Butte-Silver Bow Historical Society

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Butte-Silver Bow Historical Society Since 1978 the Butte Historical Society has been instrumental in the preservation of Butte history and artifacts.

We encourage research through essay contests for both school age and adults.

09/29/2026

This splendid, highly visible Victorian-era residence was home to English immigrant Lee Mantle. Mantle arrived in Butte in 1877, helped organize city government, and established the Daily Inter…

09/25/2026

In the early 1880s the Sisters of Mercy taught in Butte’s Catholic schools. When they departed, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth stepped in. Although they were trained in hospital work, not…

09/23/2026

The first electric railways appeared in the 1880s, built specifically for passenger service on urban street railways. Butte’s street railway system began operation in 1886, briefly with horses and…

09/16/2026

The Hennessy Building gets its name from Daniel J. Hennessy, a close associate of Marcus Daly. Hennessy was born in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1854 and, while still a teenager, went to work in a local…

09/16/2026

We are two weeks away from our evening series with Jim McCarthy revisiting the neighborhoods of Butte! For more information, please visit our website here: https://www.buttearchives.org/events. Which neighborhood are you most excited to learn about?

09/14/2026

Father John Sheehan was born in Butte in 1908. Raised in Butte, he attended St. Mary's church and school. He became an ordained Catholic priest in June of 1932, returning to his home parish to say his…

09/11/2026

Noted architect William White designed this majestic, multi-gabled church of stone and brick, built at a cost of $10,000 in 1899. Gothic lancet windows, stained glass, Romanesque arches, and wood…

09/09/2026

What would Butte be without its schools? From the beginning, the community supported education in hard times and good times. Over the years, nearly 50 unique schools offered elementary education in Butte and outlying communities. Most of…

08/24/2026

Rows of wood-frame houses lined West Daly Street by 1884 when it was still part of Chickentown, a Walkerville suburb.

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P. O. Box 3913
Butte, MT
59701

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