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  Byron Berg and Lauretta Berg Interview, September 11, 1997

  Byron Berg and Lauretta Berg

  Byron Berg describes his father growing up in Castle, Montana, and attending school in Ringling, Montana. Lauretta Berg recalls her history with Martinsdale, Montana, and her family’s logging background in Washington State. Byron discusses the jail in Martinsdale, coal camps, mining in the mountains, and ... Read More

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  Charles Meyers and Grace Meyers Interview, September 10, 1997

  Charles Meyers and Grace Meyers

  Charles and Grace Meyers tell stories about both of their parents homesteading near Judith Gap, Montana. They discuss growing up in the area, identifying surrounding schools, homesteading plots and allotments, picnic spots, creeks, drainages and mountain ranges.. Charles Meyers describes working with the U.S. Forest ... Read More

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  Dennis Tanberg Interview, September 12, 1997

  Dennis Tanberg

  Dennis Tanberg of Harlowtown, Montana, describes the geography of the Crazy Mountains, particularly the Loco Peak area. He describes some practical details of mountain sheepherding, such as food caching and trail traversing. He discusses U.S. Forest Service grazing allotments, the Billings remount station, and other ... Read More

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  Emmet Tieg and Elsie Tieg Interview, September 9, 1997

  Emmet Tieg and Elsie Tieg

  Emmet Tieg and Elsie Tieg recall how they came to be working their home ranch near the Lewis and Clark National Forest, grazing on Forest Service land with a permit, care and use of the trails on that land, and logging. They describe encounters with ... Read More

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  Ernie Jellison Interview, September 17, 1997

  Ernie Jellison

  Ernie Jellison describes the construction and layout of his family’s cabin, homesteads and other buildings in Two Dot and Harlowton, Montana. He recalls sheepherding and ranch work as well as his father and grandfather’s sawmill and ranching activities.

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  George Cameron Interview, September 17, 1997

  George Cameron

  George Cameron describes his childhood, sheepherding, mines and fire lookouts in the Crazy Mountains in Montana. Cameron details his school years, his career with the U.S. Forest Service, and the introduction of the telephone to the area. He explains his relationship with traveling laborers who ... Read More

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  Glenn Lillegard Interview, September 16, 1997

  Glenn Lillegard

  Glenn Lillegard recalls his childhood and early career in carpentry, horse-herding and sheepherding. He discusses his family’s ranch, their daily routine and business of running a ranch. He describes the effects of forest fires on the ranching practices and run-ins with rangers over out-of-season hunting. ... Read More

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  Grant Canoy and Herb Sherburne Interview, September 19, 1997

  Grant Canoy and Herb Sherburne

  Grant Canoy discusses mining in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana, specifically the Yogo Peak district. He recalls old prospectors including Paul Vdovic. He describes homesteading, farming and sheepherding in the area, including Basque sheepherders. He returns to mining in discussing false mining rush at ... Read More

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  Irwin Allen Interview, September 11, 1997

  Irwin Allen

  Irwin Allen describes working with the U.S. Forest Service for his grazing allotments. He discusses his sheepherding days, and briefly, mining. Allen moves on to his schoolboy days, and his intermittent summer employment and firefighting with the Forest Service. He relates his experiences with individual ... Read More

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  Jim McDonald and Jackie McDonald Interview, September 18, 1997

  Jim McDonald and Jackie McDonald

  Jim McDonald discusses his grandparents’ move to Montana and his father’s ranch work. The McDonalds explain their relationship with the U.S. Forest Service as it pertains to block management for allowing the public to hunt elk on their ranchland and rotation grazing. The McDonalds recall ... Read More

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  Joe Morse and Diane Morse Interview, September 10, 1997

  Joe Morse and Diane Morse

  Joe Morse and Diane Morse discuss their family’s history of running sheep and cattle in the Lewis and Clark National Forest around Two Dot, Montana. They describe their relationship with the U.S. Forest Service, based on the need for grazing permits. They mention other families ... Read More

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  Lewis "Lew" Miller Interview, September 11, 1997

  Lewis Miller

  Lewis “Lew” Miller describes his early childhood, including his move from Kansas to Montana with his family during the early 20th century. He discusses the Snowy Mountains including his first job herding sheep in the “Big Snowies.” He mentions Careless Creek and Swimming Woman Creek, ... Read More

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  Roy Brewington Interview, September 11, 1997

  Roy Brewington

  Roy Brewington, a resident of Swimming Woman, Montana, recalls his family history in various towns near Swimming Woman and Judith Gap, Montana, dealings with Indians, shared telephone lines, going to dances, and logging in isolated areas during the 1930s. He gives descriptions of various trails ... Read More

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  Ruth Cameron and Ray Blaquiere Interview, September 12, 1997

  Ruth Cameron and Ray Blaquiere

  Ruth Cameron recounts her childhood in Harlowtown, Montana, and her experience with the U.S. Forest Service through her husband’s career. She discusses their residences at several Forest Service ranger stations. She details her married activities, such as cooking and hiring transient help for her family’s ... Read More

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  Ruth Hardenbrook Interview, September 16, 1997

  Ruth Hardenbrook

  Ruth Hardenbrook provides stories from her childhood, including those of her parent’s involvement with J.B. Long Company at Long Ranch, Montana. She discusses packstrings, moonshining, the Blue Dick mine and mining in general in the mountains. She mentions specific Forest Rangers, describes Works Progress Administration ... Read More

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  Wayne Carpenter Interview, September 11, 1997

  Wayne Carpenter

  Wayne Carpenter, a resident of Ryegate, Montana, recalls his step-father’s (Jess Sterling) involvement in making moonshine during Prohibition, horse rustling, and various cattle operations. He provides an account of the execution of Lee Simpson, the last public hanging in Montana.

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