Category: Younger Readers
Born April 27, 1858, Harry Armstrong Reed must have grown up admiring his uncle George Armstrong Custer. His parents, David and Lydia Kirkpatrick Reed, gave him the middle name Armstrong in honor of that...
I recently posted about three types of frontier forts: fur forts, fighting forts and supply bases. Today I’ll add to that with an example of each type. They come with a bit of the...
Frontier history includes the names of many different forts. Frontier forts with far-flung names dot early maps. To avoid confusion, it helps to understand they were not all military forts. Some were. Others were...
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...
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...