Ghost Towns and History of Montana

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we learn about the adventurous journey of John Allen as he forged his way to Cooke City and stuck by the town through years of ups and downs. Story Accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound Clips provided by: Zapsplat.com Photo Courtesy of the Montana Oil and Mining Journal

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we hear a Pioneer's Story of early-day life on the plains and in the old mining camp towns of Montana Territory. Story Accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound Clips provided by: Zapsplat.com Photo Courtesy of The Kevin Review

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we get a first-hand account from Lucy Darling on what it was like to teach the first school in Bannack... Story Accessed from www.montananewspapers.org Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound Clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode we learn the story of Helen Patterson aka Nellie Paget who found herself working as a dancing girl in a Bannack saloon... Story Accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound Clips provided by: Zapsplat.com Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we check in on the old mining camp of Castle as the few men left there make a surprising discovery... Story accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound Clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasusre State! In this episode, we are introduced to the school wagon. A great, new mode of transportation for students... Story accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound Clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we look into the mysterious death of a man near Yates, Montana... Story accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we ride along with a Montana pioneer family for an overland trip from Helena to Fort Benton... Story accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Photo by James Willard Schultz, Courtesy of MSU Library Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we learn of how a woman from Pony, Montana goes about finding herself a husband in the year 1909... Story accessed via: www.montananewspapers.org Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Music by David Gwyn Jones and Josh Woodward Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we spend an 1863 Christmas and an 1883 Christmas with Martha Edgerton, daughter of Sidney Edgerton, Montana's first territorial governor... Story and photo accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones and Borrtex Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we ride along on a coach to Radersburg, Montana... Story accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we discover what became of an old mining camp that was once known as the richest and toughest around... Story and photo accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode we learn how the kindness of "Miner Bob" made Christmas unforgettable for one little girl... Story accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com Music by David Gwyn Jones and Jes Smith

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we take a look at how a group of cattlemen from Northern and Eastern Montana came together to deal out justice in summary fashion. Story and photo accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we remember Copper King, Marcus Daly and peek into how it all began... Story and photo accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by Zapsplat.com

Join Jolene from Ghost Towns and History of Montana for stories of the people and places that formed the Treasure State! In this episode, we ride along with Paul McCormick as he tries to outpace his attackers on a night that changed him forever... Story and photo accessed from the Library of Congress at: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Music by David Gwyn Jones Sound clips provided by: Zapsplat.com