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!
When Cowboys Loved a Fair Sheepherder
In the Yellowstone country a gritty sheepherder woman earns the respect of cowboys during the harsh 1885 86 winter. After guiding her husband and the flock through a deadly blizzard near Crow creek the couple rebuilds, and a later wedding of the helper Nosey and the widow Elderkin becomes a celebrated Miles City event.
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Montana
Yellowstone Country
Powder River
Missouri
Crow Creek
Powderville
Iowa
Cedar Creek
Alzada
Miles City
Sundance
Wyo
Hashknife
Wyoming
Eiderkin
Elderkin
Elderkins
Smith
Tiderkin