Montana Yesterday

The railroads are here (1880)

admin | March 9, 2010

Just a note:  Today marks the 130th anniversary of the entrance of the first railroad into Montana (Territory). On March 9, 1880, the  Utah and Northern laid tracks over Monida Pass. In their book “The Battle for Butte,” Michael Malone and William Lang wrote of the occasion: “Butte folks sipped champagne and listened joyously to [...]

Carroll College centennial book

admin | May 20, 2009

Historian Bob Swartout, who has spent the past 31 years teaching at Carroll College in Helena, is helping celebrate the school’s 100th anniversary this year by releasing his new book, “Bold Minds and Blessed Hands: The First Century of Montana’s Carroll College.” Years in the making, the new work looks at the school’s rise as [...]