Research Resources

 

In an effort to help other researchers study the Chinese experience in Montana, this section of the website will contain public domain documents for dissemination to interested parties.  These resources may include census abstracts, newspaper extractions, pictures of selected Chinese artifacts, and many other types of documents.  If anyone has additional information, or documents relating to this experience, please send Merritt an email that can be found under “Contact Us”. 

 

Newspaper Extractions

The Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer (1869-1873)
--Missoula, MT

The Benton Record (1875-1884)
--Fort Benton, MT
--Special Thanks to the Overholser Historical Research Center

The Granite Mountain Star (1890-1891)
--Granite, MT

The Colored Citizen (1894-1894)
--Helena, MT

The Montana Plaindealer (1906-1911)
--Helena, MT

The Mineral County Independent (1906-present)
--Superior, MT
--Special Thanks to the Mineral County Historical Society