Published by the montana historical society since 1951, montana the magazine of western history contains articles that showcase the people, places, and events that shaped the state and the western region. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. The area was taken from fergus, from yellowstone, and meagher counties. The main collection consists of books, pamphlets, posters, musical scores and periodicals principally related to montana with supporting materials from neighboring states and provinces. The valley of the upper yellowstonean exploration of the headwaters of the yellowstone river in the year 1869. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Zillow has 90 homes for sale in musselshell county mt matching.
Discover one of montana s best kept secrets in musselshell county, with roundup as the county seat. Musselshell county is a county in southcentral montana. A history of montana by helen fitzgerald sanders alibris. A county rich in history and natural resources, supported by agriculture with a diverse group of people who came and still come to work and make home. Here is where the northern pacific railway stopped its trains, at a rustic styled passenger station long ago demolished, and travelers passed through the gate abovedesigned by architect robert reamerand started their journey into the park.
For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section montana local histories. Search free musselshell county montana genealogy and family history records online including census, cemetery, military and other genealogical and historical records that. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 4,538. 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. The diaries offer other realtime views of that place and time in montana history. Musselshell county education, geography, and history. Musselshell county, montana 506 main st roundup, mt 59072 phone. The research center is a noncirculating library, archive, and photo archive with collections available for onsite use as well as digitized materials available online. Upper musselshell historical society montana history foundation. Interior of state lumber company sawmill, lasalle, montana, 1898 figure 81. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. List of books and articles about montana history online.
List of some of the sawmills in flathead county in 1907 figure 82. Roundup, montana 506 main street roundup, mt 59072 4063231104. Musselshell county is in the custer country region region. A montana alphabet discover america state by state. The montana mint is proud to bring to you the greatest books ever written about montana. 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.
Buy a history of montana by helen fitzgerald sanders online at alibris. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 4,538. Discover one of montanas best kept secrets in musselshell county, with roundup as the county seat. The three ghosts of sumatra, montana mighty casey baseball. Six books are centered in golden valley county, with many memorable stories and additional information about schools and ghost towns. Image gallery from roundup montana and musselshell county. Nov 26, 2002 park county, so named due to its proximity to yellowstone park, was established in 1887. Musselshell is an unincorporated village in musselshell county, montana, united states. This information is provided by judith basin county as a courtesy and is for informational purposes only. Musselshell county, mt land for sale 111 listings landwatch. Musselshell county real estate musselshell county mt homes. Lee went out one afternoon, as i recall, and shot 36 antelope. The name musselshell comes from the mussel shells found in the river of which lewis and clark are credited with naming. Were looking to add the transcribed data from the vital records, biographies from the county histories as well as the county history information itself, transcriptions of obituaries, burial data from cemetery trompings andor readings, the data from military pensions and other service records.
Musselshell county montana genealogy and family history. Frankly, im guessing most americans know very little about montana. The population of the village is unknown, but the population of the entire cdp was 60 at the 2010 census 1 and 2000 census. 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.
Enjoy local history with an impressive variety of historical artifacts. Welcome to musselshell county montana part of big sky country. Learn more about musselshell county in montana for. 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. The maps section of the toolbar contains printable pdf files of blank montana maps to download and print. Montana county histories online montana history compass. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about the state of montana.
Upper musselshell historical society the railroads that transected central montana were the backbone of communities on the plains. The history of beaverhead county, volume 1 montana memory. Park county, montana responsibly provides quality public services and education for the health, safety, and prosperity of all community members, businesses, and guests while supporting our exceptional natural and historic assets. Prior to the coming of the white man the only residents were crow indians who. The montana room on the second floor contains a special noncirculating collection of local interest and historical items. Montana, musselshell county, 20 acres near roundup. The most popular montana gateway into yellowstone national park is at gardiner, in the southern tip of park county. Musselshell county, montana public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Musselshell county was created in 1911 by montana governor edwin l. Creator, beaverhead county history book association. It is sponsored by the montana office of public instruction, the hardin school district, and the big horn county library. The purpose of the hardin abe program is to provide the tutoring and testing necessary for big horn county residents to receive their montana issued high school equivalency certificate, hiset h igh s chool e quivalency t. Musselshell county is montana s 35th largest county 1,871 square miles. New book chronicles life at historic fort near musselshell river.
Areas of greatest concentration include montana history, western history, hunting and fishing, native american studies and contemporary works, and regional writers. History topics life in 18691870 a first person account by peter koch account of the attempts to build a town at the mouth of the musselshell river by lt. The most successful farmers also raised sheep on their ranches. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Montana history picture for category montana history. Located in south central montana, musselshell county is north of montana s most populated county, yellowstone and south of petroleum and fergus counties. Art in the collection of the montana historical society. 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. The following works deal with the cultural, political, economic, military, biographical and. Musselshell county, montana genealogy familysearch wiki. Local histories are available for musselshell county, montana genealogy. A state guide book viking press, 1939 classic guide to history, culture and every town online free.
It was opened by tom vanek in march of 2003, and has been a success since that day. History of park county, montana 1984 park county historical society on. 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. Railroads like the montana railroad, the milwaukee road and the montana rail link provided supplies for growth of the region. 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. Copper smelting boom town on the western frontier by patrick f. Based on recent landwatch data, musselshell county, montana ranks fourth among the 56 counties in the state for the total acreage of farms, ranches and other land currently for sale here. Would you like to download musselshell county gis parcel maps. Musselshell county is a large county in the custer country region of montana. The greatest books ever written about montana montana mint. The montana historical society research center holds the nations largest collection of published materials pertinent to the study of montanas history. After all, the place markets itself as montanas agricultural history museum. Timber types in the flathead river drainage, 1922 figure 83.
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. Unknown binding from the library out of print try used books. Coming in the fall of 2020 is the large diorama interactive display of historical locations throughout the county. Browse images from the gallery at musselshellcounty. This book offers a unique glimpse of flathead, lake and lincoln county history through stunning photographs, featuring the life and times of the area. To most americans, montana is a semimysterious place located on the northern border of the u.
The musselshell river, named in turn by the lewis and clark expedition presumably due to mussels found on its banks. 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. Youve just found a montana county rich in history, natural resources, agriculture, and inhabited by a diverse group of people who call it home. Based on an abundance of caution, the montana historical society is taking steps to protect the health and safety of our staff and the public during the covid19 outbreak. Roundup genealogy in musselshell county, mt usa 1,060,369 montana 6,058 musselshell county 56 roundup 14 note. Together these books tell the story of native american life, early white settlement, homesteaders, ranches, clubs, civic. Musselshell county, montana article about musselshell. Welcome to musselshell county montana part of big sky. Musselshell county, montana genealogy and history presented.
Musselshell county is montanas 35th largest county 1,871 square miles. The montana historical society research center holds the nations largest collection of published materials pertinent to the study of montana s history. Musselshell county, mt land for sale 72 listings land and. Musselshell county, montana public records directory. This represents nearly 100,000 acres of land and rural real estate for sale in musselshell county. The daily inter lake is proud to present northwest montana memories, a hardbound, pictorial history book. In 1915, golden valley county was formed from a western portion of. It is also the namesake of a census designated place cdp which incorporates the village.
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