“His heart he left behind” – Chief Charlo’s removal from the Bitter Root by Washington J. McCormick

  “It was a solemn business… his heart he left behind” – Washington J. McCormick’s account of Chief Charlot’s removal from the Bitter Root Washington Jay McCormick II was one of Missoula’s most interesting chroniclers. While living the majority of his life in the Missoula area he wrote about some Read More

Missoula’s Name – An Indian Story

Missoula   Where did its name come from? The following is an account that seems as good as any. It is taken from TRAILS THROUGH WESTERN WOODS by historian Helen F. Sanders: Eastward and southward from the Bitter Root, the Jocko and the range of Sin-yal-min in the contested country, Read More

Missoula County History

Missoula County Courthouse—Circa 1885 A valuable resource for teaching Missoula History. Linked here is Chapter 28: Missoula County – an excerpt from M. A. Leeson’s History of Montana published in 1885. The preface to this book states the following: Many of Montana’s pioneers are in the homes of the silent, Read More