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By Billie J Olson For over four decades, Jim Senst has been a cornerstone of Montana’s airwaves, but for those who know him in Great Falls, he is far more than a broadcaster—he is a community [...]

By Billie J Olson In the high desert of Nevada, 100 miles north of Elko, the morning air is often thick with the dust of a hundred saddle horses being run into a rope corral. For Philip Page, [...]

By Billie J Olson In the undulating landscapes of Big Sky Country, few artists captured the “Cowboy Way” with as much authenticity as Gregory Eiselein. Born in 1945 in Roundup, Montana, and [...]

By Billie Olson and Hope Good As we gathered recently to listen to the vibrant life story of artist Kevin Red Star in his new gallery in Red Lodge, Montana, a casual, comfortable atmosphere [...]

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 [...]