural landscape that you immediately. A gathering of memories a history of the big sandy. The history of old dawson county, montana territory.
Early history of gallatin county gallatin county, montana, derives its name from the gallatin river, one of the forks of the missouri river that rises in yellowstone park, the three rivers, gallatin, jefferson and madison, being named by lewis and clark, famous explorers, on their expedition to t his part of the world in 1805. History of park county, montana 1984 park county historical society on. Apr 25, 2015 daniels county montana history book for auction. The history museum cascade county historical society blueprint storage over the years, the cascade county historical society has been given blueprints, drawings, and town site maps from a variety of sources. Montana historical society montana history textbook. Mineral county historical society historical society page. List of books and articles about montana history online. I will attempt to add to this list as time permits. Yet it was also a college townbars, music, cheap eatsas home to montana state university. According to one book on montana history, the tricity area of sumatra, ingomar, and vananda could shear 6,000 sheep in a single day a valuable commodity to the us army as it outfitted soldiers bound for europe to help finish world war i. Search usa montana chouteau county chouteau county. Each month you receive a copy of the monthly minutes and a bit of county history.
The original 9 counties of montana dusting off the old. Unknown binding from the library out of print try used books. A history of the knees community, chouteau county, montana knees community history book committee, 1987 chouteau county mont. The first permanent settlement in montana was fort benton, established as a fur trading post in 1847. In some ways, it was still a cowtown, a commercial center for the hundreds of surrounding ranches in gallatin county. Youll get a lot of political news, especially on how montana made the transition from a territory to a state. The county was established in 1865 as one of the original nine counties of montana, and named in 1882 after pierre chouteau jr. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on our history or trivia pages and discussions. Other montana history titles the books listed below are only a representation of the thousands of books written on montana history. Montana mint the greatest website north of wyoming. This data was collected and published from 1943 thru 1965 by the state engineers office and from 1966 thru 1971 by the water conservation board. The rocky mountains, valleys and yellow rangeland would make you fall in love with montana.
Discover one of montana s best kept secrets in musselshell county, with roundup as the county seat. Note that historical physical and cultural features are no longer visible on the landscape. The montana water resources survey is a comprehensive county by county assessment of montana s historical water use. Bozeman, the county seat of gallatin county, was one of my favorite montana towns during the 19841985 survey. Other than topography it is its rich history which has been bestowed to date. With its county seat in bozeman, it is the thirdmost populous county in montana, with a population of 89,5 in 2010. Montana county is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. Learn more about musselshell county in montana for. To most americans, montana is a semimysterious place located on the northern border of the u. Ranching in beaverhead county, 18631960 transition through. Chouteau county, with fort benton as its county seat.
The book provides a comprehensive history of the area including biographies of many local residents, past and present. Stories of the land companion website and teachers guide has moved. Copper smelting boom town on the western frontier by patrick f. The three ghosts of sumatra, montana mighty casey baseball. Frankly, im guessing most americans know very little about montana. The most successful farmers also raised sheep on their ranches. Building out the definitive list of the best books where montana plays a key role in the book or authors life. Discover one of montanas best kept secrets in musselshell county, with roundup as the county seat. Of the nine families, fewer than half were able to keep. A gathering of memories a history of the big sandy community, chouteau county montana hardcover january 1, 1900. Today, montana s treasures are found in the states environment, while technology transforms old industries and creates new economies. Documents louisiana purchase 1803 dawes severalty act 1887 reservation lands. Holst since 19 has been principal of secondary education and director of the summer season of the montana state college at bozeman.