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 [...]

Mother of Montana

The Cowgirl by Sandra Haynes by Karen Kuhlmann (dedicated to all the women who came west) She came west in a wagon, her man by her side, Children in the back, she was Destiny’s bride. She came up [...]

Montana

Beautiful Giant Springs State Park by Sherry Tuss By Warren Taylor Flash of lightning cross the big sky, thunder crashing shakes the ground Shining mountains in the distance, cool, clear water [...]

The Last Cowboy

Almost Home by Jay Contway by Chase Anderson He gazed across the pastures Of the land where he was born His thoughts looked at his history Hands rest on saddle horn “Times have changed” he said [...]

March in Montana

Great Falls Elks Lodge, No. 214 500 1st Avenue South Western Art Week has been a staple of Montana culture for over 50 years, and March in Montana (MIM) is proud to continue the tradition in [...]