George Armstrong Custer

Edgar S. Paxson's "Custer's Last Stand," 1899. Oil on canvas. Museum Purchase. 19.69

Treasures from Our West: Edgar S. Paxson’s “Custer’s Last Stand”

June 27, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2008 Custer’s Last Stand painting and sketches by Edgar S. Paxson Edgar S. Paxson came to Montana in 1877, a year after […]

George Armstrong Custer and the NFL

October 13, 2014 by Marguerite House

Football fans are sure to recognize Adam Vinatieri, kicker for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Not as familiar may be the football pro’s direct connection to George Armstrong Custer: His great-great-grandfather […]

What’s the Big Idea?

August 7, 2014 by Phil Anthony

Here’s one: condensing the meaning of life into a blog post. Wish me luck! Deb Adams of the Papers of William F. Cody project sent a link yesterday to a […]