Articles with the Tag: Angus McDonald
Editor, I appreciated very much the press coverage of the Fort Connah honoring of my cousin/brother Joe McDonald. I regret that was I was unable to attend the honoring as age related health problems precluded me from attending. Joe was a very humble man who rarely spoke, if ever, of his own accompli...
ST. IGNATIUS — History came to life in the Mission Valley last weekend during the annual Fort Connah Rendezvous. Known as the oldest building in Montana, the Fort Connah Trading Post was built in 1846-47 for the Hudson Bay Company Trading by Angus McDonald. With over 1,700 descendants, Angus McDonald&r...
Arlee plans 4th of July Parade News from Terry Cable ARLEE — “Freedom and Fireworks” is the parade theme of the 71st annual Arlee 4th of July Parade. Registration will be at the Arlee High School entryway, with parade line up beginning in the parking lot. The parade begins a...
The historic Fort Connah, located about six miles north of St. Ignatius on U.S. Highway 93, opened for a history-filled weekend during their annual rendezvous. The trading post was established in 1846 during the fur trading era, when the post was originally open for business. The fort stands in an ...
News from Mission Valley Museum Consortium ARLEE Arlee/Jocko Valley Museum Celebrate the 4th of July and see our beautiful outdoor Veteran’s Memorial and memorabilia from area veterans, pioneer day photographs and more. ST. IGNATIUS St. Ignatius Mission Church St I...
ST. IGNATIUS – The historic Hudson's Bay Fort Connah Trading Post opened last weekend for several live history days. Folks dressed in buckskins and other time-era clothing to show what life might have been like back in 1846 during the fur trading era when the post was open for business. The or...
ST. IGNATIUS — History came alive during the spring open house rendezvous at Fort Connah on Saturday. People walked around the fort to experience what it might have been like 160 years ago. Many dressed up in buckskins and other clothing items in style at that time. Laurence Walchuk brought his Belg...
The Fort Connah Restoration Society will celebrate Angus McDonald Days in honor of his 200th birthday during the Fall Open House Rendezvous Saturday, Sept. 10 through Wednesday, Sept. 14. This five-day, free event, open to the public, is a great opportunity to see the 1846 historic Hudson’s Bay Fort Co...
Angus McDonald almost didn’t make it. It was 1839 in the rugged wilderness. He was in a boat full of people traveling on the Columbia River about to go through whitewater rapids. “Everything was prepared to run them,” he stated in the Washington Historical Quarterly. “Men belted ti...
