October 2026
Rachel Phillips
In the course of its history, Gallatin County has been home to more unsolved murders and puzzling deaths than one might think. The following stories from the Belgrade area are just a few of the mysteries that remain to this day.
One of the most…
October 2026
Topher Sedlak
A baseball game at Butte’s Clark Park, 1924.This predates even Butte’s 1901 lineup, making Montana an unsung crucible of integrated baseball.Fort Missoula’s Black history gets eclipsed by the Bicycle Corps, who rode to…
September 2026
“Security and peace do not lead to discovery.” - Carl G. Jung
As a child, my vivid imagination helped me stay open to attract synchronistic occurrences. We all have stories to share, and these coincidences helped to shape my life’s…
September 2026
Part Two: Minors & Majors
Topher Sedlak
...the debut year of the Louisville Slugger and legal overhand pitches, and bested Miles City in many following games. That summer, the Sun River Sun reported Glendive had a women’s club, a decade before The Bloomer Girls. Glasgow and others…
August 2026
Rachel Phillips
Over the course of the last two years, local quilters from the Gallatin Quilt Guild met regularly at the Gallatin History Museum to organize the quilt collection. Once the quilts were cleaned, evaluated, and properly stored, the group chose three…
August 2026
Topher Sedlak
Montana might not be first place you envision when hearing baseball. The earliest game using modern rules took place in New Jersey across the Hudson River from New York City. But that’s only part of the story. The Old West was chock full of…
July 2026
How a Tragedy, a Cow Pasture, and One Man’s Determination Created One of Montana’s Most Important Soccer Facilities
By any measure, the story sounds impossible. Over 40 acres of undeveloped land, years of fundraising, environmental battles, countless volunteers, dozens of local businesses, and a memorial that one man refused to abandon. Today, Adam Bronken Soccer…
July 2026
Rachel Phillips
In the spring of 1879, Flora Gardner traveled from Kansas to Bozeman with her family, via steamboat and wagon. Once settled in her new home, Flora sent a letter to friends in Kansas describing the trip’s adventures. This is the final…
June 2026
Pat Hill
On June 6, 1863, the rush began along a 16-mile stretch of stream in present-day Southwest Montana 5It would also become one of the richest placer gold discoveries ever recorded (if not the richest), eventually yielding nearly $3 billion in gold at…
June 2026
Rachel Phillips
In the spring of 1879, Flora Gardner traveled from Kansas to Bozeman with her family, via steamboat and wagon. Once settled in her new home, Flora sent a letter to friends in Kansas describing the trip’s adventures. This is the third of a…
