Harry Oscar Stemple – Blackfoot Placer Miner (family of Stemple Pass)

  Harry Oscar Stemple – Blackfoot Placer Miner Stemple Pass is named for his family.     The following information is taken from the FamilySearch website:   Harry Oscar Stemple   1880 Census District 19 Silver City, Lewis & Clark Co. Montana: he was 2 years old   1900 Census Read More

Secretary Taft Is Greeted in Missoula – 1907

  Secretary Taft Is Greeted   Secretary of War Taft was in Missoula last night for a short time. He arrived on No. 3, which was delayed four hours, and was here during the time the train stopped. He spoke genially to those that were presented to him and made Read More

Dr. Pease – Why You Don’t Want Tic Fever

  DIAGNOSIS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER.     The article below was published in conjunction with a conference of health officials held in Missoula April 5th and 6th, 1923 by the State Board of Health. By the spring of 1926 a new vaccine was being administered in the Missoula Read More

Lambert Molinelli – Missoulian Owner

  Lambert Molinelli – Missoulian Owner   Died at St Patrick’s Hospital Early Yesterday Morning   Will Be Buried from the Catholic Church Monday Morning at 9:30 O’Clock – Sketch of His Life   Following a season of suffering extending over a period of nineteen months the hand of death Read More

Andrew Como and Marie Eleonore Lafleur

Andrew and Marie are related to many people from the Missoula area. Their story can be researched from the genealogy chart furnished by Daniel Morgan. A link to this chart appears below: http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/quebecfamilies.html

Evelyn ‘Cookie’ and Naseby Rhinehart

Linked below are two articles about the Rhineharts: http://www.madonnafuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/1287298/Rhinehart-Evelyn/obituary.php https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19820222&id=WU9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1941,2572714&hl=en

Missoula’s German Spy by Raymond J. Batvinis

Below is a link to an excerpt of Chapter one from “The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence” by Raymond J. Batvinis: http://fbistudies.com/books/origins-of-fbi-ci/chapter-one/

Dr. Charles Thornton – German Shorthair breeder / founder of Thornton Hospital

Below is a link to an article about Dr. Charles Thornton, a prominent Missoula doctor. http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/GSPCofMICH/page-thortonkennels.html Dr. Charles Thornton and his brother William founded Thornton Hospital, originally on the corner of Orange and 3rd. Streets in Missoula. Thornton Hospital later moved to where the Missoula Public Library is now located. Read More

Allen Vizzutti – Musician

One of the 4th Street neighborhood kids. Unlike most of us, he never seemed to have time to waste. Always practicing.  His brother Joe was a great guy. Below is a link to Allen Vizzutti’s website: https://vizzutti.com/