John Joseph Carr

John Joseph “Johnny” Carr was “let out of the chute” December 13, 1940, in Lewistown. Not long after, the family moved to Christina, Montana, where three- year-old Johnny tried to take their new [...]

Richard Thomas Loss

Richard Thomas “Dick” “RT” Loss, known as one of the best bronc busters in the Montana Territory, was at home on the back of any mount. He was a personal friend to Charles M. Russell and Rev. [...]

Jerome & Flora (Tibbits) Kearful

In June 1888, Jerome “Jerry” A. Kearful traveled by train from Missouri into the untamed Montana Territory. He tried his luck at gold mining in Helena, before settling in the Bears Paw Mountains, [...]

John W. Moore

On January 8, 1916, at age six, John W. “Johnny” Moore arrived with his parents and three brothers in Miles City. The temperature was forty below zero when the family stepped off the train. After [...]

Harbaugh Ranch

Harbaugh Ranch was established in 1910, when Walter Lee “WL” and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Elbert) Harbaugh filed for homestead rights on Sand Creek near Jordan. WL’s dream had always been to own a [...]

The History & Legacy of Western Art Week

By Brad Reynolds (Originally published in 2016) Mother of the Russell Auction If you don’t recognize Norma Ashby from the Russell Auction, perhaps you know her from television. For 26 years she [...]

The Out West Art Show

The Out West Art Show is returning to March and the Heritage Inn for Western Art Week in Great Falls, March 17-19. New this year: all artists will be featured on one floor to ensure you don’t [...]

Great Western Show

Fine art, functional art, furniture, jewelry, clothing, and décor—whatever that “missing touch” is in your life, you’ll find it here at the Great Western Show. “We want to fulfill the needs of [...]