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The Butte-Silver
Bow Public Archives
P.O. Box 81
17 W. Quartz St.
Butte, MT 59703
(406) 782-3280
info@buttearchives.org
The Archives
is open to the public Monday and Tuesday from 9 am to 5 pm and
Wednesday morning from 9 am to 12 noon. We are closed from Wednesday
at 12 noon through Friday.
For the
Genealogist
The Butte-Silver Bow
Public Archives provides extensive services to the genealogist
to help research family ties to Butte and Silver Bow County.
Many of the records can reveal family information. Inquiries
for help researching genealogy are always welcome.
To Request
Genealogy Assistance
Anyone with a curiosity about researching
family roots is welcome to take advantage of the substantial
resources at the Butte Archives. You may perform your own research
at no charge, and assistance is provided if needed.
We have extensive genealogy resources available at the Butte
Archives. We provide research services to help access these collections
but due to demands on staff time we must charge a fee of $25
per inquiry. For that $25, Archives staff will research up to
3 names per inquiry (plus copy fees). The average cost of an
inquiry is about $30.
We can search city directories, cemetery indexes, school census
records, marriage records, obituaries, and birth records. The
staff will mail their findings with an invoice for your attention.
If we are not able to locate any listings for your family names
we will respond to your inquiry but we will not send a bill.
Due to the large format of many of our original materials that
discourage scanning, we do not provide them electronically.
To request research assistance, send a written letter to P.O.
Box 81, Butte, MT 59701. Be sure to include:
1. The name(s) of the individual(s) you would like us to research;
2. The time frame you believe they lived in Butte (decades are
fine for example: 1880-1995)
3. Any pertinent information that may assist us with your research.
For example, Milosevic Orlich immigrated from Montenegro in 1895
to America and worked as a smelterman in Butte in the 1900's.
Or, Mary O' Reilly was a boarding house keeper in Butte and married
John Kelly in the teens.
4. Be sure to include your postal mailing address.
You can also fill out and submit an online form to request research
assistance right now, by clicking here.
The
Archives' Genealogy Collections
Polk City Directories from 1885-1990, listing working people
and businesses in Butte. Entries include name, occupation, and
residence.
Cemetery Index from 1880-1980, listing people buried in the cemetery
by inscription of headstone (date of birth, date of death). Search
for a Butte Cemetary for a Resident by Name.
Mortuary Records 1901-1917 Listing of the deceased, entries include
family name, cause of death, address, occupation, length of stay
in Butte, funeral director, and cemetery.
Coroner's Registers 1894-1973, listing all deaths not witnessed
by a physician and deaths by accident or crime.
Birth Books 1906-1920 Entries include baby's name, parents name,
nativity residence, mothers' maiden name, and father's occupation.
School Census Records 1901 to 1975. Annual census listing parents/guardian
and children's date of birth
Great Registers, 1885-1914 the official voting register for the
City of Butte. Entries include individuals name, address, occupation,
and place and date of naturalization.
Library Resources, including the Daughters of the American Revolution
Library as a genealogy library.
High School Annuals 1900-1989, listing students.
Naturalization Records 1885-1975 foreign born individuals who
became citizens in Butte-Silver bow District Courts.
Government Records with indexes.
Census from 1880, 1900, and 1910.
These materials may be obtained from most local Family History
Centers or through interlibrary loan. People are encouraged to
access the materials this way as well.
Newspapers
The Archives has an extensive collection of area newspapers, published between 1896 and 1962. Most are hard bound volumes. The Butte Miner/Montana Standard are indexed by subject. The collection includes the following papers:
The Butte Miner
Butte Daily Post
The Montana Standard
The Butte Intermountain
The Anaconda Standard
The Butte Evening News
After
the Butte Archives
After contacting the Butte Archives, a few online services may
be helpful in further tracing your Butte and Montana family lines.
http://www.censusfinder.com/montana.htm
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/montana
http://distantcousin.com/Directories/MT/Butte/1928/Page.asp?Page=001
Suzanne
Andrews' most excellent Silver Bow County GenWeb site
