Guide to Montana Books & Media

Thousands of titles exist covering the history of Montana itself, it's rich Native American history, the pioneer, ranch and farm histories, and specific area and county histories. The titles on this page are compiled from card catalogs at Parmley Billings Library, Montana State University-Billings library, Rocky Mountain College library, and the two local LDS Family History Libraries.

To facilitate browsing through the titles, they have been separated into two lists: 1) Some Montana County and Area Titles, which are listed by the name of the county and, 2) Other Montana History Titles, which are alphabetical.

The lists are by no means complete, but should reflect a good portion of the books and films available here in Eastern Montana. Some of these titles may also be available to you at your local public, college, or FHC library, or through interlibrary loan.

SOME MONTANA COUNTY AND AREA TITLES

Beaverhead County
    Big Hole Journal: Notes & Excerpts
    Dillon Church records
    Story of Ajax, The; Life in the Big Hole Basin
    Turn Here for the Big Hole
Big Horn County
    Big Horn County Montana in the World War 1917-18-19
    Big Horn County, Montana - Surname Index
    Grass, Tipis & Black Gold: A Narrative
    Historical Overview of Decker Area Mines, Big Horn Co., MT, Sheridan Co., WY
    Hoofbeats on the Wind: Tales of a Sagebrush Cowboy
    Hot Iron "Coat of Arms" in Big Horn County: Brands 1860-1982
    Lookin Back: Big Horn County
    Pioneers of the Big Horn: True Stories of Yellowtail Country
    Trails & Tales South of the Yellowstone
Blaine County
    Blaine Co. Miscellaneous Cemetery Records - film
    Brief History of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
    In the Land of the Chinook: The Story of Blaine County
Carbon County
    Carbon County Cemetery Records
    East Rosebud: A Diary of the first 100 Years 1894-1994
    History of Carbonado and Boyd
    Memoirs
Carter County
    Big North, The
    O'Fallon Flashbacks
    Shifting Scenes: A History of Carter County, Montana
Cascade County
    Cascade County - Abstract of Wills - film
    Cascade County Marriage Records (2 films)
    Great Falls Directories, 1940, 42, 44, 46, 1949, 55, 57
    Great Falls Roundup Yearbook, 1926
    Pictorial History of the Sun River Valley
Choteau County
    Choteau County Cemeteries - film
    Golden Triangle: An Account of Homesteading in Montana
    Montana Passage: A Homesteader's Heritage
    Montana Years: Choteau County, 1910-1926
Custer County
    Custer County - Crow Reservation - Film
    UY Ranch, The: Reminiscences of a Montana Stockman's Wife 1912-1921
Dawson County
    Home Range: A History of the Elmdale Community & area
    Post-age, History of the Mail Service of Dawson County, Montana
    Our Times, Our Lives: Dawson County Family Stories
Deer Lodge County
    Deer Lodge County - Cemetery records film
    Deer Lodge County - Marriages & Records 1907-20
Fallon County
    O'Fallon Flashbacks
Fergus County
    Central Montana Wagon Trails, 1979-81, Lewistown
    Fergus County Argus, The
    Fergus County Misc. Cemetery Records - film
    Hanging of Billy Calder, The
    Homestead Shacks Over Buffalo Tracks
    Lewistown Church Records
Flathead County
    Down Memory Lane in Flathead
    Historical Information Concerning Upper Flathead Country
    Jesuits in Montana, 1840-1960 - St. Ignatius
    On Flatwillow Creek
Gallatin County
    Anceneys of the Flying D Ranch
    Bozeman, MT 1864-1877 The evolution of a Montana Town
    Canyon Cookery: Recipes & Recollections
    Dutch Calvinist Pioneers in Amsterdam, Montana
    Early History of Gallatin County, Montana
    First Presbyterian Church Records, Bozeman
    Gallatin Canyon and the Tides of History, The
    Gallatin Century of Progress
    Gallatin County's Heritage: A Report of Progress 1805-1976
    Gallatin County, Misc. Cemetery Records - film
    Gallatin County Obits, 1962-63
    Gallatin County Tombstone Records
    Gallatin County: Places & Things, Past & Present
    Goodly Heritage, A
    Growing Pains - Three Forks, Montana 1908-76
    Historically Speaking: Men & Women Who Settled.....Missouri River Hdwtrs
    Lady's Ranch Life in Montana
    Memories of Days Gone By: A Collection of Poetry & Stories
    Old Tombstone Records of Gallatin County
    Photo History of Livingston, Montana
    Photo History of Livingston-Bozeman Coal Country: Cokedale
Garfield County
    Big Dry Country
    Dusty Trails
    Echoes of an Era
    Garfield County 1919-1969
    Garfield County, The Golden Years
    Jackaroo Saga, 1900-1961
Glacier County
    Glacier County Misc. Death Records
    Golden Valley County
    Bicentennial, Golden Valley County '76
Granite County Granite County, Misc. Cemetery Records
Hill County
    First Episcopalian Church Records, Havre
    Grit, Guts and Gusto: A History of Hill County
    Hill County Miscellaneous Death Records
    Tall in the Saddle: the Long George Francis story 1874 - 1920 (Havre)
    Tumbleweeds and Tar Paper Shacks
Judith Basin County
    Centennial View as seen by the Judith Basin County
    Furrows & Trails in Judith Basin
    Homestead Fever: History of Denton, Danvers, Coffee Creek
    Judith Basin Miscellaneous Cemetery Records
    Judith Basin Pioneers
    Ranching in the Shadow of Wolf Butte - Cheney Family
    Rimrock Land: Homesteading in Judith River Basin
Lake County
    Fabulous Flathead, The
    Lake County Misc. Cemetery Records
Lewis & Clark County
    Dearborn Country: A History of the Dearborn, Wolf Creek & Craig Areas
    Forrestvale Cemetery Records, Helena, MT - 1990
    Lewis & Clark County Land Ownership Maps 1890 (fiche)
    Lewis & Clark County Marriage Appl. & Certificates
    Lewis & Clark County Marriages 1865-1967
    Lewis & Clark County Marriages 1918
    Lewis & Clark County Marriages 1942
    Lewis & Clark County Misc. Death Records
Liberty County
    Liberty County Misc. Death Records
Madison County
    Golden Gulch Periodicals, Alder Gulch
    History of the Buildings of Virginia City
    Madison County - Pioneer Trails & Trials
    Madison County, Progressive Years
    Tombstone Records of Virginia City, Madison County - 1 fiche
McCone County
    Mouth full of toes - McCone County biography/history
    Pioneers and Progress on the Prarie
Meagher County
    Meagher County, A Sketch Book
    Meagher County: An Early-Day Pictorial History, 1867-1967
    Old Party in the Feather Shawl, The
Mineral County
    Pictoral History of Mineral County
Missoula County
    Missoula County First Presbyterian Church Records - also Bozeman
    Missoula County Marriage Records 1883-92
    Missoula County Misc. Cemetery Records - film
    Missoula County Misc. Church & Marriage Records
    Missoula Valley History
    Western Montana Genealogy Bulletin - 1 copy
Musselshell County
    Mussellshell County Obituaries 1987-92, Roundup Record Tribune
    Roundup Cemetery Book
    Roundup on the Musselshell: Pieces of the past
Park County
    60 Miles of Photo History: Upper Yellowstone Valley
    Birth Records of Livingston, MT, 3 Vol. 1907-67; 1890-1907
    History of Park County, Montana, 1984/
    Park County Births - Film
    Park County Miscellaneous Cemetery Records
    Photo History of Chico Lodge
    Photo History of Gardiner, Jardine, Crevasse: Entrance to Yellowstone
    Photo History of Shields Valley: Eden of Rich Grass..
    St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Records - Livingston
    Sketches of Old Butte
    Twice Told on the Upper Yellowstone
Petroleum County
    Pages of Time - History of Petroleum County
Phillips County
    Phillips County Misc. Death Records
Pondera County
    Napi's Lookout: The Story of Willow Rounds
    Pondera
    Harvest of Memories: historical Events of Valier, Montana
    Pondera County Misc. Death Records
Powder River County
    Echoing Footsteps: History of Powder River County
    Faded Hoof-Prints-Bygone Dreams: Stories..Montana's Greatest Livestock Frontier
    Powder River Portraits: Photo History of Powder River County
    We Went Westward ...ho, ho, ho
Powell County
    Powell County - Where It All Began (Deer Lodge)
Ravalli County
    Ravalli County - Cemetery Records
    Vital Statistics from the NW Tribune 1889-1900 1889-1900
Richland County
    Courage Enough: Mon-Dak Family Histories
    Focus on Our Roots: Story of Sidney & Surrounding Area
    Golden Jubilee, 1911-1961
Roosevelt County
    Roosevelt County's Treasured Years
Rosebud County
    They Say "It Happened That Way": Sumatra, Vananda, Ingomar
    They Came & Stayed: Rosebud County History, Forsyth, Montana
Sanders County
    Sanders County Misc. Cemetery Records
Sheridan County
    Sheridan's Daybreak
    Historical Overview of Decker Area Mines, Big Horn Co., MT, Sheridan Co., WY
Silverbow County
    Looking Back from the Hill - Recollections of Butte People
    Silverbow County Misc. Cemetery Records
Stillwater County
    Collections of Reflections
    They Gazed on the Beartooths, Vol I & II
    Partial Inventory of the Columbus, MT Cemetery
    Golden Days of Reedpoint; 1915-1922
Sweet Grass County
    Day Late and a Dollar Short, A
    History of Sweet Grass County Schools, The
    Pioneer Memories
Teton County
    Teton County Misc. Cemetery Records
Toole County
    Toole County Misc. Death Records
Treasure County
    Tales of Treasure County: Historical Essays by Residents
Valley County
    Footprints in the Valley
    Prarie Tales: Adventures of Growing up on a Frontier (also incl. Renville Co., ND)
Wheatland County
    Yesteryears and Pioneers
Wibaux County
    Homesteading in Montana 1911-1923
    Wibaux Golden Jubilee - 1961
Yellowstone County
    80 Years Along the Buffalo Trail: Broadview in Review
    Ashlar Lodge/ Members
    Billings Centennial Book, 1889-1982
    Billings City Directories - Early years to present
    Billings: Early Vital Statistics 1882-1938, 1882-89,1927-38
    Billings/Laurel Phone Directories, 1931, 46, 47, 48
    Billings Obituaries 1981-86, 1987-88, 1989
    Cemetery Records of Shepherd & Roy, Montana
    Century of Politics on the Yellowstone, A
    Genealogy & Tombstone Records of Yellowstone County
    Golden Grains of Research 1959-61 - Billings
    Homesteading on the Huntley Project
    Landmarks, V. 1-4
    Memoirs of Montana - 1882
    Mountainview Cemetery Computer Printout
    North of the Yellowstone, South of the Bulls
    Pompey's Pillar: Crossroads of the Frontier
    Tent Town to City: A Chronological History of Billings
    Through the Doors,: 50 Years of Excellence (History, Billings High)
    Tracking Billings' Past
    Trails & Tales South of the Yellowstone
    Vital Statistics - Billings Gazette, Post & Weekly Times from in 1882
    Yellowsone County Misc. Death Records
    Yellowstone County, Montana - Marriages: 1881-1899
    Yellowstone County, Montana Cemeteries, Vols I and II
    Yellowstone Co. Marraiges & Obits 1850-70; Film
Miscellaneous area histories
    Historic Homes of North Central Montana
    Montana's Missouri River


OTHER MONTANA HISTORY TITLES

The books listed below are only a representation of the thousands of books written on Montana history. It is known, for instance, that more than a hundred books have been written on the Battle of the Little Big Horn and General Custer alone. I will attempt to add to this list as time permits.
  • 1860 Bitterroot Valley Census 1860
  • 1860 Territorial Census Index
  • 1870 Census - entire state
  • 1870 Territorial Census Index
  • 1880 Census - entire state
  • 1880 Census Index
  • 1880 Soundex - two reels A-Z
  • 1890 Civil War Vets & Pension Census
  • 1890 Territorial Census Index
  • 1900 Census - entire state
  • 1900 Census Soundexes: Aline; C-100; A-000
  • 1900 Indian Census
  • 1910 Census - entire state
  • 1920 Census - entire state
  • 40 Years' Gatherin's
  • American Lutheran Church 75th Anniversary, Billings 1905-1980
  • Anceneys of the Flying D Ranch
  • Beneath the Mask - Life with the Hutterites
  • Bicentennial Tapestry of Yellowstone Methodist Conference 1784-1984
  • Brother Van: Montana pioneer circuit rider
  • Buckaroos and Boxcars, and Selected Yarns from the Yellowstone
  • Campfires and Cowchips
  • Campfires and Cowchips
  • Catalogue of the library of the Historical society of the state of Montana
  • Charley Whitcomb, Mining Man 1866-1936
  • Conrad Kohrs: An Autobiography 1835-1920
  • Cornerstones of Knowledge - A Country School Portrayal
  • Crow Indians - A Brief Outline
  • Crow Tribal Treaty
  • Cry was Gold, The
  • Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician
  • Dutch Calvinist Pioneers in Amsterdam, Montana
  • El Rancho Gumbo; 5000 Days in Piegan Country
  • El Rancho Gumbo; 5000 Days in Piegan Country
  • Empty Boots--Dusty Corrals
  • Family History Library Catalog
  • Fergus County, Montana 1900 Census Index
  • First Congregational Church, Laurel, MT; Centennial 1908-1993
  • Ft. Peck BIA Register, 1901
  • Ft. Peck Censuses, 1885-96 & 1913-1919
  • Galloping Swede, The
  • Ghost Hunting in Montana: a Search for Roots in the Old West
  • Ghost Towns of Montana
  • Ghost Trails Country
  • Golden Opportunities - A Biographical History of Montana's Jewish Communities
  • Gray Wolves, Indians, and buffalo bones: True Stories of the West
  • Great Falls, Montana - Library Holdings
  • Guide to Montana Museums, Art Centers & historical Orgs.
  • Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Montana WPA 1941 - 2 fiche
  • Hanging of Billy Calder, The
  • Hoofbeats on the Wind: Tales of a Sagebrush Cowboy
  • Hot Iron "Coat of Arms" in Big Horn County: Brands 1860-1982
  • Hutterites in Montana - an economic description
  • Imprints on Pioneer Trails
  • Imprints on Pioneer Trails
  • It Happened in Montana
  • Jesuits in Montana, 1840-1960 - St. Ignatius
  • Lady's Ranch Life in Montana
  • Land of the Flatheads
  • Last of the Old West, The
  • Lucky Montana Cowpoke`
  • Memoirs
  • Memoirs of Days in Montana - Larsen Family
  • Memoirs of Days in Montana - Larsen Family
  • Montana Almanac - 1859-60
  • Montana as it was, 1876: a Centennial Overview
  • Montana as it was, 1876: a Centennial Overview
  • Montana Historical & Genealogical Data Index
  • Montana in the Wars
  • Montana Memories, Montana Retired Teachers Assn
  • Montana Monographs
  • Montana Passage: A Homesteader's Heritage
  • Montana Pay Dirt: Guide to MT Mining Towns & Camps
  • Montana Pioneer Index (From scrapbooks in Mt. Room @ Parmley)
  • Montana Vital Records Inventory, WPA 1941
  • Montana Vital Statistics for 1970, 1971, 1972 (3 separate publications)
  • Montana Years: Choteau County, 1910-1926
  • Montana's Genealogical and Local History Records
  • Montana, It's Story & Biography, 3 vol. & Index
  • Montana, It's Story & Biography, 3 vol. & Index
  • More than Petticoats
  • Names on the Face of Montana
  • Obituaries - 1950's-70's
  • Obituaries - Billings Gazette 1993, 91, 87-88-89, 1981-86
  • Obituaries with Alphabetized Index - MT, 6 vols, 1956-1970
  • Pioneering in MT: Making of a State 1864-1887
  • Pioneering in MT: Making of a State 1864-1887
  • Pioneering Tales of Montana
  • Prarie Tales: Adventures of Growing up on a Frontier
  • Progressive Men of the State of Montana
  • Ranching in the Shadow of Wolf Butte - Cheney Family
  • Rimrock Land: homesteading in Judith River Basin
  • Shallow Diggins' - Tales from Montana's ghost towns
  • Significance of County Names in Montana
  • St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral: 75th Anniversary 1906-1981
  • Tall in the Saddle: the Long George Francis story 1874 - 1920
  • Tall in the Saddle: the Long George Francis story 1874 - 1920
  • Territory of Treasures
  • Then & Now; 36 years in the Rockies - 1864-1900
  • Then & Now; 36 years in the Rockies - 1864-1900
  • Thomas Francis Meagher: An Irish Revolutionary in America
  • Those Were the Days
  • Those Were the Days
  • Trails Through the Western Woods
  • Vigilante victims - Montana's 1864 Hanging Spree
  • Vigilante Women
  • We Went Westward ...ho, ho, ho
  • Women & family on Rocky Mtn Mining Frontier
  • Women & family on Rocky Mtn Mining Frontier
  • Women of Montana -= essays, 1981-85
  • WPA Inventory of Vital Stat. Records of Religious Org. in MT 1942
  • Yellowstone Command: Colonel Nelson A. Miles and the Great Sioux War
  • Yellowstone Command: Colonel Nelson A. Miles and the Great Sioux War
  • Yellowstone County Montana in the War, 1917-18-19
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