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!
Virginia City Montana Recreated as Historic Western Town
The Montana Historic Landmark Society led by Charles Bovey restored Virginia City once a ghost town to a living history site. Landmarks like the Wells Fargo office and Bale of Hay Saloon are open with activities including melodrama at the Old Stone Barn Playhouse and a Wells-Fargo Coffee House menu featuring venison and buffalo.
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Montana
Virginia
Charles Bovey
Charlie Bovey
Great Falls
Montana Historic Landmark Society
Virginia City
Montana Post
Wax Brigade
Virginia City Players
Larry Barsness
Old Stone Barn Playhouse
Cheviot Hill
Edwin Barron
Seattle
Ashland
Ore
Belinda Treherne
Helen Mae Hubbard
Minnie Symperson
Jo Zimmerman
Maggie McFarlane
Mary Ellen Mims
Miss Hubbard
Miss Zimmerman
Miss Mims
University of Montana Summer Theatre School
Portland
Oré
Lewis and Clark College
Portland Civic Theatre
Ashland Shakespearean Festival
Bernard Tone
Belvawney
Dori Barseness
Mrs. McFarlane
Harold Smith
James Walters
Robert Holson
University of Oregon
Elva Ferretti
Western Montana College of Education
Dillon
Phil
Miriam
Clement Peck
Summer Theatre School