Sons of Montana Pioneers Meet in Eugene, Oregon By Fred Lockley (Mr. Lockley is the son of Professor Fred Lockley, former teacher in Butte schools and later editor of the Intermountain. Fred Lockley Jr., who was a Y. M. C. A. secretary during the World war and Read More
Alfred Cave TRINITY COUNTY Was a Pioneer – Alfred Cave, a Trinity pioneer, died at his home at Missoula, Montana, on the 1th inst., at the advanced age of 81 years. The deceased was born in Missouri in October, 1828, and was a playmate of the illustrious Read More
Frank Higgins vs. Alfred J. Urlin With the murder of Maurice, the Higgins family suffered the terrible loss of another one of their children. Their grief was felt citywide. Maurice’s funeral was a memorable event with carriages stretched out for a mile as they followed his body to its burial. Read More
https://vimeo.com/154123848 Searching for Alfred The link above is to a short film about Alfred J. Urlin, a very early Montana and Missoula pioneer. Orange Street in Missoula was originally named for him.
Pierre-Jean De Smet Help support New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99… Missionary among the North American Indians, b. at Read More
Missoula Fires and the Higgins Family Missoula has had several destructive fires beginning shortly after the founding of the city in 1865. Its first experience with a large destructive fire occurred in 1884 and it would not be the last. This and several other city fires were described Read More
The Lacasse Bros., the placer miners, operating in the vicinity of the Iron Mountain district, brought in yesterday as the result of a clean-up of three months’ run thirty-five pounds of gold dust, valued at $6,300, which may, even in the rich state of Montana, be considered very fair Read More
The New Bridge – 1892 It is Finished at Last and Thrown Open to the Public The new bridge finished last Monday and cleaned up yesterday was thrown open to the public yesterday afternoon, shortly after the arrival of Mayor Higgins from Helena. The city council has Read More
These photos appeared in the Missoulian Centennial issue. These Are the Men Who Started It All 100 Years Ago This article included a photo of each founder, Christopher P. Higgins and Francis Lyman Worden, listing only their names. Early Store of Higgins and Worden at Hell Gate This Read More
This ad appeared in the Missoulian Centennial issue. The Historical Society in 1876 published a list of residents of various sections of Montana, the following listed as residents of Hell Gate in the winter of 1862-63; Peter J. Bolte, Albert Batchelder, Daniel S. Calkins, John S. Caldwell (Missoula Ferry), Read More