Beaverhead Rock

BeaverHead Hunter Genealogical Society

General Information

Established 5 May 1992, the Society is a nonprofit educational organization based in Dillon, Montana. The BeaverHead Hunters help maintain a room at the Beaverhead County Museum filled with research aids. Monthly meetings are held from September through May on the second Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum Research Center.

Beaverhead County Museum

The name BeaverHead Hunters was the winning entry in a naming contest. It melds the county name and the important job of searching headstones in doing genealogy. Any resemblance to cannibalism or job search services was merely coincidental.

Statement of purpose

"This organization shall promote genealogy and educational work of a professional nature; shall locate, preserve, and index public and private genealogical records and make such records available to members and the general public; shall encourage and instruct members in genealogical research through careful documentation; and shall maintain quality genealogical standards."

Membership

Annual dues, payable in January, are $11 for individuals or $16 for a family. One dollar of these dues is for mandatory membership in the Montana State Genealogical Society.

Benefits of Membership include

Quarterly Newsletter
Nine Monthly meetings featuring genealogical speakers
Free Queries
Help with your research
Starter packet of forms and info
On-site use of internet computer and other research resources

Would you like to join us?

You can send in a printable membership application, or use the comment link (at bottom) to request more information.

Research Aids

Searchable Online Indices

There are currently several indices specific to Beaverhead county that can be searched online.

Census -- 1910 and 1930
County Marriage Records
Obituaries from the Dillon Tribune

Volunteer lookups

Several people have volunteered to search books or records pertaining to Beaverhead County which cannot be placed on the internet, either because of copyright issues, or because they are not currently in electronic form. For details on what records are currently offered, visit our lookup page. Also if you have a book on Beaverhead County that is either in the public domain, or you have permission from the author or publisher to do lookups, contact us via the comment link (at bottom) to volunteer.

Queries

Society members are available to do research in the holdings of the Beaverhead County Courthouse, Dillon Public Library, Dillon City Hall, Beaverhead County Museum, and our own collection of research materials. Our volunteers will respond to clear and direct questions submitted by letter or email.

For $5 we will do a basic search for a name or family in the following volumes available in our research room:

Beaverhead County History, volumes I and II
Beaverhead County 1910 Census
Beaverhead County Cemetery Records
Dillon Area Obituary Collection
Dillon City Burial Records

More extensive research is charged at $7 per hour with a minimum charge of $5 per request, whether or not any information is found. Photocopies are 15 cents each and postage is charged at cost. Make checks payable to "BHH Gen. Soc." and send to the address below.

Send your query to BeaverHead Hunters Genealogy Society c/o Jinny Greitl or:

BeaverHead Hunters
15 S. Montana
Dillon, Montana 59725

You may find our list of surnames from past queries of interest.

Aids for Sale

To purchase any of the following supplies, make checks payable to "BHH Gen. Soc." and send to the address above. Please include email address or phone number for quick & convenient resolution to any questions or problems.

Shipping and Handling $4.00 first book, plus $1.50 for each additional.

Beaverhead County Tombstone Inscriptions, with Index Surname list only, extracted from Beaverhead tombstones (above)	$36.00 $6.50	243 pg 26 pg
Dillon Tribune Obituary Index 1881-2005	$16.00	88+7 pg
Beaverhead County Marriage Index 1867-2003, (separate Bride & Groom sorts)	$39.50	287 pg
1910 Beaverhead County Census Index, Alphabetical Order 1910 Beaverhead County Census Abstract, Enumeration Order	$16.50 $16.50	122 pg 122 pg
Madison County Tombstone Inscriptions, with Index Surname list only, extracted from Madison tombstones (above)	$36.50 $7.50	282 pg 48 pg

Computer Training

The BeaverHead Hunters provide training lessons on using computers and the internet in general, and specifically to do genealogical research. The price is only $2 per hour of personal computer assistance and $1 per hour of unassisted computer use with internet access. (Society members are permitted free use of the computer.)

Other Sources

For more information about genealogy in Beaverhead county, consider USGenNet, or the BeaverheadGenWeb Project. The latter shows surrounding counties, geography helps such as maps, a list of local schools and mines, and a Checklist of Local Records to consider, including the type of records available from various sources with contact information.