Local History Videos

  Glimpse history through old images of  Helena , Montana, USA. Montana Historical Society 1972 This quick clip from the promotional film “ Helena -City of Gold”, produced by the  Helena  Chamber of Commerce, shows what exhibits visitors could enjoy in 1972 at the Montana Historical Society museum in  Helena . 1972 Clip about the Montana Historical Society,  Helena  MT – lazycowpoke on YouTube Frontier Town 1990 In 1990, Frontier Town near  Helena  welcomed about 75,000 visitors a year. Frontier Town Near  Helena  Montana – 1990 – lazycowpoke on YouTube Hidden History of  Helena In 2019, Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline presented a talk to promote their latest book “Hidden History of  Helena , Montana”. It’s a very good presentation, packed with fascinating stories, and illustrated with a wide range of old and modern photographs to bring those stories to life. The Hanging tree was very close to the business district back in 18...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Saint   Louis , in the US State of Missouri. Saint   Louis  1881-1911 These black and white old photos of  Saint   Louis  were taken between 1881 and 1911. Amongst the old photos of ladies in long skirts and men in caps, you’ll also see the St. Louis  bridge being built, streetcars and their track lines, and major downtown streets without a single motor vehicle. Old photos of  Saint   Louis (Missouri)1881-1911 – oldstuff4all on YouTube

  Enjoy a glimpse of history through fascinating old images of  Kansas   City , Missouri. Tippecanoe Club The Tippecanoe Club at  Kansas   City , Missouri, was established in 1840. The cabin was based at Walnut, between 11th and 12th Streets. The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought at Battle Ground, Indiana, on November 7th, 1811. Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as “The Prophet”), brought together a confederacy of tribes, in an attempt to halt the European-American settlement of their native lands. An American force of more than 1,000 men marched to the area, was able to fend off a surprise attack, and burnt Prophetstown to the ground, which effectively ended the conflict. ‘Tippecanoe’ was the nickname for William Henry Harrison, the leaders of the American forces in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana, who died at the age of 68 in 1841, just 31 days after his inauguration as President of the United States of America. Old pho...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Tupelo , Mississippi, USA. Tupelo  is a small city in the northeast of the US State of Mississippi. The  Tupelo  Tornado 1936 On the evening of Sunday April 5th, 1936, an F5 tornado three blocks wide appeared out of nowhere and without warning. 48 blocks of the small city of  Tupelo , then home to 7,300 residents, was flattened by the 300 mile an hour winds. In this short film, hear how survivors crawled their way out of buildings and cars on this eventful night. Tupelo  Tornado of 1936 – Kip Gordon on YouTube Tupelo  Tornado 1936 Key Facts Evening of Sunday 5, 1936 F5 tornado, 3 block wide, 300+ miles an hour Damage to 48 city blocks 1,100+ homes destroyed 10 churches destroyed 4 schools destroyed About 250 people died About 700 people injured An unknown number of African-American dead and injured were not added to the casualty list by officials One of America’s worst tornadoes The storm barely missed the ...

  Glimpse history through old photos and vintage films of  Lansing  in Michigan, USA. In the winter of 1847,  Lansing  in Michigan was just a hamlet of 20 settlers, surrounded by dense forest. Today it’s Michigan’s fifth largest city, with a resident population of over 117,000 people and more than half a million in the wider metropolitan area.  It’s an area which has seen great change over time, even in the last twenty or thirty years. Old Photos of  Lansing  MI Old stereograph images of the State Capitol building in  Lansing , Michigan, in 1885. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. Old postcard of  Lansing . Michigan, circa 1903. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. Old postcard of the Post Office in  Lansing , Michigan, circa 1903. Image: The Mir...

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Minneapolis  in Minnesota, USA. Old Photos of  Minneapolis These first early photos of the city shown here are unfortunately undated in the archives. However, we can see that cars are entirely absent, and American cities often saw these in downtown streets from the early 20th Century, so they are likely to be before 1905. We also know that in 1889, the  Minneapolis  City Council passed a resolution to convert Fourth Avenue’s horse car line into an electric line. It success then led to the development of electric car lines in other streets, so that helps us date those photos with streetcars and rails in the roads. Old photo of the junction of Nicollet Avenue and Hennepin Avenue in  Minneapolis , Minnesota. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library. Old photo of Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues, M...