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

53. Frank Worden's Death

On February 5, 1887, Frank Worden passed away. Worden had been influential in almost every major development in Missoula. He had served in the territorial legislature in 1864, 1865, 1874 and 1880. In 1866 he married 14-year old Lucretia Miller in Frenchtown; the couple was blessed with seven children, one of whom married Joseph Dixon who later became a United States Senator and Governor of Montana. He sent for trees from his native Vermont for the yard around his house. Among these trees were maples, which people said couldn't be grown in Montana. The success of Worden's maple trees disproved their theory, and his success can be seen every day in Missoula. It is believed that Worden caught a cold while working on the city water system and that this cold ultimately caused his death.