Founded in 1970, the Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public to the benefits of preserving the historic buildings, sites, and artifacts that make up the living history of Montana.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MONTANA GHOST TOWN PRESERVATION SOCIETY

The Society was the brain-child of four people (Dr. Robert Chadwick, mining geologist at Montana State University; McKinley Anderson, attorney; Bert McCroskey, instructor in architecture at Montana State University; and John W. DeHaas, preservation architect/professor of architecture at Montana State University.)

Work to form an organization began in 1969-70. In 1971 we received our charter from the state of Montana and that fall held our first state-wide meeting in Helena. The first newsletter was published in 1972, an article on the Trail Creek Mining District written by President Bob Chadwick. The article and others that followed are all included in our publication, Reflections of the Past. Many of these articles were illustrated with original sketches by Ken Sievert of Great Falls and other artists in our group.