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Rachel Phillips

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Rachel Phillips is the Research Coordinator at the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman. Visit the Gallatin History Museum at 317 W Main Street in Bozeman, www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org, or on Facebook.

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Sat. Jul. 1st, 2017

She's Wild: The Beginnings of the Bozeman Roundup

by Rachel Phillips

It was the summer of 1919. The Elks Club was busy finalizing plans for their statewide convention—their first big meeting since gathering in Butte in 1916, just before World War I. The war had definitely put an end to large-scale…

Wed. Mar. 1st, 2017

HE was a SHE Manhattan’s Sammy Williams

by Rachel Phillips

Among the graves at Meadowview Cemetery, just south of Manhattan, Montana, sits a rather curious tombstone.  The inscription reads: “A female whose real name is unknown but who has been for many years known as Sammy Williams. …

Sat. Oct. 1st, 2016

Legendary Locals of Bozeman: Spooky Tales

by Rachel Phillips

From its inception as a supply town during Montana’s gold rush in the 1860s, Bozeman has attracted visionaries, leaders, and pioneering thinkers. Now one of Montana’s fastest growing cities, Bozeman still retains elements of the…

Mon. Aug. 1st, 2016

Legendary Locals of Bozeman’s Past

by Rachel Phillips

From its inception as a supply town during Montana’s gold rush in the 1860s, Bozeman has attracted visionaries, leaders, and pioneering thinkers. Now one of Montana’s fastest growing cities, Bozeman still retains elements of the…

Fri. Apr. 1st, 2016

Bicycles & Taxidermy

by Rachel Phillips

In a century-old photograph, William Ginn proudly poses with six gigantic trout, a hint of a smile on his lips and a sparkle in his eyes. In another image, he is propped up on a bicycle in front of a curtained backdrop, muscles straining for…

Thu. Dec. 31st, 2015

The Rialto Remembered

by Rachel Phillips

Bozeman’s Choice Business or Structure You Wish Was STILL Here But Is Gone