Montana Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Montana:
For vital records, write to:
- Bureau of Records and Statistics
State Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
Phone: (406) 444-4228
- They have birth and death records from 1860-1899 and from 1907 to present, and marriage and divorce records since July 1943. Call for costs. For marriage records, you can also check with the Clerk of the District Court in the County where the license was issued. For divorce records, you can also check with the Clerk of the District Court in the County where the divorce was granted.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- Montana Historical Society
Memorial Building
225 North Roberts Street
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-2681
- Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00, closed Saturday, Sunday, and state holidays.
- They have newspapers, city directory records, 1860-1920 census records, large community and county history books, Montana history books, family histories, a list of dead and wounded from World War I and World War II, rosters of World War I and the Spanish American War, a photo archive, maps, old diaries, manuscripts, very few property records, a few naturalization records, marriage indexes and certificates, the 1864 poll list for their first territorial election, and the Sacred List -- a list of settlers in Montana in the winter of 1862-1863.
- Missoula Public Library
301 E. Main
Missoula, MT 59802-4799
Phone: (406) 721-2665
- The Missoula Public Library has an extensive genealogical collection.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Montana State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 555
Chester, MT 59522
- Publication: Grains of Research
- Montana Historical Society Foundation
P.O. Box 863
Helena, MT 59624
Phone: (406) 449-3770
- Yellowstone Genealogy Forum
c/o Parmly Billings Library
510 North Broadway
Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406) 657-8257
