August 2025
Rachel Phillips
Bozeman architect Fred F. Willson, 1929. Photograph courtesy of the Gallatin History Museum
Some people have a mind and a passion for history that has a mysterious way of making the past come alive for everyone around them. Richard Brown was one…
August 2025
The sound of turning pages mingles with the click of a mouse and the echo of fingers tapping keyboards. In the sensory seeking space, students lounge in beanbag chairs and chat, while in the nearby game corner others work to solve a puzzle. On the…
August 2025
Alexsandra Morawic
Just south of the main buildings of the Museum of the Rockies lies an area that feels like it belongs to another century. The Living History Farm provides visitors with a glimpse into what life would have been like in late 19th-century Montana. The…
July 2025
Bozeman’s Grand Hotel and its 1891 Christmas Menu
Rachel Phillips
It’s hard to believe, but there are only six months until Christmas. Christmas in July celebrations have roots dating back to the 1930s and include retail sales, a resurgence of Christmas movies, and for some, a revival of holiday food. This…
June 2025
Rachel Phillips
Gallatin Canyon has played host to summer vacationers for well over one hundred years. In the early 1900s, several dude ranches in the canyon offered outdoor paradise to eastern visitors unaccustomed to ranch life but yearning for a taste of the…
May 2025
Rachel Phillips
The dairy industry has been an important part of Gallatin County agriculture since early white settlers brought their milk cows across the plains in the 1860s. One hundred years ago, small and large dairy farms helped feed Gallatin Valley’s…
April 2025
Rachel Phillips
Spring fever in Montana usually hits in full force in April, prompting its victims to plan summertime gardens. Though rival town Missoula was given the nickname “Garden City,” historically, the Bozeman area has been known for its…
March 2025
As autumn air settled into Gallatin Valley during September of 1951, Violet Ohlsen arrived in Bozeman for a cordial visit. This was a visit on her mother’s behalf, so she hadn’t come empty-handed—Violet had brought a number of…
February 2025
The Collection of Myrtle Hollier Cheever
Rachel Phillips
“There are many kinds of valentines,Some made of lace and glue,‘Comics’ and the stand-up kind,And then there’s post cards, too;But when I choose My Valentine,I’m going to choose just YOU.”~ Message on a vintage…
