Enter Your Ancestor's Name Below

We'll search Montana historical newspapers to help you learn more
Narrow by Date

Date Range or Date

to

for

Narrow by Keywords

Keywords

 
Narrow by Location

State

City

Newspaper

advanced search

Recent Newspaper Clippings

Loading Clip Preview
Bicycle club 7/29/1889
Pete Beaudry
Helena independent
Helena, Montana
...

dougbeaudry
Clipped 13 days ago

Loading Clip Preview
Explosion at Talbot Kills 3
S. Frisk The Browning Review Vol * Issue 47 page 2 Friday, July 4, 1924
Browning review
Browning, Montana
...

brandyhailey
Clipped 17 days ago

Loading Clip Preview
Peter Ellingsen Obituary
Hardin tribune-herald
Hardin, Montana
...

samanthasamantha
Clipped 18 days ago

Loading Clip Preview
Nellie Knight buys property 1888
Helena Weekly Herald
Helena, Montana
...

mawtjelt
Clipped 20 days ago

Find Your Family History in Montana Newspaper Archives

Montana, also known as Big Sky Country, played an essential role in America's westward expansion. Perhaps your ancestors played their part in its settlement and development? Find out more about them and what life was like in the 19th century by reading the local newspapers that captured the daily lives during these fascinating times.

Search our collection of Montana newspaper archives, covering both local and state affairs. What part did your ancestors play in the settlement of the territory years ago? Did they help erect Fort Benton in 1847, which served as the uppermost fur-trading post on the Missouri River? Did they take the Oregon Trail with the thousands of settlers that came in the Montana Gold Rushes of the 1850s and 1860s or the Butte silver mining operations of the 1870's?

Montana_Newspaper Article Arapaho & Shoshone

Montana Genealogy in Newspaper Archives

Montana’s story. Did they help lay the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which ignited the sparks that lead to the Sioux War? Did they witness Custer’s Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Were they amongst the voices of conservationists decrying the widespread slaughter of the American bison? Were they one of the homesteaders that came west to stake their claim following the efforts of the 1862 Homestead Act? Delve into the local papers to find answers to any questions you may have about your history.

Historical newspapers should be viewed as treasured ancestral resources containing both local and national news, as well as fleshed out public records of what daily life was like many moons ago. So much can be discovered through Montana genealogy by reading the collections of birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, and stories of the times. Discover intimate details about your family through Montana newspapers such as the Billings Gazette, the Montana Standard, the Bozeman Daily Chronicles, the Daily Yellowstone Journal, and many more. Discover your ancestors and their story today!