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By Suzanne Waring Great Falls is the home of one of Montana’s most famous pioneers. William Wesley Van Orsdel, or more fondly known as Brother Van, came to Montana on the Far West steamboat in [...]

By Catharine Melin-Moser Great discoveries of gold set in motion a westward migration of 30,000 hopeful Americans to California in 1849. The event also encouraged a mass immigration of people [...]

Story from the Great Falls History Museum By Megan Sanford, Archives Administrator There are few who have not heard of Charles and Sue Bovey in Montana. They were a true power couple; Charles [...]

By Billie J Olson Jeannette Rankin’s upbringing on a prosperous ranch in the Montana Territory instilled a strong work ethic and an awareness of social injustice that shaped her historic career [...]

By Sam Knodel Eugene’s Pizza was first opened by Eugene Barger in November of 1962. Back then, Glasgow was rumored to be the first town in Montana with a population under 10,000 to have a pizza [...]

By Suzanne Waring “Wayne, sit back!” was the shout Wayne Arnst heard as he hung out of a helicopter, trying to get the perfect photograph. “I didn’t realize that I was leaning out of the door too [...]

In the rugged, wide-open spaces of North Central Montana, a business is more than just a place of commerce; it is a lifeline. From the biting winters on the Rocky Mountain Front to the [...]

The Cat Creek Oil Field is located twenty miles west of Winnett, Montana. Local legend had it that a cowboy roped a mountain lion in a creek flowing into the Musselshell River, giving rise to the [...]

By Billie J Olson As the Full Circle Thrift Store celebrates its stunning move to the former Choteau Trading Post building, marking a bold new chapter, the community also honors a remarkable one [...]

By Hope Good and Billie Olson It was a different kind of morning. Treasure State Lifestyles Montana loaded up the vehicle with cameras, recorders, notebooks, and pens. Normally, that would be no [...]