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"Ransdell Reminisces About Red Lodge Rodeo History"
By Samantha Abbott
July 1, 2004
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
http://www.carboncountynews.com/2002archive/070104.html
"Approximately 20 people came to the Carbon County Historical Museum June 24 to listen to guest speaker Jim Ransdell reminisce about rodeo in Red Lodge."
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"Reconstructing History"
By Robin Troy
July 1, 2004
MISSOULA INDEPENDENT
http://www.missoulanews.com/Archives/News.asp?no=4152
"Building a Forest Service museum, timber by timber. From the 1920s until 1970, the Bungalow Ranger Station residence on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest was home to forest rangers and their families. Today the structure stands on a 36-acre Forest Service parcel just past the Missoula airport."

"List Of Those Interested In Heritage Center Grows"
By Krystal Spring
July 1, 2004
HAVRE DAILY NEWS
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2004/07/01/local_headlines/heritagecenter.txt
"The Heritage Center is under new management today. The city of Havre has now taken over full responsibility of the historic building from the H. Earl Clack Foundation."

"Consultants Help Plan A Major Historic District Project"
By David Warner
July 2, 2004
WEST YELLOWSTONE NEWS
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2004/07/02/news/local_headlines/1news1.txt
"Makeovers are huge news in popular culture these days. And Members of the Board of the Yellowstone Historic Center, along with other supporters of the Center, both in the community and nationwide, are considering a makeover project of their own."

"Home Of Champions Rodeo Marks 75 Years Of Competition In Red Lodge"
By Joe Kusek
July 2, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/02/build/state/25-rodeo.inc
"RED LODGE - The images seem to leap off the walls."

"Many Rodeo Champs Hail From Red Lodge"
By Joe Kusek
July 2, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/02/build/state/26-champs-red-lodge.inc
"Owen Welch didn't know how right he was in 1953. Welch, then the editor of the Carbon County News, is credited with naming the Red Lodge rodeo "Home of Champions.''"

"Indians Complain About Secrecy"
By Paul Foy, Associated Press
July 2, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/02/national/a06070204_01.txt
"SALT LAKE CITY 's remote Book Cliffs region. But establishing a convincing relationship to the Fremont people, who vanished without a trace more than 1,000 years ago, could be as difficult as the Kennewick case has shown."

"Lives Of Soliders: Bozeman Man Collects Artifacts From Mundane To Munitions"
By Mary Pickett
July 3, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/03/build/life/25-collector.inc
"BOZEMAN - Kenneth Conger, 46, has researched the daily lives of 20th-century American soldiers so thoroughly that he can name the way that the Army smells."

"Forest Service Releases Plan For Historic Dude Ranch"
By The Associated Press
July 6, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/06/mtracker/news/07dudranch.txt
"BOZEMAN - The Forest Service wants to keep the historic OTO dude ranch near Yellowstone National Park a low-key place and protect the buildings."

"Gates Open To Historic Homestead"
July 6, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/07/06/features/roundup/crailopening.txt
"Crail Ranch in Big Sky officially opens its gate July 3, inviting summer visitors and residents in the Gallatin Valley to tour the early 1900s homestead, according to Barbara Gillispie, chairman of the restoration committee of the Gallatin Canyon Women's Club which oversees the care of the historic buildings."

"Helping Hands: Volunteers Play A Vital Role In Museum's Operations"
By Patrick W. Galbraith
July 7, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/07/07/bitterroot/07-valley.txt
"With the Treasure State Art Show starting Friday, volunteers for the Ravalli County Museum are busier than ever organizing and coordinating the endless details, large and small. . ."

"Heritage Celebration Planned At Historic Grant-Kohrs Ranch"
By the Standard Staff
July 7, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/07/07/newsdeerlodge/hjjfjcjcjaijei.txt
"DEER LODGE 's ranching heritage will be celebrated at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Deer Lodge July 10-11."

"Historic Telegrams Are Posted On MSU Web Site"
By The Associated Press
July 8, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/08/montana/a06070804_04.txt
"BOZEMAN (AP) Last spring, the granddaughter of a Fort Assinniboine soldier approached the university archivist with an offer to sell a year's worth of telegrams."

"Grant-Kohrs Ranch Holding Annual Celebration"
By The Helena IR
July 8, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/08/montana/a07070804_02.txt
"Two days of celebration will honor the West's ranching heritage at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Deer Lodge, July 10-11."

"Rebirth Of The Nations"
By Robin Troy
July 8, 2004
MISSOULA INDEPENDENT
http://www.missoulanews.com/Archives/News.asp?no=4170
"This past Fourth of July marked our country’s 228th birthday, and the 106th year of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Annual Arlee Fourth of July Celebration—but the Flathead Nation’s roots far outdate America’s independence."

"Bear Lake "Monster" Sparks Tall Tales, Debate, Revenue"
By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press
July 8, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/07/08/outdoors/hjjfjcjbiefaic.txt
"GARDEN CITY, Utah - Nothing can boost a slow tourist season like claims that the Bear Lake Monster has resurfaced. Its very existence has been debated at coffee shops and campfires since the first published report of its existence in 1868."

"Events Honor Four Georgians' Discovery"
By The Helena IR
July 9, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/09/yourtime/d02070904_01.txt
"On a hot summer day in the mountains of southwestern Montana the future of the Big Sky state was changed forever as four hard luck gold miners found something greater than a precious metal."

"Spirit, Challenges On Frontier Shared"
*Book Review*
By Ruth Towe
July 11, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/11/build/magazine/80-frontier-spirit.inc
"The Montana Frontier, One Woman's West," by Joyce Litz, details the intriguing life of a Montana pioneer whose lasting contribution lies in the detailed diaries she kept."

"Butte Offers History, Raw Scenes"
By The Associated Press
July 11, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/11/build/state/75-butte-history.inc
"BUTTE - Thousands of people come to Montana for its mountain splendor, world-class fishing and Western flavor. Then there is Butte, the antithesis of the Montana postcard, an old mining town slowly getting off environmental life support."

"Digging Into Helena's Past"
By Martin J. Kidston
July 11, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/11/top/a01071104_01.txt
"Ellen Baumler's office is a pleasing mix of modern and medieval, a place where gargoyles peer over bookshelves and where photos of Montana ghost towns loom large on the wall."

"Documentary Captured Life In Helena For 100th Birthday"
By Martin J. Kidston
July 11, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/11/helena/a01071104_05.txt
"Norma Ashby was a young go-getter in 1964 when Helena celebrated its 100th birthday on the eve of urban renewal."

"UM Student Envisions Monument To Salish People"
By Betsy Cohen
July 12, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/12/territory/territory01.txt
"Before the University of Montana, the ground beneath Mount Sentinel and along the Clark Fork River was home to the Salish people."

"Bringing The Bruck Back To Life"
By Lynnette Hintze
July 13, 2004
WHITEFISH PILOT
http://www.whitefishpilot.com/articles/2004/07/13/news/news03.txt
"Restoration under way on historic Great Northern shuttle bus Finding replacement parts for something as unusual as a Bruck is no easy task, but that's not stopping Stumptown Historical Society from restoring the vintage shuttle bus."

"Movie To Show Rare Local Footage"
By The Helena IR
July 13, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/13/helena/a09071304_02.txt
"As part of the celebration of the 140th anniversary of the discovery of gold on the gulch, rarely seen footage of Helena and its history will be featured today at a free special showing at the Myrna Loy Center."

"Gold That Doesn't Always Glitter Topic Of MHS Talk"
By The Helena IR
July 14, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/14/helena/a06071404_02.txt
"The impact of capital, technology, transportation and government on the search for gold in and around Last Chance Gulch will be the topic of a talk and PowerPoint slide show at the Montana Historical Society at 7 p.m. Thursday."

"Hands-On Science"
By Laura Tode
July 14, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/14/top/a01071404_01.txt
"A whisk broom, a piece of screen, a clipboard and a trowel may seem primitive tools for a research scientist, but not so primitive as the tools they hope to find buried in the soil for hundreds of years."

"Scientists Optimistic Artifacts Signal Donner Party Camp"
By The Associated Press
July 14, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/14/build/nation/71-donner-party.inc
"TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a cooking hearth at a site in the Sierra where they believe the Donner Party gathered for meager meals in the months before starvation led to the country's most famous tale of cannibalism."

"Area State Park Managers Hired"
By the Standard Staff
July 14, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/07/14/newsstate/hjjfjcifjbhhhi.txt
"BOZEMAN — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has hired two new park managers, who will take over managerial duties at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park near Three Forks, and at Bannack State Park near Dillon."

"Privy Digging In Northside"
By Robin Troy
July 15, 2004
MISSOULA INDEPENDENT
http://www.missoulanews.com/Archives/News.asp?no=4180
"One man’s trash may be another man’s treasure, but who knew any man used to throw his trash in his outhouse?"

"Happy 140th Birthday, Helena"
By Martin J. Kidston
July 15, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/15/helena/a08071504_01.txt
"Helena's mayor stepped on stage, red-faced under a blazing hot sun, to ring in the city's 140th anniversary with a birthday song and a brief proclamation."

"Clark’s Canoe Camp Launches This Weekend"
By Rip Cook
July 15, 2004
STILLWATER COUNTY NEWS
http://www.stillwatercountynews.com/archive/071504s.html
"The first of three annual festivals gets underway this Saturday and Sunday when the Stillwater County Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission opens Clark’s Yellowstone River Canoe Camp, in conjunction with the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial."
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"Roped Up: Reenactment Of Infamous Hanging Chillingly Accurate"
By Nick Gevock
July 16, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/07/16/news/03hangingbzbigs.txt
"NEVADA CITY {Montana} - Tim Gerber felt the scratch of the coarse noose as it was placed around his neck."

"War Buddies Reunite After Nearly 60 Years"
By Michael Hicks
July 16, 2004
GLACIER REPORTER
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/07/16/glacier_reporter/news/news3.txt
"Two men stood among the teepees, tents, cars, buses, trailers, vendors, and carnival rides. Two men, oblivious to all that surrounded them, intertwined by South Pacific war stories, separated by 60 years of lost contact. Brooklyn and Browning linked in history again."

"Archaeologist Locates Evidence In State Of Lost Indian Culture" By Lorna Thackeray
July 16, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/16/build/state/30-lost-culture.inc
"One of the first things BLM archaeologist Glade Hadden saw when he brought a team of teachers and future teachers to a prehistoric site south of Bridger late last month was a piece of ancient earthenware only a couple of inches across."

"Lewis And Clark Festival Features Variety Of Family Activities And Fun"
By Lacy Gillespie
July 16, 2004;
CUT BANK PIONEER PRESS
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/07/16/cut_bank_pioneer_press/news/news1.txt
"The Lewis and Clark Festival is on track for another fun year of excitement. A busy agenda is planned for this year."

"Rediscovering Edgar Paxson's Paintings"
By Joe Nickell
July 16, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/16/entertainer/ent01.txt
"It's been almost exactly 90 years since eight historical paintings by Missoula artist Edgar Paxson were installed in the Missoula County Courthouse rotunda."

"Alberton Celebrates Town's Train-Powered History"
By Michael Redstone
July 16, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/16/hometowns/ht01.txt
"ALBERTON - When the last train departed on March 19, 1980, old-time Alberton residents said it took everything important to the town with it."

"Archaeologist Believes Find Is Proof Of Lost Indian Culture"
By The Associated Press
July 16, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/16/mtracker/news/68culture.txt
"BILLINGS, Mont. - A government archaelogist believes ancient fire pits and pottery recently unearthed in south-central Montana are the works of an Indian culture that disappeared hundreds of years ago from its home range in modern-day Colorado and Utah."

"Columbus, Big Timber Celebrate Clark's Passage"
July 16, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/16/build/enjoybillings/21-clarks-passage.inc
"One hundred and ninety-eight years ago this week, William Clark and his entourage passed through the upper Yellowstone Valley on horseback."

"Billings, Pillar Events Celebrate Expedition"
July 16, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/16/build/enjoybillings/20-expedition.inc
"The journey of William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to Montana and other parts of the West 200 years ago captures the imagination."

"Celebration On Tap This Weekend"
By Perry Backus
July 17, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/17/montana/a05071704_01.txt
"BANNACK 's history hung in the balance some 60 years ago. The once thriving town of Bannack Back then a few forward thinking souls began considering saving the buildings where Montana's pioneers toiled through those first cold winters."

"On The Lewis And Clark Trail: Group Of Billings Women Follows Same Path As Legendary Explorers"
By Donna Healy
July 18, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/18/build/magazine/20-lewisandclarktrail.inc
"When a carload of native Montanans followed Lewis and Clark's journey through the state, they were surprised at how much of the country they had never seen."

"History Of Yellowstone Challenges Popular Myths"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
July 18, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/18/sunday/c08071804_01.txt
"‘Searching for Yellowstone' By Paul Schullery Paperback, 360 pages, $19.95, Montana Historical Society Press. Montana Historical Society Press' "Searching for Yellowstone: Ecology and Wonder is the Last Wilderness" by former Yellowstone Park employee Paul Schullery is an environmental history of one of the most beloved spots on earth."

"Backbone Of The Corps: Historian Says William Clark Kept Famous Expedition On Task"
By Mike Stark
July 19, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/19/build/local/30-clark-backbone.inc
"Without William Clark, Meriwether Lewis' expedition may have been a bust."

"Former POW's Art Showcased At Museum"
By The Associated Press
July 19, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/19/montana/a06071904_02.txt
"LEWISTOWN (AP) Other former prisoners of war recently joined artist Ben Steele, known for his Montana landscapes, at the Central Montana Historical Museum."

"For The Love Of The Mansion: Volunteers Give Their Time To Keep Daly Mansion Functioning"
By Kristen Inbody
July 20, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/07/20/news/news01.txt
"The tourists have left the Daly Mansion for the day and tour guide Pat Durnell can finally remove her white gloves."

"Nelson Ranch Got Its Start In 1891"
July 21, 2004
PRAIRIE STAR (Great Falls)
http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2004/07/21/ag_news/local_and_regional_news/news05.txt
"Belt, Mont. - Telephones in the Tiger Butte area south of Belt kept ringing away for years thanks to the maintenance effort of the current owner of this ranch, Roger Nelson."

"Homestead May Delay Expansion At County Airport: Research Firm Finds Buildings May Be Of Historic Significance"
By Dana Green
July 21, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/07/21/news/news02.txt
"Three buildings on airport land are of historical significance and cannot be removed by the county until further historical analysis is completed, according to an environmental assessment underway at the county airport."

"History Buffs Point To Likely Clark Site"
By Ed Kemmick
July 21, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/21/build/state/35-clark-site.inc
"Walt Foster doesn't expect to ever be able to pinpoint where William Clark's "canoe camp" was on the Yellowstone River, but he thinks he's narrowed it down to a small area."

"Mountain Man Way Honored At Fort Owen Day"
By Greg Lemon
July 22, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/07/22/news/news05.txt
"In the early 1800s the mountain men who eked out a living trapping beaver in Montana survived on skills still used today by one Stevensville couple."

"Rendezvous Near Rockvale Opens Friday"
July 22, 2004
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
http://www.carboncountynews.com/2002archive/072204.html
"The 15th annual Red Lodge Mountain Man Rendezvous will be held daily July 23-31. The camp will be held near Rockvale at U.S. Highways 212 and 310. Turn east and follow the signs. The rendezvous will host two Montana Committee for the Humanities Speakers Bureau programs."
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"Get Glimpse Inside Expedition"
July 23, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/23/build/enjoybillings/65-expedition-speakers.inc
"THREE FORKS - The Three Forks Area Festival of Discovery will host two speakers from the Montana Committee for the Humanities Speakers Bureau program for free presentations."

"Friends Of Savenac To Order CCC Statue"
By Kate Murray
July 23, 2004
CLARK FORK CHRONICLE
http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/20040723/savenac-20040723.htm
"Now that the Friends of Savenac are halfway to their goal of raising $20,000, they can place the order for the statue of the CCC Man, former USFS Superior District ranger Cindy Enstrom announced at the annual Savenac reunion last Friday. The statue honors the common man who rebuilt the country during the Depression while serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps."

"Homestead Memories: Challenges Of Life In Breaks Include Isolation, Rattlesnakes"
By The Associated Press
July 24, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/24/build/life/25-homestead.inc
"A homestead cabin within the boundaries of a national monument occupies part of a Roundup woman's childhood."

"Columbia Falls Mural Opens A Window On The Town's Past"
By Michael Jamison
July 24, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/24/hometowns/ht01.txt
"COLUMBIA FALLS - In downtown Columbia Falls, next door to the barbershop and across the street from the grocery, Charlie Russell sits in an upstairs window, playing poker with the boys."

"19th-Century Ways To Come To Life At Fort Owen's Living History Day"
By Sherry Devlin
July 24, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/24/news/mtregional/znews06.txt
"They should've called it Fort First. Fort Owen was the site of the first permanent white settlement in Montana, the first sawmill, first gristmill, first agricultural development and water right, first Catholic church and first school."

"Three Forks Expecting Big Crowd For Festival"
By Erin Nicholes
July 24, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/07/24/news/3fksbzbigs.txt
"THREE FORKS -- A weekend festival is offering hands-on history lessons and a sampling of local culture. The Festival of Discovery runs through Sunday, and includes music, dancing, vendors, canoe trips and speakers."

"Historian/Author Sees Influence Of Custer Drama"
By Christene Meyers
July 25, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/25/build/magazine/70-custerdrama.inc
"As a kid growing up in upstate New York, author and historian Greene loved to play cowboys and Indians."

"East Helena History Book Ready For Sale"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
July 25, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/25/sunday/c02072504_02.txt
"A new local history book "Prickly Pear Junction — East Helena's Heritage" is now available for sale. The book is a compilation of East Helena's history and people, and contains sections on the city's founders, smelter, township, schools, churches, disasters and families."

"Living History Day At Fort Owen Gives Folks A Taste Of Old Times
By Ginny Merriam
July 26, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/26/news/local/znews02.txt
"STEVENSVILLE - Today, people whiz up and down the Bitterroot Valley in tank-like vehicles, windows rolled up for the air conditioning, cell phones to heads. Only 150 years ago, Salish Indians lived seasonally among the open stands of ponderosa pines, digging and drying bitterroot plants. They traveled over the mountains for buffalo, whose hides made lodges and clothes and meat carried them through winter."

"‘Local Boys' Had What It Took To Win"
By Matt Vincent
July 27. 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/07/27/sportsprephighschool/hjjfjchcjbhfeh.txt
"Like most people who lived in Butte at the turn of the twentieth century, not many of The Mining City's early boxing greats were born and bred of the copper town itself. The term "Butte native" is one that has evolved with the history of a city that was founded in the late 1800s by mining and the thousands of hard-working immigrants it took to do the dirty tasks."

"Engineer Charts Lewis And Clark's 407-Mile Overland Route"
By Sherry Devlin
July 28, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/28/news/local/znews01.txt
"It took 10 years, but Hall located all 407 miles of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's overland route from the headwaters of the Missouri River to Canoe Camp, Idaho, in the uplands of the Columbia River Basin."

"A Unique Combination Of Our Past And Present"
By Keeley Fitzgerald
July 29, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/07/29/newsthreerivers/hjjfjchcigjffa.txt
"VIRGINIA CITY For nearly a century, the library has filled an important role for not only the citizens of Virginia City, but also the citizens of Madison County."

"Report: Indian History Ignored"
By The Associated Press
July 30, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/07/30/build/wyoming/35-indian-history.inc
"FORT LARAMIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (AP) - A parks advocacy group says the history of the Plains Indians is not adequately told at Fort Laramie, even though it was one of the first bastions of white America thrust into the heart of Native American lands in the West."

"Reunion At The Oto Ranch Brings Back A Lifetime Of Memories"
By Scott McMillion
July 31, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/07/31/news/001otobzbigs.txt
"CORWIN SPRINGS -- Wayne Goutermont has been restoring buildings on the OTO Ranch for eight years, and that's taught him a lot of things. But there's one that stands out."

"Greene's Indian Wars Book Compelling"
*Book Review*
By Lorna Thackeray
August 1, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/01/build/magazine/30-greene-bl.inc
"Nearly six years before the Battle of the Little Bighorn ended his military career, Lt. Col. George A. Custer roused the voices of controversy with a surprise attack on Southern Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle's village on the banks of the Washita River in present-day Oklahoma."

"'Legacy' Campaign A Bust: Fund Drive For Lewis And Clark Events Abandoned"
By Ed Kemmick
August 1, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/01/build/state/20-legacy.inc
"A year and a half after launching a drive to raise $14 million, the Montana Lewis and Clark Legacy Campaign has been all but abandoned, having spent more money than it collected."

"Discovering The Forgotten Explorer"
By James MacPherson, Associated Press
August 1, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/01/montana/a07080104_02.txt
"VERENDRYE, N.D. - A monument near this now-abandoned town commemorates a man historians believe to be one of the greatest explorers of North America."

"Project Attempts To Catalog History Of Virginia City"
By Walt Williams
August 1, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/01/news/02citybzbigs.txt
"VIRGINIA CITY {Montana} - Curious tourists watched from a nearby fence as University of Montana student Sapphire Diamant-Rink unpacked an old wooden trunk in an open space between two of this town's historic buildings Tuesday."

"Mai Wah Artifacts From Butte May Be Heading To Seattle"
By Barbara LaBoe
August 2, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/08/02/newsbutte/hjjfjbjhihhhec.txt
"Butte's Mai Wah Museum artifacts could end up on display in a prestigious Seattle museum 's Chinese past."

"1800s Soldier Buried Again"
By The Associated Press
August 2, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/02/build/wyoming/45-soldierburied.inc
"FORT LARAMIE - An unidentified soldier from the frontier era whose body was found during an archaeological survey has been laid to rest for at least a second time."

"Baumler To Tell Ghost Stories On Capitol Lawn"
By The Helena IR
August 3, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/03/helena/a06080304_02.txt
"Things will be going bump in the early evening at the Montana Historical Society on Thursday, August 5."

"Council Torn Over House"
By Roberta Forsell Stauffer
August 3, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/08/03/newsbutte/hjjfjbjgighDecember.txt
"An abandoned cottage in Butte's historic district is the latest issue to divide county commissioners and staff alike."

"Happy Jack Feder To Appear At Teeple's On Thursday"
August 4, 2004
GLACIER REPORTER
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/08/04/glacier_reporter/news/news2.txt
""Shoot, Minnie, Shoot!" The story of the 1904 Fort Shaw Indian Girls, basketball's First World Champions tells the amazing and true story of Montana's - and perhaps the nation's - greatest basketball team ever."

"Landscapes As Lewis And Clark Might Have Seen Them, At Double Runner Gallery"
By John McGill
August 4, 2004
GLACIER REPORTER
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/08/04/glacier_reporter/news/news10.txt
"After working nearly three months, renovating the old post office in East Glacier Park, Larry Reevis and photographer Tracy Vivar have opened Double Runner Gallery."

"Living History Celebrates The Frontier"
By the Three Rivers Edition Staff
August 5, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/08/05/newsthreerivers/hjjfjbjeidhhji.txt
"VIRGINIA CITY — This weekend's Living History event in Virginia and Nevada cities is dubbed "Frontier Celebration 1860-1865.""

"County Museum Holds Thousands Of Artifacts"
By Diane Cochran
August 6, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/06/build/heights/20-yellowstonemuseum.inc
"From three dozen types of barbed wire and 100 pairs of Native American moccasins to a 5-foot-tall ghost-town coffee grinder and a two-headed calf, the Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum is filled with fascinating Western artifacts."

"A Museum Of People's Stories"
By David Warner
August 6, 2004
WEST YELLOWSTONE NEWS
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2004/08/06/news/local_headlines/comm2.txt
"For years it was called the Museum of the Yellowstone. Then when Paul Shea and the Yellowstone Historic Center took charge it was discovered that the former overseers had never legally registered the name."

"More Living History At Virginia City"
August 6, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/06/features/roundup/virginiacity.txt
"This weekend's Living History event is dubbed "Frontier Celebration 1860-1865.""

"Broadwater Museum Showing Hand-Carved Canoe"
By Candace Quigley
August 6, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/06/neighbors/c01080604_03.txt
"Montana Territory maps and 100-year-old surveying equipment decorate the front entrance of Broadwater Country Museum and Historical Library in celebration of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial."

"Modern Methods Help Keep Track Of History"
By Diane Cochran
August 6, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/06/build/heights/30-history.inc
"A new computer system at Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum is helping staff track the museum's more than 17,000 artifacts."

"Re-Enactor Presents The Canoes Of Lewis And Clark"
August 6, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/06/features/roundup/lewisclark.txt
"Tim McNeil, portraying Captain Meriweather Lewis, visits the Missouri Headwaters State Park August 7, to present "The Canoes of Lewis and Clark: A Carpenter's Perspective.""

"Historic Haunt: Butte Museum Formerly Speakeasy"
By The Associated Press
August 8, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/08/build/state/35-historic-haunt.inc
"BUTTE - Tucked below a sidewalk on Main Street is a piece of Butte's hard-living and scofflaw past."

"Gold Rush Defines Eastern Oregon"
By The Associated Press
August 8, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/08/build/magazine/75-travel.inc
"BAKER CITY, Ore. - When they strung up poor Bogs Greenwood on a ranch near here in 1864 for murder, most probably figured it was the start and finish of his moment of fame."

"Then And There"
By Everett Lynn
August 8, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/08/sunday/c01080804_02.txt
"Historical vignette: Musicians band together for capitol dedication The dedication of the Montana Capitol on July 4, 1902, drew Helena musicians together to form a large band to play for the festivities."

"Men Compile Old Brands, Cowboy Lingo In New Book"
By The Associated Press
August 9, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/09/montana/a05080904_04.txt
"DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Two history buffs have published a 40-page compilation of cattle brands and cowboy lingo taken from newspapers published near the end of the 19th century."

"'Offerings From The Heart ... Telling And Healing A Tragic History Through Art"
By Gail Schontzler
August 12, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/12/features/art/01nativeart.txt
"There is no word for art in any American Indian language, says Cherokee artist DG House of Bozeman. Art "was part of everyday life," in native cultures, said House, 44."

"Mercantile Museum Store Opens"
August 12, 2004
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
http://www.carboncountynews.com/2002archive/081204.html
"The newly remodeled Carbon County Historical Society & Museum’s gift shop in Red Lodge will hold its grand opening on Friday, Aug. 13."
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"In Search Of... Montana Club's Secret Tunnels"
By Martin J. Kidston
August 15, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/15/sunday/c01081504_01.txt
"The keys clattered in the hands of J. Anne Roberts when she approached the door to the rathskeller, a place that holds its secrets close and where the past is never far away."

"Nuggets Of History"
By Joseph B. Frazier, Associated Press
August 15, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/15/sunday/c03081504_03.txt
"Baker City is defined by gold rush and pioneer past BAKER CITY, Ore. But when a Main Street bank building was torn down decades later, a time capsule turned up, and there was Bogs' skull, along with a brief biography."

"Headwaters State Park Gets Improvements, Influx Of Visitors"
By Erin Nicholes
August 15, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/15/news/park.txt
"Tom and Marlene Brown, of Florida, are taking a road trip this summer. "I'm kind of following the Lewis and Clark Trail," Tom said Friday morning at the Headwaters State Park, near Three Forks. "The point of coming here is to see where the headwaters of the Missouri River is." The Browns are among the thousands of people visiting the state park -- which is near the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers -- during this first year of the Corps of Discovery bicentennial, which continues through 2006."

"Officials To Discuss Motorized Use Of Bannack Trail"
By Scott McMillion
August 17, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/17/news/bannackbzbigs.txt
"LIVINGSTON -- Government officials and private parties will gather in Silvergate Thursday to discuss motorized use of the historic Bannack Trail, a route that links Silvergate and Cooke City, two tiny towns at the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park."

"Locals Helped To End World War II"
By Pat Rhodes
August 18, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/08/18/features/15-history.txt
"In the spring and summer of 1945, the allied strategy to end the war with Japan called for an invasion to be launched from the islands near Japan or from bases in China and Korea."

"About Bob Vine"
By the Standard Staff
August 18, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/08/18/newsanaconda/hjjfjbibjcejja.txt
"Bob Vine, an artist, journalist and historian, died in 1999 from injuries he sustained in a car crash. Vine, who published the Historic Quarterly Review for the Marcus Daly Historical Society, was born in Butte in 1925 and graduated from Butte High."

"Kennewick Man Case Limited To Scientists, Government"
By William McCall, Associated Press
August 19, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/19/national/a08081904_02.txt
"PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge has barred Northwest Indian tribes from further participation in the Kennewick Man lawsuit by ordering the case limited to government defendants and the scientists who want to study the ancient skeleton, attorneys said Wednesday."

"Mountain Men Gather In West Yellowstone"
By Nick Gevock
August 19, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/19/news/02mountainmen.txt
"WEST YELLOWSTONE -- Ray Thompson's weaponry makes the bow and arrow seem like a high-powered rifle."

"Museum Displays Many Items"
August 19, 2004
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
http://www.carboncountynews.com/2002archive/081904.html
"During the month of August and through Sept. 5, Clarks Fork Valley Museum at Fromberg will have on display the barn exhibit from the Carbon County Historical Society."
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"How Many Will Follow ‘Corps Of Discovery' Trail?"
By Perry Backus
August 21, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/08/21/newsstate_top/hjjfjbhhjjheic.txt
"DILLON — This year, when the Bureau of Reclamation's Steve Morehouse took the microphone and started to narrate the story of Lewis and Clark's fateful meeting with the Shoshone Indians, he couldn't have been happier to see all the faces staring back at him."

"Following The Lousiana Purchase 'Money Trail' With MSU Professor"
August 23, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/23/features/roundup/missouri.txt
"Montana State University emeritus professor of history, Pierce Mullen, is currently working on an expanded treatise of the Louisiana Purchase."

"Volunteer Helps Preserve Veterans' War Stories"
By Martin J. Kidston
August 25, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/25/top/a01082504_01.txt
"What was it like to man the guns on a B-24 Bomber? Or hunt for enemy submarines? Or string radio lines for Gen. George Patton? Just ask Elaine Elbert, an employee at the Hunters Pointe retirement home in Helena and a volunteer for the Library of Congress."

"Historian Hal Stearns Re-Elected To Board"
By The Helena IR
August 26, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/26/helena/a07082604_05.txt
"Hal Stearns of Helena was recently re-elected to a second three-year term on the board of directors of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. at its annual meeting in Bismarck, N.D."

"The Art Of The Cowpoke: Old West Lives On In Ralston's Works"
By Chris Rubich
August 29, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/29/build/magazine/20-ralston.inc
"James Kenneth Ralston saw his first roundup at the age of 10 outside Helena."

"Historian Ellen Baumler Speaking On Early Helena Life At Historical Society"
By The Helena IR
August 29, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/29/helena/a08082904_01.txt
"Montana story teller and historian Ellen Baumler will present a far-reaching look at the early days of Helena titled "With Gold Dust in Their Dreams" Thursday, Sept. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Montana Historical Society."

"Letters Tell Montana Author's Story"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
August 29, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/29/sunday/c06082904_01.txt
"Grace Stone Coates: Her Life in Letters By Lee Rostad $26.95 hardcover; $19.95 paper; 338 pages. Riverbend Publishing . Women will be drawn to the biography of Montana author Grace Stone Coates, but anyone interested in literature will be rewarded by this personal portrait of a housewife who lived two lives — the ordinary and the brilliant — in a small Montana town."

"Crews Assess S.D. Archaeological Find"
By The Associated Press
August 30, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/08/30/national/a08083004_01.txt
"RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) Radiocarbon dating of the soil and charcoal from the site puts the age of the artifact find at 10,000 to 12,000 years old."

"Barnes Show A 31-Year Tradition"
By Andy Malby
August 31, 2004
BELGRADE NEWS
http://www.belgrade-news.com/archives/view.php?article=445
"A visit to the farm of Lance and Virginia Barnes is like a trip back in time, at least for three days every August. Since 1973, the Barnes family has played host to hundreds of visitors the last weekend in August. They crank up a dozen steam-driven machines — everything from ancient tractors to sawmills — and give spectators a look at how people accomplished farm work before the advent of the gasoline engine."

"Group Working To Restore Historical West Railroad Street"
By Ginny Merriam
September 4, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/04/news/top/news01.txt
"How do you save a historical street? One brick at a time, say the leaders of the restoration of downtown Missoula's last remaining brick-paved street."

"UM Archaeologist Combs Donner Site In The Sierras"
By Betsy Cohen
September 4, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/04/territory/territory01.txt
"Finding bones with butcher marks is a provocative discovery for an archaeologist. It's especially intriguing if they're unearthed where an ill-fated party of settlers became stranded in the winter of 1846 and some ate their companions to survive."

"A Recent History Of Downtown, Part One"
By Dennis McCahon
September 5, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/05/sunday/c01090504_02.txt
"What's the worth of our historic architecture? When we keep those old buildings and those other scraps of 19th-century urban design, what are we really keeping? Why do it? Those are useful questions."

"Bi-State Lewis And Clark Park Proposed"
By Greg Lemon
September 6, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/09/06/news/news03.txt
"On a windy, snowy night 199 years ago, the Corps of Discovery made camp near Lost Trail Pass and this campsite and the area around it should now be made into an Idaho-Montana state park, said Dale Burk, author and publisher from Stevensville."

"Historic Property For Sale Across West, Officials Say"
By Bob Fick, Associated Press
September 7, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/07/business/bus04.txt
"Old buildings make way for new development. . . ."

"Bicentennial Organizers Hope Interest Lasts"
By Curt Woodward, Associated Press
September 7, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/07/business/bus02.txt
"Corps promoters say tourists paying attention BISMARCK, N.D. - Halfway through the bicentennial of their monumental journey across the unknown West, America's famed Corps of Discovery is once again pushing into uncharted territory."

"Museum Sets Festival To Honor Working Horses"
September 7, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/07/build/state/75-museum.inc
"HUNTLEY - On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Huntley Project Museum will host its first Horsefest, reliving the days of farming with horse and plow and celebrating the importance of horse power."

"Stevensville Well Represented In History's Greatest Conflict"
By Pat Rhodes
September 8, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/09/08/features/13-history.txt
"Almost 50 years after World War II, historian Jack Bird put together a resource book of the men and women from the north valley who served in the war."

"Divide Grange Building In Need Of Help"
By Perry Backus
September 8, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/09/08/newsthreerivers/hjjfjajbighhfg.txt
"DIVIDE — For over a half century, people living in and around Divide have counted on a non-descript building sitting just off the highway to Wise River for a variety of reasons."

"Cherokees Start Vigil At Massacre Site"
By the Associated Press
September 9, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/09/build/nation/86-vigil.inc
"ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - A small group of Cherokees has begun cleansing ceremonies at the site of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre."

"History Rock: Frontier Bulletin Board Dating Back To 1870s"
By Kellyn Brown
September 9, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/09/features/outdoors/historyrock.txt
"In 2003, V.S. etched "I'm sorry" on History Rock. It is one of the most visible etchings on the 12-foot by 10-foot sandstone, which has been a Gallatin Valley message board for more than century. What V.S. was sorry for is impossible to know, but it's now a permanent apology, carved next to the names of some of the first settlers to the area."

"Moon Over Missoula"
By Ben Bloch
September 9, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/09/entertainer/ent04.txt
"Historic homestead on North Hills lets people get personal with their history In the rolling hills just north of Missoula, on the other side of Interstate 90, lies a unique historical landmark known as the Moon-Randolph homestead."

"Combined Idaho-Montana "Lost Trail State Park" Proposed"
September 9, 2004
BITTERROOT STAR
http://www.bitterrootstar.com/backissues/9_9_04/pageone.html#statepark
"A call was issued Friday, September 4 for the establishment of a combined Idaho-Montana State Park at the location where the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed the rugged Bitterroot Mountains between Idaho and Montana and encamped in a swirling blizzards near the top of the dividing ridge between the two states on the night of September 3, 1805, about a mile to the west of the place known as Lost Trail Pass."

"Butte Heritage Day Is Sunday"
By the Standard Staff
September 10, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/09/10/entertain_top/hjjfjaijjcfgic.txt
"Butte Celebrations presents the annual Butte Heritage Day on Sunday, Sept. 12, at the World Museum of Mining. Gates open at 9 a.m. and admission is free. Butte Celebrations sponsors this event to honor Butte's unique cultural, ethnic and labor history."

"Detention Site May Be Named Landmark"
By The Associated Press
September 10, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/10/build/wyoming/15-landmark.inc
"POWELL - A National Park Service study recommends that the World War II Japanese-American internment camp near here be considered for National Historical Landmark designation."

"Steele Never Envisioned Becoming Famous"
By Christene Meyers
September 10, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/10/build/enjoybillings/15-steele.inc
"When Ben Steele was a young soldier fighting for his life on the infamous Baatan Death March, he scarcely dreamed his sketches of the horrible journey would become famous."

"Members Of World War II 163rd Infantry Regiment Holding Reunion"
By The Helena IR
September 11, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/11/helena/c01091104_01.txt
"Members of Montana's famed 163rd Infantry Regiment will converge on Helena this weekend from across the country to celebrate their historic efforts in World War II."

"Program Explores The Life Of 'Rocky Mountain Naturalist'"
September 11, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/11/features/roundup/maxwellmor.txt
"The Museum of the Rockies presents "Martha Maxwell: Rocky Mountain Naturalist" featuring Mary Jane Duran at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16. Martha Maxwell was one of the foremost women naturalists of the 19th century."

"A Relic Moved Is Irreplaceable Loss"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/12/build/magazine/30-movedrelics.inc
"Who are these thieves of time who prowl remote public lands in Montana searching for remnants of the past?"

"The Law Tough On Looters"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/12/build/magazine/45-looters.inc
"The only legal way to excavate ancient sites on public lands is by obtaining a permit, and that's no easy task."

"Damage Done At Bighorn Canyon, Other Sites"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/12/build/magazine/40-damage.inc
"Thousands of years ago, maybe back to the earliest human habitations of this part of the world, Paleoindians chipped away at stone on lands high above the canyon carved by the Bighorn River."

"Rewriting The Record: What A Find Can Tell"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/12/build/magazine/35-rewritinghistory.inc
"A carbon date of 700 A.D. for a fire pit excavated south of Bridger in early August all but confirms that it was constructed by people of the elusive Fremont culture, says BLM archaeologist Glade Hadden."

"City Lights: City Badge Sold On eBay Coming Back"
By Ed Kemmick
September 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/12/build/local/40-kemmick.inc
"CITY LIGHTS - It turns out that a one-of-a-kind mayor's badge is coming home to Billings."

"Three Forks Group Trying To Buy Historic Downtown Building"
By Erin Nicholes
September 12, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/12/news/building.txt
"A Three Forks group is trying to buy a historic downtown building to expand the Headwaters Heritage Museum."

"Honoring The Fallen: Pipe Ceremony Salutes Nez Perce Battle At Canyon Creek"
By Mike Stark
September 13, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/13/build/local/30-honoring-the-fallen.inc
"LAUREL - The weather 127 years ago was terrible - wet, cold and howling with nearly gale-force winds. The Nez Perce and the U.S. Army were surprised to find each other at Canyon Creek on Sept. 13, 1877. But Col. Samuel Sturgis, intent on intercepting the Nez Perce, hoped to cut off the tribe after a summerlong chase sparked by the tribe's refusal to confine themselves to a small patch of reservation land in Idaho."

"St. Ignatius Mission To Mark 150 Years"
By John Stromnes
September 14, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/14/news/mtregional/news07.txt
"ST. IGNATIUS - These are busy times at the historic St. Ignatius Mission 45 miles north of Missoula."

"Historic Depot Renovation Continues"
September 16, 2004
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
http://www.carboncountynews.com/2002archive/091604.html
"Mail order brides arrived here from back east. Tons of mined coal went to markets all over Montana from here. Men went off to war and returned to their families from here."
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"Reporter's Notebook: Fascinating Folks Drawn To Battle Site"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 18, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/18/build/local/40-reporters-ntbk.inc
"I like mountains. Visiting Glacier and Yellowstone is always a thrill. But my favorite place in Montana - possibly the world, if you exclude Havre - has to be the rolling prairie of Little Bighorn Battlefield. I'm not a Custer buff and certainly not a student of military strategies, but the whole thing is just addicting."

"Cultures Keeper: Manager Shows Passion For Historic Site"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 15, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/15/build/local/30-museum-manager.inc
"Three days before Chief Plenty Coups State Park opened last spring at Pryor, Susan Stewart Medicine Horse plunged into her new job managing the historic site."

"‘Archaeology Day' Slated For Next Week At Historical Society"
By The Helena IR
September 16, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/16/helena/a10091604_02.txt
"The Montana Historical Society will hold Archaeology Day! Tuesday, Sept. 21, on its front lawn across from the Capitol to teach young and old about how people lived and learned on the land that is now known as Montana."

"Indians Prepare For D.C. Museum Opening"
By Jodi Rave
September 16, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/16/news/local/news04.txt
"Eva Cobell is ready for a big celebration. She's already sewn her satin gold shirt, with neat lines of blue and purple ribbon. And a fellow citizen of the Blackfeet Nation stitched some turquoise-beaded moccasins to match her outfit. It's just a matter of working on hair and nails in preparation for the grand opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian."

"Plenty Coups Park Chief Planning For Next Season"
By The Associated Press
September 16, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/16/montana/a10091604_01.txt
"BILLINGS (AP) Medicine Horse is the first member of the Crow Tribe hired by the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to manage the museum and home site donated to the state by Plenty Coups, last of the traditional Crow chiefs."

"Mineral County Historical Society Expands On Previous Book"
By Rob Chaney
September 17, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/17/hometowns/ht01.txt
"Wrestling a living from the earth has been the basic story of Mineral County's residents, and a new history book published this summer recounts the challenges."

"Neighbors Seek To Preserve History Of Dry Creek School"
By Ted Sullivan
September 17,2004
BELGRADE NEWS
http://www.belgrade-news.com/archives/view.php?article=264
"Florence Skinner, 81, can recall a few chilly lessons her teacher taught in the Dry Creek Schoolhouse during the Depression."

"Montanans Involved In Museum's Founding"
By Donna Healy, Montana Lee Newspapers
September 17, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/09/17/newsspecialreports/hjjfjaicjbghhj.txt
"Two heart attacks convinced George P. Horse Capture to leave museum work and head home to the Fort Belknap Reservation to die. "I was there three or four years, and I never did die," mused Horse Capture, a former curator of the Buffalo Bill Center's Plains Indian Museum in Cody, Wyo."

"Historical Society Concerned About Mullan Road In Land Swap"
By John Q. Murray
September 17, 2004
CLARK FORK CHRONICLE
http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/20040917/mullan-road-20040917.htm
"The Mineral County Historical Society, commenting on a proposed land swap between the Lolo National Forest and the state of Montana, expressed concern about state management of the historic Mullan Road."

"Popularity Of Historic Trails Could Prompt New Rules"
By The Associated Press
September 18, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/18/build/wyoming/45-trails.inc
"LANDER (AP) - U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials are discussing what to do about problems resulting from the growing number of handcart trekkers on the Mormon Trail."

"Little Bighorn Reveals Secrets: Battlefield Diggers Find Historical Clues"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 18, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/18/build/state/25-bighorn-dig.inc
"Headlong into a retreat from the Little Bighorn River, a 7th Cavalry horse racing to join the main body of troops on the ridge above threw a shoe."

"MSU Teacher To Speak To Natives"
By MSU-B News Service
September 18, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/18/build/local/55-msu-native.inc
"Walter C. Fleming, director and associate professor in the Native American Studies Department at MSU-Bozeman, will be the keynote speaker at American Indian Heritage Day at Montana State University-Billings."

"Missoula's Most Colorful Residents Come Back To Life At Cemetery Event"
By Rob Chaney
September 19, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/19/news/local/news02.txt
"A graveyard chill in the air couldn't take the warmth out of the stories local historians pulled from the Missoula City Cemetery's permanent residents Saturday."

"Anniversary Nears Of Chief Joseph's 1904 Death In Exile"
By The Associated Press
September 19, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/19/build/nation/65-chief-joseph.inc
"NESPELEM, Wash. - Summer turned to autumn when the great Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph died in his sleep hundreds of miles from his beloved Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon."

"Women Make Long Trek In Retracing Santa Fe Trail"
By Deborah Baker, Associated Press
September 19, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/19/sunday/c03091904_02.txt
"SANTA FE, N.M. From toney, downtown Santa Fe at the trail's western end to tiny New Franklin, Mo., at its eastern beginning, Ross trekked 875 miles across five states. Why?"

"Steppin' Back Into The Old West"
By Shane Benjamin, The Durango Herald
September 19, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/19/sunday/c03091904_01.txt
"MANCOS, Colo.- Imagine driving from Durango to Mancos to Telluride - a 120-mile trip - at 6 mph. Then imagine doing it on a dusty, bumpy dirt road."

"Mary Ronan Biography Is Finalist For National Literary Award"
By The Helena IR
September 19, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/19/sunday/c02091904_02.txt
"The Montana Historical Society Press book "Girl from the Gulches: The Story of Mary Ronan" edited by Society historian Ellen Baumler is one of two finalists award winners for the 2004 Willa Literary Award for memoir/essay."

"National Museum Of The American Indian Is A Dream Come True For Indian Scholar"
By Gail Schontzler
September 19, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/19/news/msu.txt
"Henri Mann's knee is giving her trouble and making her feel all of her 70 years, but her face lights up like a child's when she talks about attending Tuesday's opening ceremonies for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian."

"Ground Broken For State Museum Honoring Women"
By The Associated Press
September 20, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/20/build/wyoming/40-state-museum.inc
"LARAMIE (AP) - Ground was broken for a museum which will highlight notable Wyoming women from territorial days to the 21st century."

"Experts Studying Bighorn Battlefield Artifacts"
By Lorna Thackeray
September 21, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/21/build/state/30-bighorn-dig.inc
"Back at his lab in Lincoln, Neb., on Monday, National Park Service archaeologist Doug Scott began examining 340 artifacts found last week in a survey at Little Bighorn Battlefield."

"Status Of Medicine Associated Press OK'd"
By The Associated Press
September 21, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/21/build/wyoming/75-med-wheel.inc
"DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the U.S. Forest Service's decision to set aside 23,000 acres to protect the view from a sacred American Indian medicine wheel."

"Hundreds Get Chance To View Historic Native Items In Storage Warehouse"
By Jodi Rave
September 21, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/21/news/top/news01.txt
"SUITLAND, Md. - As Native people arrived in Washington, D.C., for Tuesday's grand opening of the"Indian Museum,"many found a cultural cache several miles from the museum's exhibit halls."

"State Gives Go-Ahead For Heritage Center Sale"
By Krystal Spring
September 21, 2004
HAVRE DAILY NEWS
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2004/09/21/local_headlines/heritagecenter.txt
"The city of Havre has received the green light from state and federal officials to move forward with its plans to sell the Heritage Center."

"American Indian Heritage Day Planned"
By The Gazette Staff
September 21, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/21/build/local/80-heritage-day.inc
"The second annual Montana American Indian Heritage Day will be Friday, and several events are scheduled in Billings."

"Gazette Opinion: A Week Of Long-Neglected Recognition Of American Indians"
September 21, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/21/build/opinion/30-gaz-op.inc
"In Washington, D.C., a six-day festival begins today with the dedication of the National Museum of the American Indian. This museum on the National Mall near the Capitol has been in the making for 15 years since Congress authorized its construction."

"Refurbishing History: Vital Restoration Efforts At Daly Mansion Slated To Continue"
By Greg Lemon
September 22, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/09/22/news/news01.txt
"From the widow's walk on the roof of the Daly Mansion, the entire estate, from old sugar beet fields to the expanse of green lawns shaded by towering maple trees, comes into view."

"Schoolkids Get Crash Course In Archeology"
By Laura Tode
September 22, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/22/helena_top/a01092204_05.txt
"The northeast end of the Capitol lawn was littered with long darts Tuesday, but the crude weapons didn't garner any attention from security personnel, although several Capitol Complex employees were given a heads-up as they walked by on their breaks. . ."

"CBMS Invites Community To Celebrate Native American Heritage Week With Them"
September 22, 2004
CUT BANK PIONEER PRESS
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/09/22/cut_bank_pioneer_press/news/news5.txt
"Cut Bank Schools invites the community to join them in observing Native American Heritage Week, Sept. 28-October 1."

"Indians Rediscover Bonds As Their Museum Opens"
By Dorreen Yellow Bird, Knight Ridder News
September 22, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/22/build/nation/32-bonds-rediscovered.inc
"WASHINGTON - The doors of the National Museum of the American Indian were flung wide to the public Tuesday on the day of the equinox, a sacred time for many tribes. Inside the curving stone museum, the spirits of the ancestors smiled as their children - By The thousands - returned."

"Grave Matters"
By Andy Smetanka
September 23, 2004
MISSOULA INDEPENDENT
http://www.missoulanews.com/Archives/News.asp?no=4347
"Giving voice to the dead at the Missoula City Cemetery."

"Iron Wills And Men Of Leather: The Story Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition"
By David C. Hinze
September 23, 2004
STILLWATER COUNTY NEWS
http://www.stillwatercountynews.com/archive/092304s.html
"Return Overland - Instead of By Sea There would be no trading vessel to take the explorers home the easy way. By spring 1806 the two captains resigned themselves to backtracking to St. Louis."
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"Parisian Takes Interest In Calamity Jane's Diary"
By Allison Batdorff
September 23, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/23/build/wyoming/30-diary-script.inc
"CODY - Thousands of miles from America, Greg Monro pores over the pages of one of the West's most-disputed artifacts - the diary of Calamity Jane."

"In the Case of Historic Preservation, Size Really Does Matter"
By Derek Strahn
September 23, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/23/realty/03col-strahn.txt
"We live in a super-sized nation. Modern American tastes and appetites have become increasing larger since World War II."

"Events Planned For Heritage Day"
By The Gazette Staff
September 24, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/24/build/local/65-heritage-day.inc
"A variety of activities are planned in Billings today for American Indian Heritage Day."

"Proposed Sale Of Historic Barn Raises Some Concern"
By The Associated Press
September 25, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/25/montana/c04092504_01.txt
"GREAT FALLS (AP) One of Montana's architectural treasures, a 119-year-old barn with a weather vane in the image of a life-size stallion, is for sale. Preservationists cling to the belief that sale of the barn east of Sun River cannot take place because the owner is a nonprofit historical corporation, the Dracut Junction Stone Barn Co."

"Indians To Lewis & Clark Buffs: Go Home"
By The Associated Press
September 25, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/25/national/a03092504_02.txt
"FORT THOMPSON, S.D. (AP) 's expedition has proved historically accurate in at least one respect: The adventurers have encountered hostile Indians. A group of about 25 Indians told the expedition members to turn their boats around and go home last week as they made their way up the Missouri River near Chamberlain."

"Dance Of Life: Crow, Northern Cheyenne Celebrate, Share Heritages"
By Clair Johnson
September 25, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/25/build/local/25-heritage-days.inc
"A spirited powwow featuring Crow and Northern Cheyenne drummers and dancers at the Yellowstone Art Museum capped a daylong celebration of American Indians in Billings Friday afternoon."

"Missoulians Donate Bricks To Restore Railroad Street"
By Sherry Devlin
September 26, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/26/news/local/news02.txt
"A thousand bricks plucked from Missoula patios, gardens and garages appeared on Cynthia White's doorstep in recent weeks, gifts their bearers hoped would help restore downtown's last brick-paved street."

"Indian Museum Exhibits Celebrate Life, But Death Is There, Too"
By Jodi Rave
September 26, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/26/news/mtregional/news06.txt
"WASHINGTON - It's already been consecrated a cathedral, a spiritual marker of the ages, a beautiful Native place, a monument of magnificence. And the National Museum of the American Indian has been open for only a few days."

"IR Reporter Tells Story Of State's 163rd Regiment's Role In WWII"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
September 26, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/26/sunday/c02092604_01.txt
"From Poplar to Papua: Montana's 163rd Infantry Regiment in World War II" By Martin J. Kidston 200 pages, map, black-and-white photographs; hardbound, $18.95; softbound, $11.95. Farcountry Press announces the release of "From Poplar to Papua: Montana's 163rd Infantry Regiment in World War II" by Martin J. Kidston, the compelling and, until now, untold story of courageous young Montanans in the Pacific during World War II."

"Navajo Nation Disappointed With Museum Opening"
By The Associated Press
September 26, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/09/26/national/a06092604_02.txt
"FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Members of the Navajo Nation who traveled to Washington, D.C., for the opening of the new American Indian National Museum said they were disappointed. ‘‘There was not even a place for our Navajo dignitaries to be seated,'' Navajo Council Delegate Evelyn Acothley said."

"Famous Reactor 60 Years Old"
By The Associated Press
September 26, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/26/build/nation/47-reactor-60-years.inc
"RICHLAND, Wash. - Roger Rohrbacher gazed at the desert landscape of Eastern Washington and wondered what he'd gotten himself into."

"Book Explores Native Roots Of Place Names"
*Book Review*
By Lorna Thackeray
September 26, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/26/build/magazine/55-nativebook.inc
""Native American Placenames of the United States" Editor: William Bright Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press."

"Native American Museum A Mixed Celebration"
By Dan K. Thomasson, Scripps Howard News Service
September 28, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/09/28/newsopinion/hjjfjahbjcfdgb.txt
"WASHINGTON — George Armstrong Custer's final words before meeting what most historians now agree was his well-deserved fate at Little Big Horn were alleged to have been: ‘‘My heavens, where did all these Indians come from?''"

"Redressing Past: Antique Clothing Collection Rivals Most Museums"
By Erin Nicholes
September 29, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/29/features/lifestyles/dresses.txt
"WHITEHALL - Sharon Brown stood on her front porch one recent fall evening wearing only a swimsuit."

"Forest Service Historian Kicks Off Centennial Celebration Tour In Missoula"
By Colin McDonald
September 30, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/09/30/news/local/news06.txt
"The U.S. Forest Service is walking a delicate balance between special interests and the public interest, according to prominent historian Char Miller."

"Future Of Heritage Center Post Office Boxes Is In Doubt"
By Krystal Spring
September 30, 2004
HAVRE DAILY NEWS
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2004/09/30/local_headlines/heritagecenter.txt
"Hundreds of old post office boxes are displayed in the front lobby of the Heritage Center, some bearing gold plaques with the names of Havre families who once retrieved their mail there etched across the front."

"Hitting The Bricks"
By Andy Smetanka
September 30, 2004
MISSOULA INDEPENDENT
http://www.missoulanews.com/Archives/News.asp?no=4353
"It’s Saturday afternoon, Sept. 25, and the air on Railroad Street is filled with the sounds of pounding and scraping. The grill is warming up and it’s time for a dozen or so workers digging bricks out of the road and chipping away remnants of 90-year-old cement to put down their hammers and chisels and think about lunch."

"Lewis And Clark Mural To Be Unveiled This Month"
By John Q. Murray
October 1, 2004
CLARK FORK CHRONICLE
http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/20041001/mural-caption-20041001.htm
"A 12’ x 16’ mural of the Lewis & Clark expedition will be unveiled at Frenchtown High School this month."

"Work To Begin Next Week On Trail To Headwaters"
By Ted Sullivan
October 1, 2004
BELGRADE NEWS
http://www.belgrade-news.com/archives/view.php?article=97
"Construction will begin next week to pave a trail system connecting Three Forks to the Headwaters State Park."

"Group Honors Red Lodge Center"
By The Gazette Staff
October 2, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/02/build/local/55-red-lodge-center.inc
"The Hawkeye Center in Red Lodge received the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Preservation Award on Thursday."

"Holding On To History: Project Preserving Crow Oral Histories"
By Lorna Thackeray
October 3, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/03/build/state/30-holding-on-to-history.inc
"A battle line of Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho a half-mile long thundered down hills north of the Pryor Mountains headed for a Crow village on a plateau above Pryor Creek."

"Historian's Archives, Donated To UM, Are Treasures Of Missoula's Past"
By Betsy Cohen
October 3, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/03/territory/territory01.txt
"A tall black filing cabinet in the University of Montana's K. Ross Toole Archives is perhaps the most fitting memorial to a woman who spent her quiet hours collecting the history of Missoula and western Montana."

"Pony Bar Pumps Life Into Ghost Town"
By Erin Nicholes, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
October 3, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/03/sunday/c03100304_02.txt
"PONY — Michelle Smith rolled into town in the dead of winter, driving a Jeep with no windows. She scanned the empty, red brick buildings for life signs among the ghostly remnants of a once-booming mining camp. At the west end of Main Street, she found a beating heart: The Pony Bar."

"'Spirit Warrior' Credited For Crow Victory"
By The Associated Press
October 3, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/03/build/state/31-spirit-warrior.inc
"Many tribes coveted the Crow homeland in Montana and Wyoming as Euro-American expansion forced them farther west in the mid-19th century."

"Ag Family Papers Welcome At Library"
By MSU News Service
October 6, 2004
HAVRE DAILY NEWS
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2004/10/06/farm_ranch/farmandranch.txt
"BOZEMAN - Historic diaries, letters, photographs and financial documents created by Montana agricultural families now rest in the Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections at the Montana State University Libraries, and the library has space for more. . ."

"New Hawkeye Center Earns National Preservation Award"
October 7, 2004
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
http://www.carboncountynews.com/2002archive/100704.html
"On Sept. 30, the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented the Hawkeye Center in Red Lodge with its prestigious National Preservation Honor Award."
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"Group Fights Gas Project, Seeks To Protect History"
By Allison Batdorff, Gazette Wyoming Bureau
October 7, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/07/build/wyoming/30-gas-project.inc
"CLARK - At first the tepee ring is hard to make out. The dusty rocks fade into the rest of the high-plains landscaping in front of the Clark home."

"Historic Battlefield Photos In Auction"
By the Gazette Staff
October 9, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/09/build/state/60-auction-photos.inc
"In the early 1900s, members of the Cheyenne Nation newly on the reservation near Miles City would come into town and sometimes trade items for groceries at the Gotz Mercantile."

"Chippewa Cree Tribal Leader Dies At 74"
By The Associated Press
October 9, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/09/montana/c02100904_01.txt
"HAVRE (AP) '' Sunchild has died in Arlington, Va. Sunchild, 74, was hospitalized last month after traveling to Washington, D.C., to participate in the opening of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian. He died Wednesday."

"1st Crow Indian Agency Was Built As Safe Haven In 1869"
October 10, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/10/build/state/40-crow-indian-agency.inc
"The First Crow Indian Agency was established in the summer of 1869 a few miles below the Great Bend of the Yellowstone River near the mouth of Mission Creek."

"Rocky Mountain Front: 'Backbone Of The World' Sacred To Blackfeet Nation"
By Rick and Susie Graetz
October 10, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/10/build/magazine/25-backbone.inc
"Beyond the reach of recorded history, people migrating south from what is now Alaska into what became Montana established a passageway along the eastern flank of an imposing natural wall."

"‘Tenderfoot' Recounts Wild Montana"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
October 10, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/10/sunday/c02101004_02.txt
""A Tenderfoot in Montana: Reminiscences of the Gold Rush, the Vigilantes & the Birth of Montana Territory" By Francis M. Thompson 292 pages; 17 illustrations; historic photographs; $14.95. A vast wilderness, gold, vigilantes and justice were the backdrop for life in early Montana, and Francis Thompson experienced them all and lived to write about them."

"Spike In Numbers"
By John Harrington
October 10, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/10/business/e01101004_01.txt
"History was apparently back on the minds of visitors to Montana this summer, as the Montana Historical Society posted a 6 percent gain in visitation this summer over last."

"Indian Hoop Stars Charmed Montana"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
October 10, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/10/sunday/c02101004_01.txt
""Shoot, Minnie, Shoot!" By Happy Jack Feder 164 pages, $14.95; Big Sky Stories. It's hard to say which is more astounding: That a handful of teenage Indian girls, formed into a basketball team, became the first recognized World Champions of basketball by destroying every opponent that crossed their path, or that their astounding story has been completely ignored and forgotten for over 100 years. Forgotten until now, that is."

"Nez Perce Trail Tells Stories Of Honor, Sorrow"
By Jodi Rave
October 10, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/10/news/mtregional/news07.txt
"NEZ PERCE TRAIL, Idaho - A trail, and its story, snakes through thousands of ponderosa and lodgepole pines high in the Bitterroot Mountains."

"Tracking Local Legends"
By Eve Byron
October 11, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/11/top/a01101104_01.txt
"To John Stoner, much of Broadwater County's history is like a mystery novel, waiting for someone to read and decipher."

"Congress Oks Bill For Lewis And Clark Park"
By The Associated Press
October 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/12/build/nation/80-lewsic-clark-park.inc
"WASHINGTON - Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state."

"Cowboy Hall Of Fame To Feature Remains Of Small Ancient Horse"
By The Associated Press
October 12, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/12/montana/a08101204_04.txt
"MINOT, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's new Cowboy Hall of Fame, opening in Medora next year, plans to display the remains of a small horse that lived in North Dakota 30 million years ago."

"Stevi Census Records A Wealth Of Information"
*Book Review*
By Pat Rhodes
October 13, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/10/13/features/04-history.txt
"Stevensville native Jack Bird thrives on historical research. One of his main sources of information about the people of the north valley in the 1900s is the census."

"Hellgate High Teachers Discover Student Drawings Dating To 1940s"
By Jane Rider
October 13, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/top/news01.txt
"For decades, the third-floor storage closet at Hellgate High School has harbored a hidden treasure, overlooked during annual spring cleanings, mistaken as a stack of old cardboard."

"Fruitful Legacy"
By Eve Byron
October 14, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/14/outdoors/c01101404_01.txt
"A few miles up the road to Duck Creek Pass on the east side of Canyon Ferry Reservoir stands a treasure trove - or is it a treasure grove?"

"Pioneer Museum Expanding"
By Kayley Mendenhall
October 14, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/10/14/news/03museum.txt
"When the Pioneer Museum's expansion is complete, Eleanor Buzalsky will no longer have to work in a tiny room stuffed with wall-to-wall file cabinets."

"Museum Lectures Range From Landscapes To Charbonneau"
October 15, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/10/15/features/roundup/morlectures.txt
"John Logan Allen, chair of the department of geography at the Univesity of Wyoming, will present "The Nature of Lewis and Clark: Two Centuries of Landscape Change," a lecture at the Museum of the Rockies."

"Book Tells Astounding Tale Of Fort Shaw Indian Team"
*Book Review *
By Vince Devlin
October 16, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/16/news/local/znews02.txt
"By most accounts, few if any of them had ever even touched a basketball before they arrived at Fort Shaw, 25 miles west of Great Falls."

"Doc Holliday's Colorado Tombstone Corrected"Glenwood Springs Post Independent
October 17, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/17/build/nation/68-doc-holliday-tombstone.inc
"GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Over the years, history buffs have learned a lot about famous gunslinger Doc Holliday by visiting the Glenwood Springs graveyard where he is believed to be buried."

"Lewis And Clark -- Who Were They? Professor Recounts Days When Explorers Forgotten"
By Nick Gevock
October 17, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/10/17/news/clark.txt
"One might think the tremendous hoopla surrounding the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's legendary expedition was matched in 1904, a century after they started out."

"Historical Society To Hear About Butte's Cemeteries"
By the Standard Staff
October 19, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/10/19/newsbutte/hjjfijiajbichc.txt
"This month's speaker for the Butte Historical Society's "Camp Conversation" will be Zena Beth McGlashan. "Resting in Peace in Butte" will be McGlashan's topic. . ."

"Bannack Gives You Nightmares"
By Ellen Baumer
October 19, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/10/19/newsthreerivers/hjjfijiaiehdig.txt
"BANNACK — At the annual October Ghost Walk, long-told stories of spirits shroud the ghost town of Bannack. Vigilantes bestowed violent beginnings. But dig deeper. The town's windswept cemetery where its spirits rest, or don't rest, is an indelible record of the lives and tragedies that will forever color the history of Bannack."

"BLM Opens Lewis & Clark Exhibit"
By Clair Johnson
October 20, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/20/build/state/35-blm-exhibit.inc
"A new Lewis and Clark Bicentennial exhibit debuted Tuesday by the Montana/Dakotas Bureau of Land Management showcases the agency's public land stewardship while commemorating the historic journey."

"Montana Memories Of Charles M. Russell"
By Pat Rhodes
October 20, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/10/20/features/03-health.txt
"Charles M. Russell, otherwise known as Charley, was a legend in his own time and that legend has only grown over the years."

"Hanford Reactor On List For Possible Addition To Park System"
By Shannon Dininny, Associated Press
October 20, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/20/national/a08102004_02.txt
"YAKIMA, Wash. - President Bush has signed a bill requiring the federal government to study the potential for adding historic Manhattan Project sites, including a reactor at the Hanford nuclear site, to the national park system."

"Museum Display Focuses On Link Between Glacier, Railroad"
By Candace Chase
October 21, 2004
DAILY INTER LAKE
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2004/10/21/lifestyle/lifestyle02.txt
"A new display at Kalispell's Museum at Central School takes visitors on an elegant ride aboard the Great Northern Railway to Glacier National Park circa the early 1900s."

"'Changing Mines'"
By The Missoulian News Staff
October 22, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/22/entertainer/ent05.txt
"Photographer's work captures images of 'evolving cultural artifacts."

"Half-Way House Boasts A Colorful History"
October 22, 2004
CUT BANK PIONEER PRESS
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/10/22/cut_bank_pioneer_press/news/news6.txt
"The Half-Way House was first operated as a store and post office in the 1930s by a man named "Swede" Johnson, who ran a mink farm on the adjacent acreage."

"Artistic Assignment: Students Unveil Mural Of Meriwether Lewis' Party Crossing The Clark Fork"
By Jane Rider
October 22, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/22/news/mtregional/znews07.txt
"FRENCHTOWN - As a crowd of more than 550 students gathered in the Frenchtown High School commons area Wednesday morning, five gifted artists brought history to life and unveiled a large mural they'd labored over since March."

"‘Montana Folks' Book Highlights Biographys"
By The Helena IR
October 22, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/22/yourtime/d10102204_01.txt
"A book that profiles the fascinating Montanans all around us will premiere at the Montana Historical Society Saturday, October 23. . ."

"Office City Serves Customers Since 1915"
By Mike McInally
October 24, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/24/business/bus02.txt
"The roots of Missoula's Office City, like that of many downtown businesses, tap into a rich vein of Montana history."

"History Channel Films As Carpenters Wrap Up Garnet Preservation Project"
By Daryl Gadbow
October 25, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/25/news/top/news01.txt
"GARNET - The spirits of Garnet Ghost Town must have been pleased with all the attention their deserted 19th century gold-mining boomtown was getting Sunday."

"Explorers Seen As Heroes With Flaws"
By The Associated Press
October 25, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/25/build/nation/75-heroes-with-flaws.inc
"BISMARCK, N.D. - Each age rediscovers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and today's researchers are exploring the troubled sides of the famed explorers, a historian said."

"Park Dig Gives Info On Ancient Site"
By Mike Stark
October 26, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/26/build/wyoming/30-dig.inc
"The lure of sleeping beneath the stars at Yellowstone National Park apparently is nothing new."

"Church Block Gets OK For Historic Listing"
By Ginny Merriam
October 26, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/26/news/local/news05.txt
"It's official: The block containing the historic St. Francis Xavier Church qualifies for listing in the National Register of Historic Places - even if its owner does not want it there."

"Ghost Town Cabin Gets Restoration"
By The Associated Press
October 26, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/10/26/montana/a05102604_01.txt
"GARNET (AP) Carpenters from Glacier National Park who specialize in preservation of historic buildings were in Garnet on Sunday completing restoration of a cabin that once belonged to one of the town's miners."

"Historic Steam Tractor Goes To Nevada City"
By Thad Kelling
October 26, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/10/26/newsthreerivers/hjjfijhdieeaef.txt
"SILVER STAR The last moving artifact from the Conrey Placer Mining Co. - a refurbished 1911 Case steam engine tractor - was hauled from Silver Star to Nevada City recently for display at the roundhouse museum by the Montana Heritage Commission."

"Lewis And Clark Literature Focus Of Lecture"
By Betsy Cohen
October 27, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/10/27/news/mtregional/news07.txt
"The literature and reputation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition will be the topic of an upcoming lecture at the University of Montana."

"Conference Focuses On History Of Women In Medicine"
By Kayley Mendenhall
October 28, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/10/28/news/womenmedicine.txt
"When four Catholic nuns started offering health care in Missoula in 1873, they carefully wrote the names of each patient in a log, along with their diagnoses."

"Historic Audio To Go On Net"
By The Associated Press
October 29, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/29/build/wyoming/80-net-audio.inc
"LARAMIE {WYO} - "Old audio recordings, including witness accounts to the hanging of gunman Tom Horn and the 1892 Johnson County War, are being converted to digital files that can be heard over the Internet on home computers."

"Photos Of Homesteads Featured At Library"
By The Bozeman Public Library
October 29, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/10/29/features/roundup/library.txt
"Marilyn Alke's photography of Montana Homesteads will be displayed at the Bozeman Public Library through December."

"Speaker Called 'Native American Voice In The National Parks'"
By Jim Mann
October 31, 2004
DAILY INTER LAKE
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2004/10/31/lifestyle/lifestyle04.txt
"Not long ago, just one decade, American Indian histories were on the fringes of the country's national parks."

"Pictures Of The Past: Old Photos Share Tribe History"
By The Associated Press
October 31, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/10/31/build/wyoming/30-pictures-of-the-past.inc
"RIVERTON, Wyo. - Though the haunting black-and-white pictures of them dressed in full traditional regalia seem, to most, a reminder of a bygone era to Northern Arapaho tribal members, the images of the people, with surnames like Goes In Lodge, Shavehead, Monroe and Bell, are not nearly so far removed."

"Tribes OK 42 Words To Replace ‘Squaw'"
By The Montana Standard Staff
November 2, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/02/newsnationworld/hjjfiijhhiffha.txt
"BEND, Ore. (AP) — The word ‘‘squaw'' has long been considered an offensive term for women by American Indians. Yet that is the name of Squaw Creek, which traverses the ancestral land of the Warm Springs tribes. Now, after years of internal debate, the Warm Springs Tribal Council has approved a list of 42 words that could be used to rename the creek and other nearby squaw place names."

"Traveling Salesmen Brightened Our Day"
Jay Nelson
November 3, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/03/newsthreerivers/hjjfiijgjagjie.txt
"Populating and settling the western part of our country required people with a vast assortment of occupations and talents. One of the most important ones and often made fun of was the traveling salesmen. They were an important part of keeping the wheels turning. No one could carry or even remember everything that was needed."

"Making That Last Delivery"
November 4, 2004
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS
http://www.hungryhorsenews.com/articles/2004/11/04/columns/edit1.txt
"The history of Martin City is interwoven with Mrs. Clara Verrall, who served as its postmaster for 26 years. Her career began May 16, 1947, when the post office was only two months old. Clara succeeded Mrs. Grace Zurn, who served the first two months."

"Crazy Horse Descendants Wait To Hear From Paris Nightclub"
By Carson Walker, Associated Press
November 5, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/05/montana/c03110504_01.txt
"SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Harvey White Woman, a descendant of Oglala Sioux warrior Crazy Horse and an executor of his estate, sent the letter with Alfred Red Cloud, who delivered the document last month while in France."

"Beauty Of Architecture"
By Marga Lincoln
November 5, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/05/neighbors/c01110504_01.txt
"Anyone who looks at the Jefferson County Courthouse sees a beautiful building. But historians like Kate Hampton of the Montana Historical Society see much more."

"Family History Center Offers Resources To Research Genealogy"
By Camden Easterling
November 6, 2004
DAILY INTER LAKE
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2004/11/06/lifestyle/lifestyle02.txt
"Regardless of their religion, people can get help from Kalispell's Mormon church in finding genealogical data, lost relatives and pieces of history."

"Lasting Legacy: Pioneer Family Seeks Street Name"
By Ed Kemmick
November 6, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/06/build/local/25-street-name.inc
"The descendants of Billings pioneer Joseph Zimmerman are hoping to honor his memory by having one of the city's newest roadways named after him."

"Geologist Looks For The Stories That Flathead Lake Sediments Can Tell"
By William L. Spence
November 7, 2004
DAILY INTER LAKE
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2004/11/07/news/news01.txt
"Sediments found in and around Flathead Lake are helping a University of Montana geologist piece together the history of glacial/post-glacial flooding and climate change in Western Montana."

"Lewis & Clark Re-Enactors Go Home"
By The Associated Press
November 7, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/07/build/nation/53-lewis-clark-re-enactors.inc
"ST. LOUIS - Two centuries after Lewis and Clark were in the midst of their 8,000-mile trek through the uncharted West, re-enactors following the explorers' path have no plans to duplicate one thing - spending winter in the wilds."

"Move Afoot To Protect Sacred Mountain"
By The Montana Standard
November 7, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/07/newsnationworld/hjjfiijcjjgafa.txt
"GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) Inyan Kara, elevation 6,368, is in southeastern Crook County about 15 miles from South Dakota. Of the 1,278 acres on and around Inyan Kara Mountain that are being proposed for protection, 440 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places."

"Philipsburg Hotel Returns To Glory After 100-Year Hiatus"
By Mick Holien, The Missoulian
November 7, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/03/07/sunday/c03030704_01.txt
"PHILIPSBURG It was a long road back for the Broadway Hotel, having been out of the nightly rental lodging business for some 100 years."

"It's More Than Just 30 Days"
By Jodi Rave
November 8, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/08/jodirave/rave79.txt
"It's November. It's National American Indian Heritage Month. And it's time for Americans to step back and reflect upon the lives of indigenous people."

"Reporter's Notebook: November Special For Indian Heritage"
By Jodi Rave
November 9, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/09/build/state/60-notebk.inc
"It's November, National American Indian Heritage Month. And it's time for Americans to step back and reflect on the lives of indigenous people."

"Twin Rotary Offers Historical Program"
By Three Rivers Edition Staff
November 10, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/10/newsthreerivers/hjjfiiijijhfjf.txt
"TWIN BRIDGES Jeffery J. Safford, professor emeritus of history at Montana State University, will give the history of the Hot Spring Mining District, located toughly between McAllister and Harrison north and south and the Madison River and the crest of the Tobacco Roots to the west."

"Corps Of Discovery II Rolls Into Town"
By Perry Backus
November 10, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/10/newsthreerivers/hjjfiiijijgjgi.txt
"DILLON - But after all, when you're driving down the fast lane in an 18-wheeler with a 53-foot, highly detailed mural that includes portraits of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea and her son, Jean Bapiste, people are going to stare."

"Ennis Resident Presents Paper"
By the Three Rivers Edition Staff
November 10, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/10/newsthreerivers/hjjfiiijijhega.txt
"ENNIS — Ennis area resident Gary Forney recently presented a paper to the 16th Annual Conference of the Gallatin Historical Society, held at the Pioneer Museum in Bozeman. The title of Forney's paper was "Mudslinging in the Land of Gold & Silver: Political Campaigns of the Montana Territory.""

"Lessons From War: Veterans Pass Along Personal War History To Bigfork Students"
By Michael Jamison
November 11, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/11/news/top/news01.txt
"BIGFORK - When we talk about war, especially the history of war, we tend to talk about abstractions."

"One Of A Million: World War II Bomber Pilot Credits His Fellow Servicemen"
By Timothy Mitchell
November 11, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/11/11/news/news01.txt
"The Martin B-26 Marauder took off into the skies over England bound for Germany."

"Camp Hale's Women"
By Dave Curtin, The Denver Post
November 12, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/12/national/c07111204_01.txt
"DENVER — Female troops at Colorado's legendary Camp Hale outside of Leadville, where elite mountain forces trained for warfare in World War II, have been lost to history until now."

"Grants Offered For Vietnam War Vet, Family Histories"
By Chronicle Staff
November 12, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/11/12/news/history.txt
"The Montana Heritage Project is offering up to $1,000 grants to high school teachers across the state to get their students involved in researching and saving the stories of local Vietnam War veterans and their families."

"MSU Prof's History 'Hope In Hard Times' Wins State Book Award"
*Book Review*
By Gail Schontzler
November 12, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/11/12/news/03bookwinner.txt
"During the Great Depression, 9-year-old Bess Harshbarger was photographed inside the one-room chicken house that she shared in Eastern Montana with her homesteading parents and 12 brothers and sisters."

"Dodge City Offers Portal To Old West"
By Carl Manning, Associated Press
November 14, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/14/build/magazine/55-dodge.inc
"DODGE CITY, Kan. - It's a scene familiar to "Gunsmoke" fans - Marshal Dillon faces the gunslinger in the middle of a Dodge City street. Guns are drawn; shots are fired."

"Steaming Treasures"
By Thad Kelling
November 14, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/14/featuresbigskylife/hjjfiiighhecia.txt
"SILVER STAR He found a partially buried, rusting Case steam engine tractor from 1911 that originally belonged to the Conrey Placer Mining Co."

"Thieves Zero In On Butte's Unique Antique Iron Fencing"
By Thad Kelling, The Montana Standard
November 14, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/14/news/mtregional/news08.txt
"BUTTE - Butte's oldest cemetery has become a treasure trove for thieves plundering antique wrought iron fencing and gates."

"Artifacts May Date To Rio Grande's Earliest Indians"
By Lynn Brezosky, Associated Press
November 15, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/15/featuresscience/hjjfiiieidigfh.txt
"HARLINGEN, Texas - Archaeologists have discovered a cache of artifacts near South Padre Island that they say could be up to 5,000 years old, potentially providing new clues about early peoples of the Texas coast."

"Rail-Trail Way Stations Offer Historical Butte Anecdotes"
By Roberta Forsell Stauffer
November 15, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/15/newsbutte/hjjfiiiejbicfd.txt
"A walk on the popular Butte, Anaconda&Pacific Railway trail will soon offer a chance to rest and learn a little Butte history along the way."

"Rare Lewis & Clark Materials On Display In N.D."
By The Associated Press
November 15, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/15/national/a06111504_03.txt
"GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) The traveling exhibit, which debuted last year at the Library of Congress, opened Sunday in Grand Forks."

"Help Preserve Historic Daly Mansion"
November 16, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/11/16/opinion/staff.txt
"While Marcus Daly may have found his treasure in the hills of Butte, he left a remarkable treasure in the Bitterroot Valley."

"Libraries Collaborate To Offer Historic Blueprints"
By Jean Arthur, MSU News Service
November 16, 2004
HAVRE DAILY NEWS
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2004/11/16/editorials/historicblueprints.txt
"MSU News Service BOZEMAN - When Jeff Shelden of Lewistown's Prairie Wind Architecture needed original blueprints to remodel a historic Catholic church in Cut Bank, he found the rare documents at Montana State University's library."

"Artist's Cabin Moved To Western Heritage Center Site"
By Chris Rubich
November 17, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/17/build/local/23-cabin-moved.inc
"Two pieces of history now share the same site in downtown Billings. The log-cabin studio of the late Western artist James Kenneth Ralston stands on steel beams and dollies outside the Western Heritage Center, which was built more than a century ago to house Parmly Billings Library."

"Museum Event Opens Doors Of City's Historic Homes"
By Karin Ronnow
November 19, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/11/19/news/03museum.txt
"Bozeman's elegant historic homes and landmark civic and commercial buildings are often cited by those proudly ticking off the city's many assets."

"Ancient Indian Battleground Discovered"
By Jim and Helen Edward
November 19, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/19/newsthreerivers/hjjfiiiaifhjhf.txt
"I have an old book in my library that is dog eared, eared, weathered, water stained and soiled. It has seen many miles of traveling, helping to search out old trails and other locations of ancient lore. This book covers a lot of country traveled by early day fur trappers and documents their experiences."

"Pillar's Interpretive Center Progressing"
By Ed Kemmick
November 19, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/19/build/local/30-pillar-center.inc
"Even after a $5 million interpretive center opens at Pompeys Pillar National Monument sometime next year, the main attraction will continue to be the pillar itself, literally overshadowing most of the site."

"Committee Says University Abusing Historic Buildings"
By Betsy Cohen
November 20, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/20/news/local/news03.txt
"The University of Montana came under attack Friday for violating both the state antiquities law and its federal lease agreement for buildings it uses at Fort Missoula."

"Dozens Lend Their Teddy Bears To Historical Museum Exhibit"
By Sherry Devlin
November 22, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/22/news/local/news02.txt
"When people loan dolls to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, they bring them to Jane Richards in boxes. When people loan teddy bears to the museum, they bring them in their arms."

"Long-Forgotten Bozeman Carriage Needs Someone To ‘Pimp My Ride'"
By Perry Backus
November 22, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/22/newsbutte_top/hjjfiihhjcgggd.txt
"VIRGINIA CITY corner of Nevada City's Eberle Blacksmith Shop. Only the packrats seemed to like it: they nibbled on its aged leather and nested in its comfortable seats."

"Historic Pistol Goes Missing From Phillips County Museum"
By The Associated Press
November 24, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/24/news/mtregional/znews08.txt
"HELENA - A century-old pistol that belonged to a legendary cowboy and outlaw is missing from a rural museum, and the Montana Historical Society is offering $4,000 for information leading to the weapon's return."

"Professor Of The Year Approaches His Profession With Humor, Passion"
By Colin McDonald
November 24, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/24/news/local/news04.txt
"Three tricks for becoming a well-loved professor: Don't teach classes at 8 a.m. Be funny. Make numerous references to beer."

"Walter To Talk About Montana Christmas"
By The Helena IR
November 24, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/24/helena/c02112404_01.txt
"Montana Historical Society Research Historian Dave Walter will present "Christmastime in Montana" on Thursday, December 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Society's Montana's Museum across from the Capitol."

"Bison DNA Tracked"
By The Associated Press
November 26, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/26/build/nation/35-bison-dna.inc
"WASHINGTON - Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago."

"Pat Williams: Recalling Montana in November 1889"
By Pat Williams
November 26, 2004
CLARK FORK CHRONICLE
http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/20041126/patwilliams-20041126.htm
"Charlie Chaplin and Adolph Hitler were both six months old; Butch Cassidy was hiding out in Utah, having robbed the bank in Telluride, Colorado, a few weeks earlier; and the railroad magnate James J. Hill along with Paris Gibson of Great Falls and Charles Broadwater of Helena had arranged the financing to lay Great Northern track into Great Falls."

"WWII Legend Eschenburg Dies"
By Carolynn Bright
November 27, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/27/helena_top/a01112704_02.txt
"One of the few remaining members of the First Special Service Force, or the Devil's Brigade, died Friday at the age of 88."

"Buffalo Bill Museum Drops Plan For Arizona Branch"
By The Associated Press
November 28, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/11/28/build/wyoming/70-buffalo-bill-museum.inc
"CODY, Wyo. - A proposal to establish a second museum of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been put on hold."

"Native Educator At MSU Teaches Two Worlds"
By Jodi Rave
November 28, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/11/28/news/local/znews04.txt
"She made Rolling Stone. She prayed at Stonehenge. And she's been called the 'Indian Maya Angelou.'"

"History Buffs Try To Restore Past Glory"
By Perry Backus, The Montana Standard
November 29, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/29/montana/a11112904_01.txt
"VIRGINIA CITY {Montana} - For decades, the once sleek Landau carriage languished in a dark, dank little corner of Nevada City's Eberle Blacksmith Shop."

"Young Fiddlers Start Research Project"
By Erin Nicholes
November 29, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/11/29/news/01monday.txt
"THREE FORKS -- Long before the days of TV, CDs and DVDs, people in the western Gallatin Valley often gathered in rural settings for entertainment provided by fiddlers."

"Oregon Tribe Withdraws From Lewis And Clark Bicentennial"
By The Associated Press
November 30, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/11/30/helena/a09113004_03.txt
"PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Their ancestors helped the struggling Lewis and Clark expedition stay alive, but today's Chinook Indian Nation says the tribe will not participate in the official bicentennial celebration for the explorers."

"Setting A Piece Of History In Stone"
By Perry Backus
November 30, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/30/newsthreerivers/hjjfiigjijgcei.txt
"DILLON — On August 13, 1805, Capt William Clark climbed a small hill near the present day town of Dillon and pulled out his compass."

"U.P. Dining Lodge Gets Federal Benefits"
By David Warner
November 30, 2004
WEST YELLOWSTONE NEWS
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2004/11/30/news/news2.txt
"A cool $400,000 has been appropriated by the federal government to finance the restoration of the Union Pacific Dining Lodge."

"Paging Through A Century"
By Barbara LaBoe
November 30, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/11/30/newsbutte/hjjfiigjjcheej.txt
"Montana Tech honors library's history - The Montana Tech Library staff will honor the library's 100 year history Wednesday while also planning for its future."

"Resurrected Stephens Hotel Will Be Open For Uptown Stroll"
By Barbara LaBoe
December 2, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/12/02/newsbutte_top/hjjfihjhjjeeed.txt
"In her finest walking dress, Mrs. Peacock bustles around her 1890s hotel at the corner of Montana and Park streets."

"Museum To Offer Open House Dec. 14"
By Kay Strombo
December 3, 2004
CLARK FORK CHRONICLE
http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/20041203/museum-20041203.htm
"Sue McLees, docent of the Mineral County Museum, will be hosting an open house at the museum on Tuesday, December 14, noon to 7 p.m."

"Nine Lives Lost"
By Vera Haffey
December 5, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/12/05/featuresbigskylife/hjjfihjejihjfc.txt
"Editor's note: Historical details for this story were taken from the Anaconda Standard's newspaper accounts. Millie Johnson was returning from grocery shopping at Safeway when she saw the flames and smoke billowing into the October sky on Halloween eve, 1954. The Flood Hotel — her home and livelihood — was on fire."

"Old School"
By Lynnette Hintze
December 5, 2004
DAILY INTER LAKE
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2004/12/05/lifestyle/lifestyle01.txt
"Neighbors join forces to preserve century-old LaSalle School When Whitney Giddeon listens to her father talk about bygone days at the one-room LaSalle School, she closes her eyes and imagines how it used to be."

"Silver Brought Several Miners To Wickes Area"
By The Helena IR
December 5, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/12/05/helena/a01120504_03.txt
"Like many of Montana's early towns, the community of Wickes evolved from a mining camp into a boom town after silver was discovered in 1864."

"Firemen Recall Fateful Night"
By Vera Haffey
December 5, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/12/05/featuresbigskylife/hjjfihjejijbhg.txt
"ANACONDA — Officer Joe Strakal was just sitting down to supper in his new home on Ogden Street on the west end of town when he heard the sirens."

"Bannack Gets New Manager"
By Perry Backus
December 7, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/12/07/newsthreerivers/hjjfihjcijeejg.txt
"BANNACK — Sitting in the historic cabin that doubles as his office, Bannack State Parks‚ new manager, Dale Carlson, said he understands it can get a bit cold in this neck of the woods."

"Plans For UM Native American Center Unveiled"
By Betsy Cohen
December 8, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/08/news/local/news04.txt
"So many years have passed since the University of Montana began talking about building a Native American Center on campus, few remember when the discussion began."

"Author Sees Two Sides To Vigilantes"
*Book Review *
By Ginny Merriam
December 8, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/08/news/local/news03.txt
"For 150 years, schoolchildren across Montana have learned the history of the Montana Vigilantes as a tale in two colors: black and white."

"Anselmo Headframe Getting Dressed For Night"
By Roberta Forsell Stauffer
December 8, 2004
MONTANA STANDARD
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2004/12/08/newsbutte_top/hjjfihjbjcfhhf.txt
"The Anselmo's been part of his life forever, and now Joe Jordan's looking forward to seeing the mine's headframe all dressed up in red."

"Author Discusses Gold Mining In Montana"
December 10, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/12/10/features/roundup/library.txt
"Jeffrey Safford will discuss his recently published book, "The Mechanics of Optimism," on Monday, December 13, at 7 p.m. in the Bozeman Public Library meeting room."

"UM's Renovation Of Historic Main Hall Is Drawing Criticism"
By Betsy Cohen
December 12, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/12/news/local/news02.txt
"Critics of the University of Montana's $300,000 renovation of Main Hall are holding campus officials accountable for violating the state Antiquities Act and failing to be good stewards of public property."

"Indian Chief Cleared In Killing Of U.S. Soldier 150 Years Ago"
By The Associated Press
December 12, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/12/build/nation/63-indian-chief-cleared.inc
"TACOMA, Wash. - When the judge read the verdict, Cynthia Iyall wept tears of joy and relief."

"FWP Commission Takes Up Bear Paw Battlefield Transfer"
By Tim Leeds
December 13, 2004
HAVRE DAILY NEWS
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2004/12/13/local_headlines/commission.txt
"The National Park Service is closing in on its goal to build a visitor center and park ranger office near the Bear Paw Battlefield south of Chinook."

"Daly Mansion Volunteers Recall Landmark Hamilton Hotel In Exhibit"
By Rod Daniel
December 14, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/12/14/bitterroot/62-valley.txt
"Once Hamilton's most endearing edifice, the Ravalli Hotel welcomed travelers fortunate enough to experience the Bitter Root Valley's undeveloped splendor and gaze east over Marcus Daly's 28,000-acre Bitter Root Stock Farm."

"Gazette Opinion: Trail-Blazing Lawyer Leaves Legacy Of Service"
December 14, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/14/build/opinion/30-gaz-op.inc
"The daughter of a Billings pioneer family, Doris Swords Poppler became a pioneer in her own right. News of her death Sunday of cancer at age 80 saddened many people in her hometown and across the state."

"MHS, City Split Proceeds From Rendezvous"
By The Helena IR
December 17, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/12/17/yourtime/d08121704_02.txt
"The Montana Historical Society and the City of Helena Civic Center Board have split the $61,000 proceeds from this year's Western Rendezvous of Art thanks to the patrons who set new records for attendance during the four-day event."

"Tour To Offer Look At Battle"
December 17, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/17/build/enjoybillings/70-tour.inc
"On Dec. 21, 1866, 80 men from Fort Phil Kearny, under the command of Captain William J. Fetterman, left the fort to relieve a wood train and marched into history."

"Indian Graves Have State Ready To Abandon Building Site"
By The Associated Press
December 18, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/12/18/national/a05121804_01.txt
"PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) 've spent money we won't get back, but we also have found a major historical site that's important to understanding the culture of the Pacific Northwest Coast,'' state Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald said Friday."

"Another Look At Dark Side Of State"
*Book Review*
By The Helena IR
December 19, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/12/19/sunday/c08121904_03.txt
"The seekers of the Golden Hatchet have come up with another look at the dark side of Montana history with the just released "Still Speaking Ill of the Dead.""

"Donation Helps Highlight American Indian History"
By The Associated Press
December 19, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/19/build/state/75-donation-helps.inc
"WEST GLACIER - The Glacier Natural History Association has made a $150,000 donation to Glacier National Park to begin funding a new program highlighting the American Indian history associated with the park."

"Bill Ludwig Teaches Eighth-Graders About World War II . . ."
By Nancy Kimball
December 20, 2004
DAILY INTER LAKE
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2004/12/20/news/news04.txt
"Bill Ludwig was in seventh grade the day Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a nation frozen in front of its radios."

"Officials Seek ID For Man's Remains"
By The Associated Press
December 20, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/20/build/wyoming/40-id-sought.inc
"FORT LARAMIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, Wyo. - Officials are still trying to determine the identity of a man whose grave was unearthed last summer."

"Two Hundred Birthday Parties For Pomp"
By Kayley Mendenhall
December 20, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/12/20/news/birthdays.txt
"These days wherever Jim Sargent is, a birthday party is likely to erupt. "They happen very spontaneously," Sargent said. The Bozeman resident and member of the Headwaters Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, decided more than a year ago to throw 200 birthday parties for Pomp, Sacajawea's son."

"'Great Clark Dam' Was Among The Largest Of Its Time"
By Sherry Devlin
December 21, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/21/news/mtregional/news02.txt
"The richest hill on earth was but 100 miles upstream of Milltown Dam. Marcus Daly verified Butte's first remarkably dense deposit of copper himself, at the 300-foot level of his Anaconda mine."

"Books Pulled To Avoid Using Word 'Anasazi'"
By The Associated Press
December 21, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/21/build/nation/80-books.inc
"DURANGO, Colo. - A group of archaeologists is accusing officials at Mesa Verde National Park of censoring books containing the term "Anasazi," a term widely used for the ancestral American Indians of the Four Corners region.""

"Ashby Touring Golden Triangle Area Promoting Her New Book"
By Michael Hicks
December 22, 2004
GLACIER REPORTER
http://www.glacierreporter.com/articles/2004/12/22/glacier_reporter/news/news4.txt
"Norma Ashby, the former host of KRTV's Today in Montana, who boasts 24 years of television experience and a lifetime of stories, is touring the state promoting her new book, Movie Stars & Rattlesnakes: The Heyday of Montana Live Television."

"'Corps Of Discovery II' Will Make Stop At Ravalli County Fair"
By Dana Green
December 23, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/12/23/news/news04.txt
"After two years of campaigning, county officials have snagged a national traveling Lewis and Clark exhibit for next year's Ravalli County Fair."

"'Historic Homes' Hard To Follow"
*Book Review*
By Marjorie Smith
December 23, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/12/23/features/roundup/historichomesreview.txt
""Historic Homes of Bozeman" (Published by the Bozeman Chronicle, hardcover, large format, $40)."

"Signs Tell Story Of Lewis And Clark"
By Perry Backus, The Montana Standard
December 27, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/27/build/state/50-lc-signs.inc
"DILLON - On Aug. 5, 1805, when Meriwether Lewis climbed to the back of what's now called the Hogback, he certainly had no idea that 320 million years earlier he'd have been knee deep in sand."

"Missoula Couple Finally Retires, Closing Italian Grocery They Opened In 1957"
By Rob Chaney
December 28, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/28/news/top/news01.txt
"This time, the rumor is true: Alfredo and Ann Cipolato are closing their Broadway Market. One of Missoula's last corner grocery stores and perhaps its oldest surviving specialty delicatessen is turning off its cheese cooler for good on Saturday. Since 1957, the couple has owned the little store on the corner of East Broadway and Madison Street."

"Monumental Effort: Historian, Eagle Scout Undertake Project To Find, Mark Missing Graves"
By Jenny Johnson
December 29, 2004
RAVALLI REPUBLIC
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/12/29/news/news02.txt
"DARBY - Sitting just east of U.S. 93, the Lone Pine Cemetery quietly spells out the history of pioneer Darby."

"Late Rancher's Train Layout To Be In New Museum"
By The Associated Press
December 29, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/29/mtracker/news/70train.txt
"GREAT FALLS - A building at the fairgrounds here will be devoted entirely to a new railroad museum, featuring a train layout that a late Cascade rancher constructed over a span of 50 years."

"Fort Ellis Remembered"
By Derek Strahn
December 29, 2004
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/12/29/realty/col-derek.txt
"Certain places just have a way of writing themselves into the history books. Unlike most sites, which merely reflect broad trends, these landmarks play a central role in the process of historical change, influencing the future evolution of entire towns, states or nations. One such place is Fort Ellis -- Bozeman's resident military installation."

"Dry-Land Farmer Tale Set For ' Series At MHS"
By The Helena IR
December 31, 2004
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/12/31/yourtime/d06123104_01.txt
"The struggles of a 20th century Montana family who lived through decades of great change on a dry-land ranch in south-central Montana is the subject of Thursday Night at the Montana Historical Society."

"Teacher's Life Spanned More Than A Century"
By Vince Devlin
December 31, 2004
MISSOULIAN
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/31/hometowns/ht02.txt
"Had she been born about six weeks earlier, she would have lived in three separate centuries. As it was, Joyce Redding lived through almost half of America's history. She saw the forest fires of 2000 - and the forest fires of 1910. She was born during the administration of William McKinley, and witnessed the introduction of the airplane, automobile, electricity, running water and telephones, not to mention radio, television and computers."

"High School Students Display Pompeys Artwork At YAM"
By The Gazette Staff
December 31, 2004
BILLINGS GAZETTE
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/12/31/build/enjoybillings/85-students.inc
"Shepherd High School art students are exhibiting their work "Pompey's Pillar On the Yellowstone: Place and Memory" at the Yellowstone Art Museum through Jan. 10."

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