This book is a 200-page thank you to the women of Montana State Society Daughters of the American Revolution for their work in placing historical markers across the state of Montana. Starting in 1908, Montana DAR has installed 70 historical markers across the state. Of those, 33 remain. This book records why the markers’ sites were selected, their history, and the backstory of each.
Today, placing historic markers seems to be an anachronism. Why bother? An answer comes from 1925, when David Hilger, state librarian of the Montana Historical Society said:
Today, placing historic markers seems to be an anachronism. Why bother? An answer comes from 1925, when David Hilger, state librarian of the Montana Historical Society said:
Let the future historian ponder when he reads the inscription on this tablet, let him ponder upon the deeds of valor and sacrifice made by the men and women of that time. Let him contemplate for just a brief moment conditions then existing in a new country far from civilized communities; far from the base of supply; the comforts of home and modern surroundings; among hostile Indians; with storm and tempest, drought and dust, injury and sickness; and you have a brief story of our Montana pioneers …
