The bombing of Pearl Harbor is a flashbulb memory for the oldest living Americans. These are some others.
Gene Tierney's 1990 book recounts details from his work during an early era of wildlife law enforcement in Montana, as well as humorous insights into growing up in a rural state during the Great Depression.
Butte, Montana: there's no place like it on earth. Enjoy these scenes from its fascinating past.
The Butte High Class of 1972 had its 50th class reunion this weekend. The three-day event concludes today with an historic tour of Butte’s churches. Fifty years ago, on June 7, a record number of students walked across the stage at the Butte Civic Center to get their diplomas. Carl McIntosh,…
Cornwall-born Thomas Couch left Britain for the copper mines of Lake Superior in 1863, when he was 20 years old.
Take a walk down memory lane with a weekly photograph chosen from The Montana Standard's archives by Tracy Thornton.
After months of preparation and work, the virtual tour app Story of Butte will launch Friday in time for Montana Folk Festival in Butte.
For sibling duos Leif and Erika Fredrickson and Zach and Chad Dundas, the murder of labor union organizer Frank Little was a story they all wanted to tell.
These questions below pertain not just to this particular date on the calendar, but general inquiries about the U.S. and Butte as well.
In October 1882, the up-and-coming community in Silver Bow County was Stuart, 18 miles west of Butte near Gregson (Fairmont) hot springs.
When Michael Carroll died in February 1891 at age 41 or 42, the Anaconda Standard called his service “the grandest funeral the camp has ever known.”
Although the Cora Mine is often said to have started operation in 1899, it’s actually one of the oldest mines on the Butte Hill.
Two Queen Anne style homes, a former Baptist Church and an industrial building are among the gems on the 2022 Dust to Dazzle tour in Uptown Butte.
The inspiration for the Dust to Dazzle tour in Butte was sparked while three local historic preservation advocates were browsing an estate sale nearly 20 years ago.
Butte Central High School Class of 1970's 50th reunion was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, but that may not have been so bad, because these classmates, the majority being born in 1952, planned a birthday party this year dubbed the “class of 1970 turns 70.” Now, that’s something to celebrate!
Photo compilation for Flashback Friday
It was 42 years ago when the memorial for the lives lost in the Granite Mountain-Speculator disaster was erected in Mountain View Cemetery.
Photo compilation for Flashback Friday
Photo compilation for Flashback Friday
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Using a car seat, also called a child safety seat, is the best way to protect children when they are traveling in a car. Because car seats save lives, using a car seat is the law in Montana. Montana law requires that any child under 6 years old who weighs less than 60 pounds travel in an app…
Montana showed up BIG again for food banks
Children lose an average of two months of reading skills over the summer months. Children from low-income families suffer the biggest learning loss over the school break. To combat this backslide in reading skills, many Montana public libraries host summer reading programs designed to provid…
There’s a saying here in Big Sky Country — "If you don't like the weather in Montana, wait 20 minutes." Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but truthfully, the one-liner does have some merit.
Photo compilation for Flashback Friday
A photo collection from The Montana Standard archives
Earlier this year, a popular Harrison Avenue restaurant and drive-thru, Royce’s, reached a milestone when it turned 50 years old. Well, its neighbor to the north, El Taco will note its golden anniversary May 11.
Robert Craig Chambers is forgotten in Butte today, but in 1882 he founded one of Butte’s first banks: Hoge, Brownlee, and Company.