My family members from way back in the early 1900's came to Montana from as far away as Chicago in America (Norway before that) and from as far away as Bozen, Austria in Europe in order to homestead. On my mother's side they came from Missouri and Utah and before that, of course, Europe.
Many of my ancestors settled in the surrounding farm and ranch land near Polson, Montana, in an area known as Irvine Flats with some family moving into the city of Polson itself after farming for awhile.
They came to Montana because of the 'Homesteaders Act" in the early 1900's.
To be up front with everyone, I'm really not that sure of a lot of my family’s homesteader history. Perhaps, however, this blog will help me get going and learn about it a little bit more at a time.
Happy Trails, Everyone!
