RESEARCHING MONTANA TOPICS
TURNING POINTS IN MONTANA HISTORY WIKI
For help navigating this site, contact Melissa Hibbard (melissa.hibbard@mt.gov) or Martha Kohl (mkohl@mt.gov) at the MTHS
MONTANA LABOR HISTORY TIMELINE .pdfRich Aarstad of the Montana Historical Society created this intriguing timeline of Montana Labor History.
Butte was known as the Gibraltar of Labor, so it's not surprising that there is a lot of material connected to the city.
The second half of "When Copper Was King," one of the twelve short films that make up Montana Mosaic, focuses on the growth of unions in early twentieth century Butte. (See the user guide for a brief synopsis; find the video.)
"When Toil Meant Trouble" is a good, brief roundup of Butte's labor history, written by George Everrett.
"Death in the West" is an award-winning podcast focused on the murder of Frank Little. The creators also created a tour of Butte
(formerly Montana Memory Project)
Check out this guide to help you navigate the site.
For additional help, contact Jennifer Birnel at the State Library jbirnel@mt.gov
SearchingDigitizedNewspapers.mp4How to Search Digitized Newspapers
Watch this 7 minute video from Martha Kohl of the Montana Historic Society to learn tips for searching digitized newspapers.
Montana Newspapers on
Other Sites
Montana newspapers on other sites:
Havre Daily News Archive (1929-present)
Copper Commando (1942-1945)
Yellowstone Journal (1891-1901 incomplete)
Google News Archive (various titles and dates)
SmallTownPapers.com (various titles and dates; isolated issues)
By subscription only: http://newspaperarchive.com, http://genealogybank.com, and http://ancestry.com.
General Research Resources
Site-Specific Research
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