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Welcome to the MTGenWeb Project

Welcome to the MTGenWeb Project homepage. This site is part of the USGenWeb Project and is the website for research in Montana. 

To learn more about the history of this project or to contact us for more information, please visit our About This Project page.  If you need assistance with this website, please contact the State Coordinator.  Do not ask the State Coordinator for research assistance as they are unable to provide it to you.

Note to Researchers:  MTGenWeb has repeatedly been the victim of hackers.  If you see a site that is not online or has some bad code, know that we are fighting it and will soon be back online.  KDJ 12/29/09

                                  


Western Meadowlark
Montana's Official State Bird

12/29/09 - Welcome back to Shirley Cullum, again the CC for Custer County!!!

11/18/2009 - Claire Martin is the newest MTGenweb CC and the host of Big Horn County, welcome Claire!!!

08/03/2009 - Welcome to Judy Wallis White, the new Gallatin County Coordinator!


 

Resources

General Montana Research

Help Wanted
Archives

Resource Links

Locations

Mailing List

Military Records

Native American Research

Photo Archive

 

You will want to begin your search by exploring the County Websites.  You may discover that one of the counties is in need of a coordinator.   If you are interested in adopting one of the counties, please contact the State Coordinator.

Each of the hosted counties maintains a system for submitting queries.  If you don't know which county your ancestor lived in you might want to post a query to the Unknown Montana Query Board. 

 The MTGenWeb Project is in need of volunteers to host county pages, provide look-up resources, transcribe data, etc...

If you might be interested in volunteering, please stop by the Policies page to learn more about what is required.

 

County Websites

Click Here if you'd like to see a Map of Montana 

County

Date
Formed

Parent County

County Seat

Contact
Beaverhead 1865 One of the
original 9		 Dillon
Ben and Carla Andrus
Big Horn 1913 Rosebud &
Yellowstone		 Hardin Claire Martin
Blaine 1912 Choteau Chinook John Inman
Broadwater 1895 Jefferson &
Meagher		 Townsend Edward A. Black, Sr.
Carbon 1895 Park &
Yellowstone		 Red Lodge Jackie Wilson Goddard
Carter 1917 Fallon Ekalaka Edward A. Black, Sr.
Cascade 1887 Chouteau &
Meagher		 Great Falls A. John Birkholz
Chouteau 1865 One of the
original 9		 Fort Benton Adopt Me

Custer

 1877 Big Horn Miles City Shirley Cullum
Daniels 1920 Sheridan &
Valley		 Scobey Pamla Hendrickson
Dawson 1869 An original county Glendive Timothy Cook
Deer Lodge 1865 One of the
original 9		 Anaconda Suzanne Andrews
Fallon 1913 Custer Baker Jodi Samel
Fergus 1886 One of
original 9		 Lewistown Ann Kramlich
Flathead 1893 Missoula Kalispell Renee Pence
Gallatin 1865 One of the
original 9		 Bozeman Judy Wallis White
Garfield 1919 Dawson Jordan Jack McRae
Glacier 1919 Teton Cutbank Karen De Groote-Johnson
Golden Valley 1920 Musselshell &
Sweetgrass		 Ryegate Adopt Me
Granite 1893 Deer Lodge &
Missoula		 Philipsburg

Adopt Me
Hill 1912 Chouteau Havre John Inman
Jefferson 1865 One of the
original 9		 Boulder Ellen Rae Thiel
Judith Basin 1920 Cascade &
Fergus		 Stanford Adopt Me
Lake 1923 Flathead &
Missoula		 Polson Adopt Me
Lewis and Clark 1865 One of the
original 9		 Helena Colleen Pustola
Liberty 1920 Chouteau &
Hill		 Chester Adopt Me
Lincoln 1909 Flathead Libby Adopt Me

Madison

1865

One of the
original 9

Virginia City

Colleen Pustola
McCone 1919 Dawson &
Richland		 Circle Jack McRae
Meagher 1867 Chouteau &
Gallatin		 White Sulfur Springs Ray Ensing
Mineral 1914 Missoula Superior

Adopt Me
Missoula 1865 One of the
original 9		 Missoula

Vikki Gray
Musselshell 1911 Fergus, Meagher &
Yellowstone		 Roundup Julia Dodson
Park 1887 Gallatin Livingston Adopt Me *Foster CC Ann Kramlich
Petroleum 1925 Fergus Winnett Ann Kramlich
Phillips 1915 Blaine &
Valley		 Malta John Inman
Pondera 1919 Choteau &
Teton		 Conrad Karen De Groote Johnson
Powder River 1919 Custer Broadus Ann Emmons
Powell 1901 Deer Lodge Deer Lodge Suzanne Andrews
Prairie 1915 Dawson &
Fallon		 Terry Ann Emmons
Ravalli 1893 Missoula Hamilton Karolyn Simpson
Richland 1914 Dawson Sidney Rose Wyman
Roosevelt 1919 Sheridan Wolf Point Rose Wyman
Rosebud 1901 Custer Forsyth Adopt Me
Sanders 1905 Missoula Thompson Falls Nancy Eastes
Sheridan 1913 Valley Plentywood Pamla Hendrickson
Silverbow 1881 Deer Lodge Butte Suzanne Andrews
Stillwater 1913 Carbon, Sweetgrass &
Yellowstone		 Columbus Joan Shurtliff
Sweet Grass 1895 Meagher, Park &
Yellowstone		 Big Timber Joan Shurtliff
Teton 1893 Chouteau Choteau Nancy Thornton
Toole 1914 Hill &
Teton		 Shelby Adopt Me
Treasure 1919 Rosebud Hysham Adopt Me
Valley 1893 Dawson Glasgow Dan Shurtliff
Wheatland 1917 Meagher &
Sweetgrass		 Harlowton Adopt Me
Wibaux ("Wee-boe") 1914 Dawson, Fallon &
Richland		 Wibaux Jim Petermann
Yellowstone 1883 Custer Billings Cleve Kimmel


Karen De Groote-Johnson, State Coordinator

Nancy Thornton, Assistant State Coordinator

 


Page Updated: 29 Dec 2009