This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Remembering Butte Picnic Days and Old Town Tales
Anecdotes recall early Butte picnics with families like the Youngs Hauswirths and Surprenants, a bear encounter near Yankee Doodle gulch, and a black bear scare. It covers Rocker’s move from Chinamen to Butte, Missoula gulch bridge lore, and a turning tale of Salt-Wagon rescue and a white hat. It also notes preservation of a 1800 Ulster County Gazette copy detailing Washington’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Doodle Gulch
Youngs
Noyeses
Silver Bow County
Judge Kirkwood
Salt Lake
Rocker
Butte
Chinatown
Blue Bird Company
Joss House
Missoula Gulch
West Park Street
Lexington
Mike
Jack Lovell
Jack
Lexington Hill
Tommy Rogan
Joseph Sinsel
Ulster County Gazette
Kingston
George Washington
McKinley
Congress
John Adams
Gazette