It is located just west of the confluence of the yellowstone and boulder rivers. Between 1910 and 1922, seventeen montana communities built libraries with. The project records the oral histories of montana women farmers and ranchers. Loretta hurley photography, sweet grass county community health department. The sweet grass county land records search montana links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to sweet grass county public records. Sweet grass county, montana sweet grass county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi montana savezna drzava. Census bureau maintains genealogy records in the form of census data. Thistle creek, loretta hurley photography, sweet grass county community health department, terri stegmiller designs, stillwater co.
County superintendents of schools, sweet grass county, montana 15. Pioneer memories ii, by the pioneer society of sweet grass. Big timber is a city in, and the county seat of sweet grass county, montana, united states. Montana genealogy free montana genealogy access genealogy. In addition, a municipality that has chosen to be incorporated into a district may appoint up to two urban supervisors to represent urban interests on the. The carnegie public library has served the residents of big timber and sweet grass county, montana since 19. Constitution, members and officers, with portraits and maps, by society of montana pioneers, james upton sanders, 1899. Currently the sweet grass county seat is located in big timber additionally, the county government website is. Big timber, sweet grass county, montana, united states.
Sweet grass county, montana genealogy and history presented. Sweetgrass books did an outstanding job on american trinity. Po box 1116 big timber, mt 59011 107035 sweet grass, park horses left thigh john w moreland or joanne m hansen box 357 big timber, mt 59011 1975 for inquires, contact. Sweet grass county montana sweet grass county, montana. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Sweet grass county, montana simple english wikipedia. If this land could talk, the sweet grass and neighboring otter creek ranch properties would have many tales to tell otter creek ranch in 1880, the van cleve family first homesteaded the area around mellville, montana, setting aside land for cattle operations and establishing the area as. Prints by the late jack hines, prints by jessica zempsky, prints by barbara van cleve, ironwork by danny halverson.
As part of my may 2018 trip to montana, i stopped in big timber to see if anything was left of the historic sweet grass county high school of 1905. Independence, montana ghost town legends of america. Jack hines painted a series of seven pictures of places in sweet grass county called historic crossroads. Serving big timber and sweet grass county, montana. Gwen petersen, patrick pat hansen, byron grosfield, susan spence other great finds in the museum store. Big timber, montana simple english wikipedia, the free. When i first viewed the large twostory building that rests on a full basement story in the early 1980s, i thought here was a classic statement of public architecturea building that in its size, style, and purpose matched the ambitions of big timber. The paintings show the changes from the ice age, the pony indians, clark and sacajawea on the yellowstone, the fur traders, the bozeman trail, the gold miners and the settlers.
Taken from park, yellowstone, and meagher counties. One file folder containing the draft manuscript for the montana chapter of a book, state capitols, which was to cover all states. Jun 30, 2020 p o box 212 livingston, mt 59047 100653 sweet grass, park cattle left hip horses right thigh karen jo or tete jenkins 2490 oro lane belgrade, mt 59714 100652 sweet grass cattle left hip horses right shoulder jon arthur grosfield po box 669 big timber, mt 590110669 100686 sweet grass cattle left hip horses left thigh paul j manis or juanita y. Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. Sweet grass county high school 501 w 5th ave big timber, mt 59011 phone. Sweet grass county land records are real estate documents that contain information related to property in sweet grass county, montana. Sweet grass county montana montanas historic landscapes. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Asbury holding an admitted precedence in financial affairs, having a highly creditable public record, and one who has wielded a wide and distinct influence in matters of a business nature, the services of the hon.
Sweet grass county noxious weed department is accepting application for a seasonal laborer. Agriculture information sweetgrass county montana state. Carole yost historical records and family trees myheritage. Sweet grass county has a population of about 3,500. It captures their viewpoints on agriculture, conservation, portrays their livelihood and lifestyles, and talks about the. In both the 1916 and 1932 presidential elections sweet grass county was the only county in montana to be won by the republican. A remote area on the southern sweet grass stillwater county line. Day late and a dollar short, a history of sweet grass county schools, the pioneer memories. Sweet grass county genealogy records are kept by a number of different government agencies and departments in sweet grass county, montana.
In the last post, i focused on big timber, its public spaces, its town plan, and the properties there. Asbury, mayor of big timber and president of the big timber national bank, have been of an exalted. Big timber on monday, sharing his recently completed book that follows the history of the byneset. Sweet grass county annex 115 w 5th ave po box 888 big timber, mt 59011.
When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. Sweet grass county, montana genealogy trails montana pioneers. Sweet grass county, montana genealogy and history montana pioneers biographies. Sweet grass county, montana genealogy and history biographies. Sweet grass county was created on march, 05 1895 from meagher county, park county and yellowstone county. Sweet grass county, montana project gutenberg self.
Genealogy and history montana pioneers biographies. Sweet grass county, montana simple english wikipedia, the. An early community located on sweet grass creek 12 miles northeast of what is now big timber. We also have books from the following authors of the sweet grass county area. Land records search sweet grass county, mt deeds, gis maps. Melville lutheran cemetery sweet grass county, montana. Conrad, choteau, valier, shelby, sweet grass, cut bank, dupuyer, collins. The sweet grass hills are a sacred site of the blackfoot aboriginal people who live on both sides of the 49th parallel north which forms the canadaunited states border. Habjorg was one of about 50 members of the byneset historic society to visit big timber on monday, sharing his recently completed book that follows the history of the byneset, norway emigrants who settled in sweet grass county in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Montana national register of historic places to view montana properties listed in the national register of historic places please view our web map below. From the ground up, montana women and agriculture, is an oral history project that is sponsored by the montana department of natural resources and conservation and montana conservation districts. Sweet grass county, montana simple english wikipedia, the free. Sweet grass county high school was the first site of the montana music meet. This books was originally produced as a rodeo program for the harlowton rodeo. Guide to sweet grass county, montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history. Montana educational directory and circular of information pertaining to. Sweet grass county rancher and parttime cattle rustler sim roberts was a.
The first workshop in sweet grass county is scheduled for november 12th at 6. Sweet grass county zip codes skip county info go to zip codes montana. A history of early families and communities in beaverhead county, montana. Meticulously researched and superbly written, a hard won life is a tale of bravery, determination, and one boys embodiment of the spirit of montana. The population was 1,641 at the 2010 census it became the county seat in 1895. Dec 28, 2020 1885 1967 montana, sweet grass count y records, 18872011 at familysearch how to use this. Pioneer memories ii, by the pioneer society of sweet grass county, montana. It was formed out of parts of park, meager, and yellowstone counties. Countless books have been written about lewis and clarks adventures. More landmarks from sweet grass county montanas historic. Pioneer memories ii, by the pioneer society of sweet grass county, montana the pioneer society of sweet grass county montana on.
Sweet grass county conservation districtno website available at the present time. Big timber, county seat of sweet grass county, was named after the creek by that name, which flows into the yellowstone just east of the city, along which large cottonwoods grew. For a list of national register sites by county click names below. Other municipal and montana state offices also maintain records that are useful for tracing lineage. Embracing the counties of park, sweet grass, carbon, yellowstone, rosebud.
Sweet grass county conservation district montana s cds are political subdivisions of the state and are governed by a board of five supervisors elected by local voters in a general election. Crazy mountain museum sweet grass county big timber montana. Montana sweet grass is a detailed history of sweet grass county, from the early. The boulder river joins the yellowstone river at big timber references. Other montana history titles the books listed below are only a representation of the thousands of books written on montana history. Description, 1911 directory of businesses and homesteads in early teton county. Old historical city, county and state maps of montana map geeks. Sweet grass county history and records 18951940 10. Cemetery records of melville lutheran cemetery in sweet grass county. Land records search sweet grass county, mt deeds, gis.
True tales populate history of sweet grass country. Located high in the absaroka range in park and sweet grass counties of montana, gold was first discovered in what would become the independence mining district in the 1860s. The boulder river valley south of big timber was settled in the 1870s. Big timber came about when it was decided that the original county seat of sweet grass county, a town called dornix, was needed to be relocated on higher ground. Sweet grass also sweetgrass is a censusdesignated place and unincorporated community in toole county, montana, united states, on the canadaus border. The last wing to be built in the old school was the science department downstairs. It had a post office for several years between 1915 and 1925 and also had a rural school for a number of years. However, it would be two decades before any significant mining would occur, as the land was part of the crow indian reservation. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about carole yost on myheritage. It is the northern terminus of interstate 15, an important route connecting western canada, the western united states, and mexico. The boulder river joins the yellowstone river at big timber. These records can include land deeds, mortgages, land grants, and other important propertyrelated documents.
Melville lutheran cemetery melville, sweet grass county, montana. Pompeys pillarthat small town on the eastern edge of yellowstone county, was named after a nearby isolated rock 200 feet high, a landmark which had been named by. Aug 23, 2015 big timber and sweet grass county, in the heart of montana s yellowstone valley, create an imposing built environment set in a beautiful county, framed by mountains and defined by historic river corridors and later transportation routes. Sweet grass county is also republican at a local level. I featured the church in my a travelers companion to montana history book on page 121, and noted the congregation, established in 1885, had. Their truly professional handling of the book project through all phases, attention to detail, and exemplary communications skills were extraordinary. Editors frequently monitor and verify these resources on a routine basis. Genealogy search sweet grass county, mt family history. The first settler in sweet grass county established a ranch west of todays big timber in 1873, and several small settlements soon developed in the big timber vicinity.
Having published ten books with many other publishers, the experience with sweetgrass books is the best of my career. However, it would be two decades before any significant mining would occur, as. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Record book forms sweetgrass county montana state university. Department of livestock, po box 202001, helena, mt 596202001 phone. Quickfacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Sweet grass county, montana genealogy familysearch. Land records are maintained by various government offices at the local sweet grass county, montana. The hills were the site of a battle between native people and wolfers in 1872.
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