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Missouri to Montana in a Covered Wagon 1898, circa 1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Talboys, Millie I., 1892-1974
- Title
- Missouri to Montana in a Covered Wagon 1898
- Dates
- circa 196519651965
- Quantity
- 3 items
- Collection Number
- Collection 0524, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The essay Missouri to Montana in a Covered Wagon 1898 about 1965 Millie Talboys was prepared by Estelle C. Laughlin. The sketch describes the Stine family's decision to leave Missouri for Montana and incidents occurring along the way including interactions with photographer C. O. Corey and members of the Crow Indian tribe, and fording the Yellowstone River. Other parts of the reminiscence describe living in early Bozeman, Garneill, and Ubet, Montana. Talboys also mentions meeting Methodist minister William Wesley Van Orsdel.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Millie I. Talboys was born in Shell City, Missouri in 1892, the daughter of Marion and Mollie Stine. In 1898 the Stine family decided to move west via a horse drawn wagon. Their route took them through Nebraska where they met photographer C. O. Corey and traveled with him overland to Montana. The Stine family initially settled in Bozeman, but moved on to Garneill and Ubet in Fergus County shortly thereafter. They returned to Bozeman in 1907 where Millie attended school and lived for the rest of her life. She married twice; first to John L. Buehling and second to Albert E. Talboys. Millie died on March 20, 1974.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
About 1965 Millie Talboys was visited in her Bozeman home by writer Estelle C. Laughlin, who interviewed her and composed a first person narrative titled "Missouri to Montana in a Covered Wagon, 1898." The sketch describes the Stine family's decision to leave Missouri for Montana and incidents occurring along the way including interactions with photographer C. O. Corey and members of the Crow Indian tribe, and fording the Yellowstone River. Other parts of the reminiscence describe living in early Bozeman, Garneill, and Ubet, Montana. Talboys also mentions meeting Methodist minister William Wesley Van Orsdel. Two poor quality copy photographs of the Corey and Stine family's wagons accompany the reminiscence, and Talboys refers to them in the narrative.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Crow Indians
- Frontier and pioneer life--Montana
- Overland journeys to Montana Personal narratives
- Photographers--West (U.S.)
- Pioneer children--Montana Biography
- Wagons--Great Plains Photographs
Personal Names
- Corey, C. O.
- Talboys, Millie I., 1892-1974
- Van Orsdel, W. W. (William Wesley), 1848-1919
Family Names
- Stein family
- Stine, Marion--Family
Geographical Names
- Bozeman (Mont.)
- Garneill (Mont.)
- Great Plains--Description and travel
- Montana--History--19th century
- Ubet (Mont.)
- Yellowstone River
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
- Reminiscences--Montana
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Corey, C. O.
- Laughlin, Estelle C.
Kim Allen Scott, 2012
July 15, 2015
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