Victoria Lyons

Emma Riley Smith circa 1921 with daughters Being the youngest of three girls I know how sometimes older siblings get all the headlines. That's why I want to sneak in a profile on Lucille Smith Thompson before Women's History Month is over! Alma Smith Jacobs, her big sister usually gets all the attention. She was the first African American to serve as the Montana State Librarian. You can check out more about her here . But back to Lucille! She was born to Emma and Martin Riley in Lewiston,...

What better way to celebrate it than by making my entry back into the interwebs? I am both a woman and a historian, so this is something I can get behind. There are a few local women that I would like to highlight throughout the month, but first a little background on International Women's Day and it's bigger cousin Women's History Month! To begin with, we have come a looooong way. More often we see and hear the perspective of women when engaging with history. But we have a long way yet to go....

"Tis Fairies Night," The Butte Daily Post, October 31, 1894 Halloween is a big holiday in our household. We love a good theme, any excuse to dress up, and all things spooky. It should come as no surprise that our front porch looks like a haunted house come October 31st. I am also a fan of tradition and look forward to munching pumpkin muffins while digging through trunks of Halloween decorations and drinking hot apple cider. All this to say I got to thinking, how did everyday folks in the...