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36 Comments
Ben
3/1/2009 10:13:35 am
Being a descendant of Glendale pioneers and having been a student of Glendale-Hecla history for over 25 years, it has been a pleasure to participate with this venture and to share my research in this wonderful presentation.
Fred
3/1/2009 12:19:44 pm
Just wanted to let you know that I have throughly enjoyed the information on your site!
Linda
3/10/2009 12:12:41 am
I have been showing my kids what the west was like in the past. Your site really helped me to do so. The photographs, the newspaper articles, the family collections and the historical happenings are our favorites. Thank you so very much!
Joel
3/17/2009 08:21:47 am
Looks good!
Colleen
3/18/2009 03:32:41 pm
I got serious about researching family history after my Mom passed away and I was left with many photos, quite a lot of information, and LOTS of questions! In September, my husband and I took a trip to Montana (Glendale in particular) in an effort to glean information about my great-great grandparents. Until we got to Glendale, we had no idea it is now a ghost town! It was there that we discovered that Glendale had a website. GlendaleMT.com has been an invaluable resource for learning about the history of the place and its inhabitants. My favorite place on the site is "The Mutoscope." Thank you, Glendale researchers!
JM
3/27/2009 04:22:49 am
I enjoyed reading the article about the charcoal operation. They have always sparked my interests. I have been to the set near Greenwood, but was surprised to see a picture of the set up Sucker. Does anyone have directions on how to hike into them? I have made some treks up through Sucker and have yet to come across them.
Ben
3/28/2009 04:50:47 am
The Sucker Gulch kilns are at the head of the canyon. The easier way I know to visit them is to travel past the Glendale cemetery and follow the road to the end, on the north side of Beall Mountain. One would then cross over the ridge to the northwest, using the numerous game and livestock trails, and drop into Sucker Gulch. Once in the bottom of Sucker Gulch, just follow the old road to the kilns. The hike is relatively easy on only takes about an hour. Another way is via Morrision Hill, which takes a bit more time. If you have a G.P.S., the coordinates for the site are N. 45-37.091 and W. 112-50.420. Unlike their counterparts in Canyon Creek and near Greenwood, these can't be seen on Google Earth. The visit is well worth the energy.
Troy
3/30/2009 04:52:46 am
Great site Uncle Ben! I hope in the future updates will be available on the current residents and maybe even provide updates this summer on the new fence. I think a webcam showing real time updates on Glendale could also be a nice addition.
JM
4/1/2009 03:51:18 pm
Thanks Ben!! Those coordinates should come in handy. I never new that the kilns at Redwood were visible on google earth! It is amazing how many trails are visible up Sucker. I look forward to hiking up there when the weather improves.
Ben
4/4/2009 10:05:20 am
If you want to see the Greenwood kilns on Google earth, type the following coordinates into the search box: N 45 36 38.86 W 112 52.56.55. You should then be able to zoom in on them!
Tom
4/7/2009 02:35:43 am
I have visitied this wonderful little town many times in the past couple years. I stumbled near the town of Glendale, a cache of buried Buttons that came fromt he smelter and had been buried and left. I would Imagine that someone probably stole them from the Mining Company and for whatever reason, failed to go back for them. I found a total of 11 in all.
Jean
4/21/2009 08:07:42 am
I grew up in eastern Montana and didn't know about Glendale. Thank you for putting this on the net. My kids love your website! Especially the mutoscope!
Arthur
5/14/2009 12:05:11 am
I drove by Melrose the other day on my way to SLC. I wish I would have stopped. I found this site when I arrived home. The next time I'm in Montana, I will. Great site!
Bob
5/26/2009 02:35:06 am
Every few years, our family camps near the charcoal kilns on Canyon Creek on Memorial Day weekend. While passing through the old town of Glendale, I noticed a sign for your site. I was eager to look things over when I finally arrived at home this evening. I am amazed at what has been assembled, and it surprised me to learn that Glendale was such a thriving community. Your cemetery page is great also and a visit there will be part of my next visit to the area. You have done a great job. Thanks for educating us.
Ben
6/12/2009 10:52:37 pm
Thank you, Vicki, for the recent contribution to our site. It is great that the Internet search engines are working and you were able to locate us. We are especially grateful that you took the time and incurred the postage to return this artifact to its place of origin. All four names appearing on the invoice, Rote, Germanson, Hamilton and Cartier were meat marketers in early Glendale history, as depicted from the 1879 date. Should you care to review the contribution, please see page one of our "Artifact" section."
Ben
7/7/2009 01:28:13 pm
Two years has passed since our web site was launched on 7-7-07. Since that time, many friendships have been kindled and several requests for information have been answered. We would like to thank the many visitors and their kind words regarding our efforts, and we look forward to providing more as our site continues to grow. The contributions has greatly helped us to remain a true and trusted site. It has been said that studying and sharing of the past is to enlighten the future....the three of us that sponsor this site, belive that to be true and it is our goal to continue to expand that effort for all who visit us to share. We've been well rewarded by many interested visitors over the past couple of years and our site has expanded greatly as a result of their contributions. We are very grateful and thank you very much.... We continue to welcome information and contributions (knowledge not money) to continue to make this the number one site for folks interested in the history of Southwestern Montana!
James R.
7/10/2009 06:26:58 am
Do you have tours of Glendale area? My family is coming to Montana in August and we found this site while searching for historical places in the state.
Dave
7/16/2009 01:22:23 am
NIce job on this web site. You guys have done alot of work. This by far is one of the best websites on Glendale I have seen. Keep up the good work.I hope to visit this area soon.
AJ
7/24/2009 08:12:18 am
Thanks for teaching me all of this interesting info Uncle Ben!!
Jon Carpenter
9/7/2009 01:21:24 pm
Drove through Glendale today, down from Vipond Park. Would be very interested in a guided tour someday.
Kim
11/26/2009 01:25:44 am
I really have enjoyed this website! Thank you so very much!
Jacque Shaw
12/19/2009 10:03:05 pm
I ran into your wonderful site while researching on ancestor.com. If there were more sites like this, genealogy would truly come alive. Thank you so much.
Ann
2/26/2010 01:00:30 am
Ben and Vern,
Louise
3/14/2010 11:22:49 pm
Wayside Notes
8/30/2010 11:53:12 pm
August 30, 1877
1883 SEP 08
9/3/2010 12:27:52 am
A VISIT TO GLENDALE
Thomas Tregunna
9/28/2010 02:48:49 am
From the journal of Thomas Tregunna who visited the Glendale, Montana area in the the late 1880's:
Betty
11/17/2010 01:21:42 am
As a decendent of the Boetticher and Batman families of Glendale I am pleased the history of Glendale area residents is recorded so well on your site. As a historian I am aware of how much time is involved with reasearch of history. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
IOGR staff
1/11/2011 04:15:57 am
Rick, please send your email address to [email protected] so that we can send you more iinformation.
Phyllis
3/10/2011 02:40:53 am
Thank you for creating this site! I love history and to see that others enjoy it as much as I is always a treasure!
Suzanne
8/23/2011 10:25:04 am
Hello. I am researching my family history and spotted your information on the web regarding my Beaton ancestors in Glendale. Thank you for your website regarding the Glendale Pioneers. I found the information to be very helpful in my research.
Suzie
6/29/2014 01:54:00 am
hello we are planning a trip to Glendale, trapper city, etc in a couple of weeks. whatever happened to the "big house" or mansion that the founder of Glendale built and I cannot find on the maps where it was exactly or what it looked like. thank you, love this site. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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