Historical Fort Missoula

Education

Schedule a Tour

Schedule a tour with by calling Doreen Might-Dyer or Carolyn Thompson, or set up a tour online using our Tour Inquiry Form.

Dorene Might-Dyer

Director of Education
Phone: 406.728.3476 ext. #3
dmightdyer@montana.com

Carolyn Thompson

Education Assistant
Phone: 406.728.3476 ext. #4
cpthompson@montana.com

Reservation Help Checklist

Please schedule guided tours 2-3 weeks in advance for groups under 60, and 3-4 weeks in advance for 60-140+ participants.

Self-guided tours require only 2 days advance registration. Free descriptive tour maps are provided upon request.

Please specify special needs or accommodations when making reservations.

Directions

From the intersection of South Avenue and Reserve Street, continue west on South Avenue past the hospital ΒΌ mile. Turn left (across from Big Sky High School) onto the diagonal road at the sign "Historical Museum at Fort Missoula." Take the left fork in the road leading into the parking lot with the brick building.

Parking for buses is in between signage, parallel to the cedar fence in front of or opposite the Main Museum building. Exit by the drive to the right.

Missoula History Minutes

TEMP

51. The Chinese

The coming of the railroad brought minority groups to Missoula. One of the largest of these was the Chinese. As in most cities the Chinese were not allowed to reside in the nicer sections of Missoula. Most of them lived and had their businesses along West Front Street, where most of the bars and bawdy houses were located. Besides laundries, the Chinese businesses in Missoula included restaurants, food stores, and clothing stores selling only Chinese wares. Many Missoulians envied the Chinese because they were able to live so well on a small income. But there were thoughtless people who would threaten to cut off a Chinaman's pigtail, and some hoodlums even went as far as threatening to kill the Chinamen if they didn't tell them where they hid their money. The law often ignored the problems of these people, nor were they allowed to vote.