Montana The Magazine of Western History: A Great Source for Informational Text

Looking for high-quality informational text to supplement your textbooks? Or good sources for your students to use in research papers?

Montana The Magazine of Western History has over 60 years of articles, and many of your libraries have been longtime subscribers to the magazine.

The Montana History Society has updated the free online index for “Montana The Magazine of Western History.” The searchable index can be used to find articles, topics, and authors in 1951-2012 back issues.   

Over 130 women's history related-articles originally published in the magazine have been made available via Women's History Matters, the Montana Historical Society's 2014 suffrage centennial project.

PDFs of articles in the following theme issues (plus discussion questions) are available through the MHS website:

• Autumn 1998  Butte
• Summer 1999  Yellowstone and Western Images
• Autumn 1999  Western Gold Rushes
• Winter 1999  Transportation

Speaking of research papers, we've posted preliminary bibliographies for possible Montana history research projects here. (We created these for National History Day, but they are useful for any student research project.)