The Museum’s archive is the only entity in Stillwater County that offers opportunities for visitors and researchers to experience and explore our rich history and culture. We often assist visitors with research of their families or individuals of interest. Many visitors utilize the archives for various purposes, including publication in the local newspaper, writing books, research papers, genealogy, and student projects.

Some particular items of interest include:

  • The Jim Annin Collection
  • Local newspapers dating back to 1894
  • Thousands of photographs
  • Oral histories
  • Original county documents and journals
  • …and so much more!

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Looking for something specific? Search our sortable online database below. It will tell you exactly where an item can be found in our archives.

LocationDescriptionNotes
A1Absarokee JC Collection Scrap Book
A1Annin, Jim Scrapbook
A1Columbus JC Scrapbook
A1Korpela Stillwater Golf Scrapbook
A2Billings Laurel Great Falls Missouri New York Brooklyn Chicago News Paper Collection
A2JFK 11 / 1963 - 12 /1963 News Paper Collection
A2Montana Free Press 1991 - 1994 News Paper Collection
A2Montana Free Press 1995 - 1998 News Paper Collection
A2Montana Free Press 1999 - 2000 News Paper Collection
A2World War 1 1914 - 1918 News Paper Collection
A2World War 2 1941 - 1945 News Paper Collection
A3News Paper Various
A3Park City Herald 9/19/1912 - 10/23/1913
A3Park City Pioneer 1/5/1923 - 9/4/1925
A3Park City Pioneer 10/1/1950 - 7/20/1917
A3Park City Pioneer 2/24/1922 - 9/15/1924
A3Park City Pioneer 9/27/1915 - 9/8/1919
A3Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1973 -1974
A3Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1975 - 1976
A3Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1977
A4Absarokee Enterprise 1912 - 1913
A4Absarokee Enterprise 1922 - 1924
A4Absarokee Enterprise 1925 - 1926
A4Absarokee Enterprise 1927 - 6/1928
A4Documents Oversized and Various
A4Stillwater County Farm, Town and Land Values
A4Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1978
A4Yellowstone Corral Hoofprints
A5Documents Oversized and Various
A5Post Office Journals #1
A5Post Office Journals #2
A5Stillwater Enterprise 1930 - 1931
A5Stillwater Enterprise 1932 - 4/1934
A5Tri-County News 1906 - 1907
A5Tri-County News 1908 - 08/1909
A5VFW Diamond Jubilee Award Ronnie Jordet
A6Agriculture Land Owners
A6Automobile Tourist Camp Registry
A6Business Inspections 1913
A6City of Columbus Ordinances
A6Columbus District Improvements 1917 - 1930
A6Columbus Registry of Dogs
A6Columbus Treasurers Book 1916
A6Highway Violations Docket 1942 - 1944
A6Hill Insurance Records 1929 - 1982
A6Misc 1918 Ledger Book
A6Misc. Certificate Book
A6Modern Woodmen of America
A6Modern Woodmen of America
A6Primary Certificate of Election 1922 - 1934
A6Primary Certificate of Election 1960 - 1970
A6Royal Insurance Of Liverpool 1910-1914
A6Royal Insurance of Liverpool 1915 - 1916
A6Royal insurance of Liverpool 1918 - 1920
A6Stillwater County Court Dockets 1905
A6Town Book of Land owners
A7Accounting Book H.N. Howland
A7Business Warrants 1946 - 1962
A7Business Warrants 1961 - 1973
A7Columbus Treasurers Book 1941 - 1961
A7Columbus Treasurers Book 1961 - 1973
A7Columbus Water Department 1951 - 1952
A7Columbus Water Department 1952 - 1956
A7Columbus Water Department 1956 - 1959
A7Merchandise Accounting book 1914
A7Wrights Inc Absarokee 1935 - 1938
A7Wrights Inc Absarokee 1939 - 1947
A7Wrights Inc Absarokee 1948 -1952
B1Montana Centennial Forts and Trails, Land of the Shinning Mountains
B1Scrap Book Bruce, Delight Rapelje, MT
B1Scrap Books Cook, Atha, Quinn, Eberly Bob
B1Scrap Books T-Bone Cowbells
B1T-Bone Cattlewomen Scrap Book 2012 - 12
B1T-Bone Cattlewomen Scrap Book 2012-12
B2Columbus News 1909 - Dec 1911
B2Columbus News 1912 - July 24, 1913
B2Stillwater News 1913 Columbus Democrate 1913 - 1914
B2Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1934 - 1937
B2Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1938 - 1940
B2Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1941 - 1942
B3Columbus Democrate 1916 - 1917
B3Columbus Democrate 1918 - 1919
B3Columbus Democrate 1918 - 1919
B3Stillwater Democrate 1/1915 - 1/1916
B3Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1943 - 1945
B3Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1946 - 1947
B3Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1948
B4Columbus News 1920 - 1921
B4Columbus News 1922 - 1923
B4Columbus News 1924 - 1925
B4Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1949 - 1950
B4Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1951 - 1952
B4Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1953 - 1954
B5Columbus News 1926 - 1927
B5Columbus News 1928 - 1929
B5Columbus News 1930 -1931
B5Columbus News 1932 - 1933
B5Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1955 - 1956
B5Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1957 - 1958
B5Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1959 - 1960
B6Columbus News 1934 - 1935
B6Columbus News 1936 - 1937
B6Columbus News 1938 -1939
B6Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1961 - 1962
B6Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1963 - 1964
B6Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1965 - 1966
B7Columbus News 1940 - 1941
B7Columbus News 1942 - 1943
B7Columbus News 1944 - 1945
B7Columbus News 1946 -1947
B7Columbus News 1948 - 1949
B7Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1967 - 1968
B7Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1969 -1970
B7Stillwater News Absarokee MT 1971 -1972
C1Absarokee Civic Club, Articles, bylaws, Contracts and Minutes
C1Absarokee Civic Club, Financials and Projects
C1Absarokee Mutual Benefit Club
C1Absarokee Mutual Benefit Club
C1Abstracts #1 Columbus
C1Abstracts #1 County
C1Abstracts #2 Columbus
C1Abstracts #2 County
C2Beartooth Ranch Cataloges #1
C2Beartooth Ranch Cataloges #2
C2Beartooth Ranch History #1
C2Beartooth Ranch History #2
C2Beartooth Stock Association #1
C2Beartooth Stock Association #2
C2Beartooth Stock Association #3
C3Corwin, John Box 1 2021-07
C3Corwin, John Box 2 2021-07
C3Countryman Horace A.J.
C3Crow Tribe #1
C3Crow Tribe #2
C3Custer George Armstrong
C3Dana's Dry Goods, Columbus
C3Fires Derby 2006
C3Stillwater County Courthouse
C4Berg, Benjmin District Court 1917 - 1919
C4Heily, Patrick Financial Records
C4Heily, Patrick Law Case Files
C4Heily, Patrick Law Case Files
C4Heily, Patrick Law Case Files Tax Papers
C4Heily, Robert Justice Court 1948 - 1953
C4Heily, Robert Justice Court 1954 - 1961
C4Heily, Robert Law Case Files 1943 - 1954
C4Hiner, John Journals Box #1
C4Home Economists Scrap Book 1961 -1965
C5Johnson, Isabelle Newpaper articles, Maps, Misc background info
C5Johnson, Isabelle tapes, VHS, audio reel to reel Independent Harpers Weekly
C5Johnson, Isabelle Writings for "They Gazed on the Beartooths"
C5Kem Family Scrapbook
C5Keogh Buffalo Jump
C5Lannen, Betty Scrap Book #1
C5Lannen, Betty Scrap Book #2
C6Mining Mouat Mine Site
C6Mining Mouat Mine Site
C6Mining Mouat Mine Site
C6Mining Mouat Mine Site - Mortgages Chattel B.O.S. Water Rights, Etc
C6Mining Stillwater Annual Reports
C7Park City Garden Spot - 1936 - 1950 Scrap Books Braun, Helen Collection
C7Park City Helen Braun Collection
C7Park City Oral History Braun, Helen Collection
C7Park City People Helen Braun Collection
C7Park City St. Paul's Lutheran Church
C7Phipps Journals 1916 - 1649
C7Phipps Journals 1916 - 1922
D1Abstracts #3 County
D1American Legion Columbus Post #34 Vern Sanders Collection #1
D1American Legion Columbus Post #34 Vern Sanders Collection #2
D1American Legion Columbus Post #34 Vern Sanders Collection #3
D1American Legion Columbus Post #34 Vern Sanders Collection #4
D1Anderson, Joe "SKOOKUM" Articles, diaries, coorespondence Mining Claims
D1Annin Collection, Writings and Manuscripts, Banks of the Yellowstone
D2Benbow Scrap Book
D2Bobo Days
D2Bobo Days, Grants, Expenses, News, Photos
D2Brown, Finch Journals 1935 - 1951
D2Brown, Finch Journals 1952 - 1959
D2Climate Records 1908 - 1973 Stillwater County
D2Climate Records 1974 - 1978 Stillwater County
D2Climate Records 1979 - 1983 Stillwater County
D2Climate Records 1983 - 1986 Stillwater County
D2Climate Records 1987 - 1990 Stillwater County
D34-H #1
D3Farmers Union Brochures Reports Memberships Correspondence
D3Farmers Union Financial Taxes Memberships Meeting Notes
D3Fires Misc.
D3Fishtail Flower Mill
D3Fishtail Store 1914 - 1921 #1
D3Fishtail Store 1920 - 1928 #2
D3Fishtail Store 1925 - 1939 #3
D4Hiner, John Journals Box #2
D4Homemakers Club Broadview #1
D4Homemakers Club Broadview #2
D4Homemakers Club Columbus
D4Homemakers Club Fishtail #1
D4Homemakers Club Fishtail #2
D5Lannen, Betty Scrap Book #3
D5Leithead, Head Alvea Jennie Lutgen Family History
D5Lutgen Family History
D5Mandeville, John B
D5Marriage License Certificates Clerk of Court 1913 - 1915 RS#12-21E
D5Marriage License Certificates Clerk of Court 1917 - 1920 RS#12-21E
D5Marriage License Certificates Clerk of Court 1921 - 1924 RS#12-21E
D5Marriage License Certificates Clerk of Court 1925 - 1928 RS#12-21E
D6Mining Stillwater Articles 1968 -2018
D6Mining Stillwater MT Bureau of Mine Books
D6Montana Centennial Committee and News Stillwater Committee
D6Montana Silversmiths Misc Info
D6Morrison, George Homestead Ranch North of Columbus
D6Morrison, George Homestead Ranch North of Columbus
D6National Flood Insurance Rate Maps #1 1985
D6National Flood Insurance Rate Maps #2 1985
D7Montana Sandstone County Ledgers Journals/Payroll 1899-1913
D7Montana Sandstone County Ledgers Journals/Payroll 1899-1913
D7Montana Sandstone County Ledgers Journals/Payroll 1899-1913
D7Montana Sandstone County Ledgers x 3
D7Phipps Journals 1933 - 1957
D7Quarry Business Letters Aug 1906 #176-350
D7Quarry Business Letters Feb - May 1907 #526-700
D7Quarry Business Letters May - July 1906 #4-175
D7Quarry Business Letters Oct 1906 - Feb 1907 #352-525
D7Quarry General #2
D7Quarry Journals/Payroll 1899-1913
D7Quarry Journals/Payroll 1899-1913
D7Quarry Journals/Payroll 1899-1913 Research copies
E1Annin Acct, rec. "80 years" - Note Cards
E1Annin Collection "Gazed on Beartooth" - Note Cards
E1Annin Collection 80 Years - Note Cards
E1Annin Collection Biographies A-F "Gazed"
E1Annin Collection Biographies G-Mc "Gazed"
E1Annin Collection Biographies M-S "Gazed"
E1Annin Collection Biographies T-Z "Gazed"
E1Annin Collection Correspondence
E1Annin Collection List of Photos, receipts, etc "Gazed"
E1Annin Collection Rough Drafts "80 Years of Memories"
E1Annin Collection Travel Guides, Books, Mining Info, Army Post, Research
E2Climate Records 1991 - 1994 Stillwater County
E2Climate Records 1994 - 1997 Stillwater County
E2Climate Records 1998 - 2002 stillwater County
E2Columbus Garden Club Meeting Minutes #1
E2Columbus Garden Club Meeting Minutes #2
E2Columbus Garden Club Meeting Minutes #3
E2Columbus Jay C's 1969 - 1989
E34-H #2
E4Homemakers Club Fishtail #3
E4Homemakers Club Flaherty Flat #1
E4Homemakers Club Flaherty Flat #2
E4Johnson, Isabelle Journals 1927 -1928 1987 - 1992
E4Johnson, Isabelle Journals 1958 - 1967
E4Johnson, Isabelle Journals 1968 - 1977
E4Johnson, Isabelle Journals 1979 - 1986
E4Johnson, Isabelle Newpaper articles, Maps, Misc background info
E5Marriage License Certificates Clerk of Court 1929 - 1936 RS#12-21E
E5Marriage License Certificates Clerk of Court 1937 - 1965 RS#12-21E
E5Marten, Lydia Writings
E5Marten, Pepper, Lydia and Family #1
E5Marten, Pepper, Lydia and Family #2
E5Mining Mouat Mine Site
E6National Flood Insurance Rate Maps Flood Bountry Floodway Maps 1985 - 1987
E6Park City Area
E6Park City Garden Club 1940 Scrap books
E6Park City Garden Club 1950 Scrap books
E6Park City Garden Club 1960 - 1970 Scrap Books
E6Park City Garden Spot 1880 - 1936 Helen Braun Collection 1936
E6Park City Garden Spot Research Braun, Helen Collection
E7Quarry Business Letters May - Sept 1907 #701-875
E7Quarry Business Letters Sept 1907 - Mar 1908 #876-1000
E7Quarry General #1
E7Quarry Mike Jacobs Estate Records
E7Railroad Histories General Info
E7Rebekah Lodge Scrapbooks photos
E7Robideau Trial, Letters, correspondence, cemetary deeds
E7Rosner, D. E. Diary 1921 - 1935
F1 (Grey Boxes)Absarokee, Molt, Fishtail Maps
F1 (Grey Boxes)Mining Mouat Mine Maps
F1 (Grey Boxes)Railroad Maps
F1 (Grey Boxes)State Maps
F1 (Grey Boxes)Stillwater County Maps
F2Ruhl, Donald J.
F2Schools Columbus
F2Schools County A-C
F2Schools County Clerk Books Dist. #12, 20, 27, 30, 42, 80
F2Schools County C-R
F2Schools County Districts
F2Schools County R-W
F2Schools Reed Point
F3SHS Material Flyers, News Letters, Events "TimeLine" By Lydia Marten
F3SHS Material Historic Preservation Commision Meeting Treasurers Reports
F3SHS Material Museum Plans for the Museum Building
F3SHS Material Policies, ByLaws, Grants, Members Inc
F3SHS Material Thank you letters to the museum Box #1
F3SHS Museum Scrap book
F3SHS Press releases 1984 - present
F3SHS Scrap book
F4Absarokee MISC
F4Beehive-Nora
F4Columbus Businesses
F4Columbus Church's general
F4Columbus General History, Cont.
F4Columbus General, Grain Elevators, Hospital
F4Map Sanborn 1907 - 1912 Columbus
F4Nye & Park City
F5County Ab/Bt Wilderness Clubs
F5Rapelje, Wheat Basin
F5Stillwater County Community Centers…General
F6Stillwater County Government Maps
F6Stillwater County Military National Register
F6Stillwater County Sheriff Farm/Ranch Branding
F7Farm Ranch Crops Montana Clubs
F7Montana "General" USA Wyoming
F7Montana Communities Montana Maps
G1Columbus Maps
G1Fires Derby
G1GLO Maps
G1Park City, Rapelje, Rapids, Reed Point, Wheat Basin, Youngs Point
G1SHS Museum Plans
G2Schools Reed Point News Paper
G2Schools White Bird #1
G2Schools White Bird #2
G2SHS Material Board Meeting minutes 1976 - 1996
G2SHS Material Board Meeting Minutes 1997 - 2019
G2Southworth Family History
G3SHS Material, Thank you letters Box #2
G3Stilllwater County Amusement ASSOC.
G3Stillwater County Industries Gas and Oil Hailstone Basin
G3T-Bone Cattlewomen Scrap book, brand books, 1990 - 2009
G3T-Bone Cattlewomen, mtgs., membership, 1960-2021
G3Terrian, Charles Journal
G3Tippet Rise 2016 - 2019
G4People A-BO
G4Van Heempst Family Box #1
G4Van Heempst Family Box #2
G4Western Union May 1 1917 - Oct. 15, 1917
G4White, William Diary, articles
G4Woolgrowers Association
G5People Br-C
G5People Co - Fl
G5People Fo - Hi
G5Stillwater County Homestead Maps
G6People Ho-Kem
G6People Ken- L
G6People M - N
G7People O - Rh
G7People Ri - S
G7People T - Z
H1Annin Collection Ovesized
H1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #1 - 275
H1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #1100-1375
H1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #1376-1650
H1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #276 -550
H1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #551-825
H1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #826-1099
H1Marten, Lydia Slide presentations
H1Photographs Annin Oversized
H1Sterographs Countries A-H
H1Sterographs Countries I - N
H1Sterographs Countries N-Z
H1Sterographs USA
H1Sterographs WW1 People
H2Annin Collection Photographs #100-199
H2Annin Collection Photographs #1-99
H2Annin Collection Photographs #200-299
H2Annin Collection Photographs #300-399
H2Annin Collection Photographs #400-499
H2Annin Collection Photographs #500-599
H3Annin Collection Photographs #1200-1299
H3Annin Collection Photographs #1300 - 1399
H3Annin Collection Photographs #1400-1499
H3Annin Collection Photographs #1500-1599
H3Annin Collection Photographs #1600-1699
H3Annin Collection Photographs #1700-1799
H4Photographs People B-C
H4Photographs People D-I
H4Photographs People J-L
H4Photographs People M
H4Photographs People N-O-P
H4Photographs People Q-S
H5Corwin, John Photo collection Box 2 2021-07
H5Photographs Redle, Richard
H5Photographs Towns Absarokee, Beehive, Stockade, Community
H5Photographs Towns Columbus
H5Photographs Towns Continued Events
H5Photographs, General Industry
H5Photographs, Kem, Charles Collection Box #1
H5Photographs, Kem, Charles Collection Box #2
H5Photographs, Southworth Family
H6Photographs CHS Yearbook 1969 - 1970
H6Photographs Columbus American Legion #34 Box 2
H6Photographs Columbus School Box #1
H6Photographs Columbus School Box #2
H6Photographs County Schools
H6Photographs Organizations 4-H Montana
I1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #1651 - 1925
I1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #1926 - 2201
I1Annin Collection Photos & Negatives #2202 - 2262
I1Negatives American Legion Col School 1969 - 1970 Col Business 1969 -1970
I1Negatives Annin, Jim Negatives
I1Negatives Brown, Finch Collection
I1Negatives Columbus Library
I1Negatives Corwin, John
I1Negatives Glass Mitchell Family
I1Negatives Kikkert Collection Holland Settlement (2A-2GG&1-300)
I1Negatives Kikkert Collection, Holland Settlement (301-616)
I2Annin Collection Photographs #1000-1099
I2Annin Collection Photographs #1100-1199
I2Annin Collection Photographs #600-699
I2Annin Collection Photographs #700-799
I2Annin Collection Photographs #800-899
I2Annin Collection Photographs #900-999
I3Annin Collection Photographs #1800-1899
I3Annin Collection Photographs #1900-1999
I3Annin Collection Photographs #2000-2099
I3Annin Collection Photographs #2100-2199
I3Annin Collection Photographs #2200-2300
I3Photographs People A
I4Photographs Branger & Hash Family Photo album to Bar Ranch #1
I4Photographs Branger & Hash Family Photo album to Bar Ranch #2
I4Photographs Brown, Finch
I4Photographs Brown, Finch
I4Photographs People T-Z
I4Photographs, Corwin, John Photo collection Box 1 2021-07
I5Photographs 4-H, Derby Fire, Keogh Buffalo Jump
I5Photographs Columbus American Legion #34 Box 1
I5Photographs County Farm & Ranch
I5Photographs Museum of the Beartooth Museum photos
I5Photographs Mystic Lake
I6Obituaries A-C
I6Obituaries D-G
I6Obituaries H-K
I6Obituaries L-O
I6Obituaries P-S
I6Obituaries T-Z