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Hidden History of Helena, Montana

By: Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline

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Hidden History of Helena, Montana

By: Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline

Distinguished by statesmen and magnates, Helena's history is colored with many other compelling characters and episodes nearly lost to time. Before achieving eminence in Deadwood, Sheriff Seth Bullock oversaw Montana Territory's first two legal hangings. The Seven Mile House was an oasis of vice for the parched, weary travelers entering the valley on the Benton Road, despite a tumultuous succession of ownership. The heritage of the Sieban Ranch and the saga of "King Kong" Clayton, "the Joe Louis of the Mat," faded from public memory. From unraveling the myths of Chinatown to detailing the lives of red-light businesswomen and the Canyon Ferry flying saucer hoax, revered local historians Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline team up to preserve a compendium of Helena's yesteryear.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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ISBN 10

1467144010

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9781467144018

Dark Spaces

Montana's Historic Penitentiary at Deer Lodge

By: Ellen Baumler

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Montana's Historic Penitentiary at Deer Lodge

By: Ellen Baumler

Baumler and Cooper collaborate to tell the human story of Montana's first federal penal facility.

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130

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UNM Press

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0826345476

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9780826345479

Haunted Helena

Montana's Queen City Ghosts

By: Ellen Baumler

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Haunted Helena

Montana's Queen City Ghosts

By: Ellen Baumler

A look at the supernatural history of this Western town—includes photos! Helena was born of the gold rush, nurtured by the wealth of its financiers and raised on its political struggles. The lawless gold camp and its vigilante hangings left an indelible imprint on the modern community, and restless spirits from Helena's turbulent past still linger around town. Historian and award-winning author Ellen Baumler blends history with the supernatural as she expertly weaves the past with the present in a ghostly web. Firsthand accounts and historical records add credibility to these spooky but true tales. Explore the legacy of the hangman’s tree and meet the ghosts of historic Last Chance Gulch. These stories and more bring to light the shadowy places in Helena where the past sometimes comes to life.

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122

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625849494

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9781625849496

The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State

A History of Montana's Cemeteries

By: Ellen Baumler

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The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State

A History of Montana's Cemeteries

By: Ellen Baumler

The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State is a groundbreaking history of death in Montana. It offers a unique, reflective, and sensitive perspective on the evolution of customs and burial grounds. Beginning with Montana's first known burial site, Ellen Baumler considers the archaeological records of early interments in rock ledges, under cairns, in trees, and on open-air scaffolds. Contact with Europeans at trading posts and missions brought new burial practices. Later, crude "boot hills" and pioneer graveyards evolved into orderly cemeteries. Planned cemeteries became the hallmark of civilization and the measure of an educated community. Baumler explores this history, yet untold about Montana. She traces the pathway from primitive beginnings to park-like, architecturally planned burial grounds where people could recreate, educate their children, and honor the dead. The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State is not a comprehensive listing of the many hundreds of cemeteries across Montana. Rather it discusses cultural identity evidenced through burial practices, changing methods of interments and why those came about, and the evolution of cemeteries as the "last great necessity" in organized communities. Through examples and anecdotes, the book examines how we remember those who have passed on.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496226933

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9781496226938

Spirit Tailings

Ghost Tales of Virginia City, Butte, and Helena

By: Ellen Baumler

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Spirit Tailings

Ghost Tales of Virginia City, Butte, and Helena

By: Ellen Baumler

This wonderful collection--based on oral testimony, diaries, journals, and newspaper accounts--presents an eerie history of the state's legendary mining towns.

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160

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Montana Historical Society

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0917298918

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9780917298912

Beyond Spirit Tailings

Montana's Mysteries, Ghosts, and Haunted Places

By: Ellen Baumler

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Beyond Spirit Tailings

Montana's Mysteries, Ghosts, and Haunted Places

By: Ellen Baumler

Passed down through generations, these stories illustrate the subtle presence of the past in the everyday lives of modern Montanans.

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Montana Historical Society

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0972152245

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9780972152242

Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman

By: Rich Aarstad,Ellen Arguimbau,Ellen Baumler,Charlene L. Porsild,Brian Shovers

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Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman

By: Rich Aarstad,Ellen Arguimbau,Ellen Baumler,Charlene L. Porsild,Brian Shovers

Among Montana’s most enduring legacies are the names assigned to its geographic features and places found on the state map. As long as humans have inhabited Montana they have named places. While the past two centuries have changed the way people live in Montana, the names given to some rivers, mountain ranges, cities, and towns have persisted, while others have changed with time. Naming Montana explores the origins of more than 1,000 Montana place names, drawing upon the knowledge of Montana Historical Society historians and the expertise of local historians from across the state. This new publication includes both geographic features, selected historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, historic photographs, and maps. The authors’ extensive research illuminates the stories behind the names of places that we call home.

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382

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Montana Historical Society

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097591961X

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9780975919613

Book's by Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline

Hidden History of Helena, Montana

Hidden History of Helena, Montana

Dark Spaces

Dark Spaces

Haunted Helena

Haunted Helena

The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State

The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State

Spirit Tailings

Spirit Tailings

Beyond Spirit Tailings

Beyond Spirit Tailings

Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman

Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman

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