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Swan Valley residents receive 2022 Land Stewardship Award
By Andi Bourne
Pathfinder, August 25, 2022
Ten years of preserving history
By Sharon Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, August 18, 2022
Northern Pacific Railroad's influence on the Upper Swan Valley - Part II
By Sharon and Steve Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, March 17, 2022
Northern Pacific Railroad's influence on the Upper Swan Valley - Part I
By Sharon and Steve Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, March 10, 2022
A Historical Journey through Bob Marshall Country
By Steve Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, October 21, 2021
The Hollands: The first upper Swan Valley homesteaders
By Sharon Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, May 6, 2021
Letters from a Swan Valley Homesteader - Part II
By Steve and Sharon Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, November 26, 2020
Letters from a Swan Valley Homesteader - Part I
By Steve and Sharon Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, November 19, 2020
Pinchot's trip to Montana
By Betty Vanderwielen, Pathfinder, August 20, 2020
Reminiscence of hiring a camp cook
By Dwayne Forder, Pathfinder, August 6, 2020
Hope for better days ahead
By the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, June 25, 2020
Wood magic: Swan Valley artisan's home, furnishings made history
By Kim Briggeman, Missoulian, May 16, 2020
History Foundation awards USVHS grant
Pathfinder, April 2, 2020
Christmas present rooted in Christmas past
By Sharon Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, December 26, 2019
Bob Marshall's epic trip of 1928: The final two days
By Steve Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, July 4, 2019
Snowshoe trip at 40 below zero
By Sharon Lamar, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, December 27, 2018
Celebrating 100 Years of Swan Valley Schools: 1918-2018
By the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, July 26, 2018
New Beginnings - Part 2 of 2
By the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, February 22, 2018
New Beginnings - Part 1 of 2
By the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society
Pathfinder, February 15, 2018
Swan Valley Students Contribute to Next Exit History App
By Betty Vanderwielen, Pathfinder, October 19, 2017
Swan Valley Historical Society Museum History in the Upper Swan Valley
By Katie LeBlanc, Bigfork Beagle, October 23, 2017
Winters Were Long and Often Bitterly Cold
From Gene Miller’s Memoirs, My Growing up Years in the Swan Valley, 1939-49. Printed with permission from Gene Miller, Upper Swan Valley Historical Society Pathfinder, February 16, 2017
A 1905 Horseback Ride to the Top of the Kootenai Mountains
Pathfinder, September 22, 2016
Pinchot Journal: To Ovando and Kalispell by Stage and Steamship
Pathfinder, July 14, 2016
Pinchot Journal: Disappointment at Skunk Prairie
Pathfinder, June 20, 2016
Pinchot Journal: Wearing a flour sack to shoot a bear
Pathfinder, May 26, 2016
Pinchot Journal: A Meal of Biscuits and Venison
Pathfinder, May 12, 2016
Pinchot Journal: Sleeping under a Spruce with One Blanket to Share
Pathfinder, April 28, 2016
From Cross Cut Saws to Mechanized
By Colleen Kesterson, April 28, 2016
Pinchot Journal: Great Larches and Yellow Pines
Pathfinder, April 21, 2016
Gifford Pinchot Journal "Trip GP and Jack Monroe Up Swan River, June 1896" (Rewritten 4/20/1897)
Pathfinder 'A Place for All', April 7, 2016
1) Our organization and museum will be a welcoming place where people are drawn together to share their passion and interest in the history of the Swan Valley region of Western Montana.
2) Our organization and museum will focus primarily on the local history of the Swan Valley region for public benefit and enjoyment while maintaining connections to surrounding communities and Montana.
3) Our organization and museum will strive for sustainable facilities while retaining its traditional character.
4) Our organization and museum will create and maintain educational and research opportunities as well as exhibits pertaining to the history of the Swan Valley.
5) Our organization and museum will create permanent and enduring archives to preserve historical records and artifacts and, to the extent possible, make them available to the interested public.
6) Our organization and museum will strive to provide staff and a volunteer corps that is creative, enthusiastic, and supportive of each other, the mission, and the community.
7) Our organization and museum believes in, and will participate in, open strategic partnerships.
USVHS Board of Directors
Trina Arnold
Katie Matthew Gleason
Sharon Gressle
Helene Michael
Pat Sinz
Officers
Steve Lamar – President
Neil Meyer – Vice-President
Katharine (Cookie) Beers – Treasurer
Fern Kauffman – Secretary & Archivist
Directors At-Large
Horton B. “Tony” Koessler
Henry Pennypacker Jr.
Program Coordinator & Newsletter Editor
Anne Dahl
Digital Archivist
Jenny Kauffman
Website Editor
Susan Novosel
Supporters
Meyers Receive Montana Neighbor Award
Pathfinder, March 31, 2016
Neil and Dixie Meyer of the Swan Valley received the Montana Good Neighbor Award presented by the Governor's Office. The Meyers posing with Montana Governor Steve Bullock and their award.
Visitors Interview Steve and Kathy
Valley Bookkeeping & Tax Service
Martin J. Kux
(406) 754-2529
On the Road to Montana's Great Museums and Galleries
Montana Historical Society's Society Star, Summer 2015
Travelers can take a self-guided tour of the Swan Valley Museum, Swan River Tavern, Whalen Homestead Cabin, Smith Creek School replica and the portable sawmill on the Swan Valley museum grounds by downloading a free Explore MontanaTM app to access photos, audio, video and written descriptions. The self-guided tour is funded by Preserve Montana.
Search for Explore Montana on the App Store or Google Play and download.
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