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by JB Chandler In 1890, progress came to North Central Montana on railroads, and from every direction. The Great Northern Railway was planned and plotted and heading west from Havre to eventually [...]

By Jerry Hanley I’ve had a keen interest in railroads as far back as memory takes me. I came by it honestly as my father was a locomotive fireman and engineer for the Milwaukee Road from 1942 [...]

By Hope Good The building of the railway across the plains proved one of the most thrilling adventures enacted in America. It provided some of the most dramatic episodes in our rich history. More [...]

After the first Thanksgiving in 1621, it took over 200 years before Thanksgiving Day was officially proclaimed in 1863. Sara Hale, a magazine editor, spent 40 years writing editorials and letters [...]

No matter your faith, you’ve most likely noticed frankincense and myrrh resins, incense, and essential oils start to pop up this time of year. Many first heard of these resins through the story [...]

One winter, when the birds were all leaving south for warmer areas, one little bird broke its wing on the way and was left behind. Soon frost and snow covered the forest and she was cold and [...]

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. [...]

The custom of sending Christmas cards was started in the United Kingdom in 1843. The new Post Office was able to offer a penny stamp because new railways were being built which could carry much [...]

There are so many great causes to support this time of year. From food for the needy to a simple visit to those without families in nursing homes, whatever the cause you wish to support, giving [...]

American radio broadcaster Paul Harvey told a modern parable called “The Man and the Birds”. The parable follows a man who can’t bring himself to believe the story of Jesus as God incarnate. On [...]