Dec 30, 2009 montana backroads segment on the tonka collection at the winifred museum in winifred, montana. Fergus county, montana genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Winifred weather averages and climate winifred, montana. Winifred is a town in northcentral fergus county, montana, united states. Winifred, montana visitors guide, lodging, business and community information. Hedley james jim arthur, 76, of winifred, died surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer on sunday, aug. The greatest books ever written about montana montana mint.
Located in central montana, our extensive hunting area includes over 50,000 acres of private land in and around the legendary judith and missouri river breaks. An introduction to winifred history the winifred area saw its share of colorful history comprising of trappers, traders, indians, indian councils, steamboat days, outlaws, cattle drives, settlers, homesteaders and hearty businessmen. He published the first history of winifred book in 1988, which was later used to compile the updated dog creek chronicles in 20. Stories of the land textbook montana historical society. Winifred wendy torrance, a main character from the american book and movie the shining. Dog creek outfitters winifred, montana guidefitter.
As the territory was settled and livestock was introduced, these lands became established as the pn ranch, representing one of the oldest working cattle ranches in montana. The winifred town hall, located in winifred, mt, provides municipal services for residents of winifred. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Gertrude was a resident of winifred, montana at the time of passing. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. This cursed spellbook was said to be given to winifred winnie sanderson by the devil himself. Author don spritzers love of montana in all its diversity shines through in each vignette as he introduces readers to montana s independent. The museum has archaeological, homestead and military displays. He was nominated for the montana historical society heritage. Your financial support is a great investment in this community and a gift to those who visit this museum. Beth was a resident of winifred, montana at the time of her passing.
Find homes for sale and real estate in winifred, mt. The winifred museum is a communityfunded museum that relies on the generosity of visitors and patrons to display its treasures to the public. We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour or by reading through this introduction and exploring the site on your own. Maisto international, which makes diecast vehicles, acquired the rights to use the tonka name in a line of 1. Winifred white pages phone books in montana mt whitepages. Winifred winnie foster, a main character from the american book and movie tuck everlasting.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in winifred is 166 to 1. A history of winifred, montana family history library montana map. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Click to read more about history of winifred montana by jim arthur.
Beth was born on november 11, 1931 and passed away on friday, january 8, 2016. Roadside history of montana goes well beyond cowboy stories to tell of the struggles of dryland farmers, the rowdy antics of mining town denizens, and the heroism of smoke jumpers and park rangers. Public and private land ownership maps winifred, montana public land ownership map. Apr 22, 2015 this documentary explores the deep history of winifred, montana dating back to the 1800s. Winifred museum 2020 all you need to know before you go. The gateway to the missouri river breaks and the home to a community of good neighbors. The judith landing historic district is a historic district near winifred, montana which was listed on the national register of historic places in 1975. These maps illustrate ownership of most contiguous private land, owned by the same party, when that tract of land is 40 acres or greater. These maps are produced by the geographic information program of the montana state library from its public land ownership database. You are at the online home of the most interesting little town in america. This website is rich in resources for teaching and learning about montana history.
The spellbook is an evil magic book owned and used by the sanderson sisters winnie, mary and sarah to create potions and cast spells, and it plays a major antagonistic role in the 1993 liveaction disney movie hocus pocus. Statewide collections are found on the montana histories and genealogies page. Montana backroads is an excellent series from montana pbs. Fiftyone years later it became the first military post in montana territory providing a base of commerce for fur traders and riverboats. Trevis butcher passed away on september 14, 2017 at the age of 50 in winifred, montana. Join facebook to connect with karla finlayson butcher and others you may know. Winifred is an agricultural community in the middle of montana, just a few miles south of the missouri river and the missouri river breaks. Winifred is 41 miles north of lewistown on highway 236. Benes memory by upgrading sams public record with words and pictures, signing sams memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle.
This book accounts for all these 117 stories with vivid fonts. Winifred ranks in the lower quartile for diversity index when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in montana. The montana mint is proud to bring to you the greatest books ever written about montana. Winifred was founded in 19 as the terminus of a newly built branch line of the chicago, milwaukee, st. The building houses government offices, including the winifred legislative body, and provides public records, government services, and information about winifred services. The winifred area saw its share of colorful history comprising of trappers, traders, indians, indian councils, steamboat days, outlaws, cattle drives, settlers, homesteaders and hearty businessmen. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about history of winifred montana by jim arthur. Montana backroads segment on the tonka collection at the winifred museum in winifred, montana. Winifred, montana phone book listings, including common winifred, montana phone scams plus local white pages and yellow pages. Helen was a resident of winifred, montana at the time of passing. The primary coordinate point for winifred is located at latitude 47. We love this place, so come spend some time with us and treat this place well during your stay with us. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
The winifred museum is home to over 3,000 tonka toys, possibly the largest collection in the world. With modest but practical improvements that include an historic home, the pn ranch is a remote, scenic and wild operating cattle ranch that has played an important role in the history books of montana. Winifred burkle, known as fred, a main character in the 1999 television series angel. The winifred area saw its share of colorful history comprising of trappers, traders, indians, indian councils, steamboat days, outlaws, cattle drives, settlers. Winifred museum when the city of winifred, montana was planning their new multipurpose community center, the idea of a museum to complement the already planned library, reception hall, city offices, post office, and emergency services department was proposed. Stories of the land is available an audiobook for students with learning disabilities through learning ally. Welcome to the heart of winifred city data where you can quickly find the key winifred detailed data and census information you need. Author names slate of women who stand out in states history. The town of winifred had a population of 200 as of july 1, 2019. The same can not be said for the remainder of the drive thus, be sure to have a topographical map book shown below. Msub womens basketball signs dyauni boyce montana state.
With modest but practical improvements that include an historic home, the pn ranch is a remote, scenic, and wild operating cattle ranch that has played an important role in the history books of. Winifred is a small town in rural northcentral fergus county, montana, united states, founded in 19 and providing services for its regions populace. There is also a large population of bighorn sheep and many believe that these rams may be amongst the largest in the world. The maps section of the toolbar contains printable pdf files of blank montana maps to download and print. It is popularly believed to have been named after one of the railroad owners two daughters the other being christina. Published on apr 22, 2015 this documentary explores the deep history of winifred, montana dating back to the 1800s. The heritage book of the original fergus county area family history library moore histories and genealogies. Alabama aljaska arizona arkansas colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia havaji idaho illinois indiana iowa juzna dakota juzna karolina kalifornija kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada. It is popularly believed to have been named after one of the railroad owners two daughters the other being christina, another small town about 15 miles away. According to our research of montana and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in winifred, montana as of april 04, 2020.
Formats and editions of a history of winifred, montana. As the territory was settled and livestock was introduced, these lands became established as the pn ranch representing one of the oldest working cattle ranches in montana. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stockgrowing, churches, schools and societies, indians and indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages and mining camps. Monthly temperature, precipitation and hours of sunshine.
The company was known for making steel toy models of construction type trucks and machinery. Derek strahan hosted a popular radio show called montana medicine show on the campus of montana state universitybozeman. The family moved to circle, and then to big sandy where she received her education and graduated from big sandy high school in 1944. Located in central montana at the end of the road so to speak, the winifred area. The private land ownership maps are produced by montana state library staff in cooperation with montana fish, wildlife and parks. Winifredarea historical earthquake activity is slightly below montana state average.
Beginning of the byway at winifred, montana photos of. As you will see in the video, pn ranch is a remote, scenic, and wild operating cattle ranch that has played an important role in the history books of montana. Climate winifred montana and weather averages winifred. Pn ranch also represents one of the oldest working cattle ranches in montana. Dog creek outfitters is a small family run operation that specializes in fair chase fully guided hunts for trophy mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, elk, and bighorn sheep. Read the rest of the story on native sun news today. It rises in the little belt mountains and flows northeast past utica and hobson. She attended grade school at the balky horse school and.
Well, not much more to say here than this is the beginning of the byway at winifred, montana. Guide to fergus county, montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census. Winifred, mt three day weather forecast accuweather. Winifred, montana is the 16,799th largest city in the united states as of 2018. Howard was born on may 1, 1925 and passed away on wednesday, march 11, 2009. It is the home to a robust community that places a premium on mutual respect, hard work, and the constant appreciation and enjoyment of life, friends and family. A climate graph showing rainfall, temperatures and normals.
The winifred museum is located at the community center, 210 main street in winifred. Gertrude was born on may 11, 1920 and passed away in august 2018. Whether you want to know about winifred s history, census information, data or when the library is open, these key links make it easy to get around winifred. Tom is one of a vanishing breed, telling stories, often like lois lamour books, true. The heritage book of the original fergus county area. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. This documentary explores the deep history of winifred, montana dating back to the 1800s. It is joined by dry wolf creek in northern fergus county, and itself joins the missouri in the white cliffs area approximately 18 mi 29 km northwest of winifred. History of winifred montana by jim arthur librarything. Stories of the land companion website and online teachers guide. The beginning of the byway is reasonably wellmarked. The montana national guard is authorized to conduct temperature checks, assess individuals for covid19 symptoms, and to inquire about the exposure history e. The 48,594 acre pn ranch lies just north of the small community of winifred.
Boyce, from winifred, montana is capable of playing both guard and forward and joins kortney nelson scobey, montana as the second. Trailblazers, culture savers, justice warriors and pioneers. The list of best books on montana history ends at the montana medicine shows genuine montana history. Worldcat is the worlds largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017. Funeral home services for trevis are being provided by creel funeral home lewistown. My wife and i visited your tavern in 2012, as we were passing through at lunch time. Top 10 books on montana history best book recommendations. Located in central montana at the end of the road so to speak, the winifred area is home to many large. Roadside history of montana roadside history paperback. Other local artifacts to see like old guns and dinosaur bones. Great little town museum with a amazing tonka toy collection. Public and private land ownership maps winifred, montana.
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