MONTANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES

Beaverhead Hunters (Dillon)*
Big Horn County Genealogical Society (Hardin)
Bitterroot Genealogical Society (Hamilton)*
Broken Mountain Genealogical Society (Chester)*

Central Montana Genealogical Society (Lewistown)*

 Dawson County Tree Branches Gen. Society (Glendive)*

 Fort Assiniboine Genealogical Society (Havre) *
Gallatin Genealogical Society (Bozeman)
Glasgow Root Diggers (Glasgow)

Great Falls Genealogy Society (Great Falls)
Jefferson County Genealogy Society (Boulder) *

      Lewis & Clark County Genealogical Society (Helena)*

      Lincoln County Montana Genealogical Society (Troy-Libby-Eureka)
      Miles City Genealogical Society (Miles City)
      Milk River Genealogical Society (Chinook)*
      Park County Genealogical Society*
      Phillips County Genealogical Society (Malta)
      Powder River Genealogical Society (Broadus)
      Powell County Genealogical Society (Deer Lodge)*
     Sheridan Daybreakers Genealogical Society (Plentywood)*
     Tangled Roots Genealogical Society (Cut Bank)

Western Montana Genealogical Society (Missoula)*
Yellowstone Genealogy Forum (Billings)*

Yellowstone County (GenWeb)

Record Type

Area of Coverage

Links and Off-line Record Details

Record Type & Linkage

Yellowstone County Records

County Boundary Area

Area of county from 1892 through 2000; with some commentary & map.

ON-LINE

Histories Records-Vol 1

Books and film records about the counties in Montana and various genealogical holdings in the Parmly Billings Library and the YGF Gen-Room

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Histories Records-Vol 2

Books and film records about the counties in Montana and various genealogical holdings in the LDS Family History Center located at 6th St West and Ave D.

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Histories Records-Vol 3

Books and film records about the counties in Montana and various genealogical holdings in the LDS Family History located a t6th St West and Ave D.

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Land Procurement Availability

Identifies three methods to obtain land in the county: Homesteading, Railroad Acquisition, or Speculation. Sub-elements of each are described for the original settler’s choices.

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Livestock Records

Listings of cattle, sheep and horses in the county from 1870 through 1909.

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Riverboats on the Yellowstone

Listing of steamers from 1836 to 1882 that traveled on the Yellowstone, along with a brief summary of where each went.

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Josephine Riverboat’s Travels 1875 & 1877

Description of the steamer’s trips; along with maps of the 1875 journey to Duck Creek and its 1877 journey to Coulson when it delivered supplies. Combined with Joseph Cochran’s biography. Detailed maps and original records of docking notes recorded.

ON-LINE & Off-Line Contacts:  Email Webmaster

Yellowstone County Beginning

Description of the county, its origin, name and relative facts. Contains numerous links.

ON-LINE

Surveys & Reconnaissance’s – Western US

Descriptions of the surveys and where the records are kept. Several sketches are available. Extensive file prepared by Kimmel & Warren. In process with maps.

ON-LINE

Stillwater & Yellowstone Counties

The Big Ditch (M&M Canal) 

 Irrigation Ditch created along with the construction of Billings. Contains details of other area ditches, land owners and various details and related information.

ON-LINE

Bitterroot &Ravalli Counties

HISTORY OF RAVALLI COUNTY

Click here to read about the History of Ravalli County

Cascade County

Great Falls Genealogy

Sheridan County

Sheridan County

A History of Sheridan County.  This is a down-loadable MS Word .rtf file.

Prepared by Lynn Skordal

Outlaws of the BIG MUDDY

Here is Mr. McCanna's note to the Daybreaker's giving his permission to use this story! Thanks!

"The story of the "Outlaws of the BIG MUDDY" has been in the family archives for years, passed along from  my aunt Kathryn in Billings, Mt.  The origin is unknown but it can be posted for entertainment reading.  My father said, as a young boy, he and his next door neighbor friend, Jim Gross, were given permission to hunt on the 'Marron' farm  and that was a special deal because of the "activities" around there.  My father believes Nancy Marron (who is mentioned in the story) has since passed.  He last saw her at his mother's funeral, in '75, in Plentywood and she was in her seventies.  I would like to have anyone who is interested in the history, read the story and I give my permission for that to be posted." (November 1999)

"Immigrants S.O. and Marthea Aasheim persevered rocky soil, bad weather and the economic foibles of the Depression to cultivate a good life from the earth of northeastern Montana."

Pioneering Montana Family Honored at MSU-Bozeman Dedication

Sheridan Daybreak

Three excellent County History books have been written: Sheridan's Daybreak (1970), Sheridan's Daybreak II (1985) and Sheridan's Daybreak III (2005). If you are interested in ordering a Sheridan's Daybreak III book, please click here. This book was published in 2005 and is currently for sale through the Sheridan's Daybreak III Committee and the Sheridan County Daybreakers Genealogical Society.