A Valentine Post– Songs of the Seventh: “Sweet Girl I Left Behind Me”
I must have been eight years old and in the third grade when I read my first Custer biography. Several memories of that book remain, but one is the mention of the song “Sweet...
Author: Dan
Lincoln’s Birthday: Fort Abraham Lincoln
Today all America should honor Abraham Lincoln, one of our nation’s greatest presidents. Whether a monument in the Black Hills should be acceptable is a topic that might always be debated in light of...
Why Was (and Is) Lieutenant Colonel Custer Called “General?”
Why Was (And Is) Lieutenant Colonel Custer Called “General?” Many folks – maybe even most folks – think of George Armstrong Custer as “General Custer.” The reality is that Custer was a Lieutenant Colonel...
Vinatieri: The 7th Cavalry’s Super Bowl Connection
In case you missed it, on January 25 the New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos in a close and hard-fought contest. By doing so they advanced to this year’s Super Bowl. If you...
Younger Readers: 150 Years Ago Today, January 31, 1876
This Date in History, 150 Years Ago Today: January 31, 1876, a Dead-of-Winter Deadline Greetings! From time to time my posts will mark milestone dates in the history of Montana as the Territory neared...
Younger Readers: Introduction
Introduction For Younger Readers Hello Friends. Welcome to Bighorn, Big Hole, and Beyond, or BBBB. I hope you are a history lover just like I am, just like I was from my earliest childhood...
This Date in History: 150 Years Ago Today (Part Two)
This Date in History: A Dead-of-Winter Deadline 150 Years Ago Today (Part Two) After the 1868 treaty, conflicts in that region stayed below a “boil” over the next five years or so. Although it...
This Date In History: January 31, 1876 (Part One)
January 31, 2026 and 1876 This Date in History: A Dead-of-Winter Deadline 150 Years Ago Today (Part One) What really happened on this date 150 years ago? The question is really not what happened...
Introduction!
Introduction: Welcome to Bighorn, Big Hole, Bearpaws and Beyond (A Few High Points in Montana History) Greetings, friends! And welcome to BBBB, my new blog site dedicated to background and high points on a...
A Note on Planned/Upcoming Nez Perce Posts:
My posts here will be sporadic this year as I focus on the 150th anniversary of the Little Bighorn and its surrounding circumstances. Next year (2027) I will focus more heavily on the 150th...
