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| This was the Holiness Church of
Sample Flats, serving a congregation from 1914-1945. It was moved to
the Homesteaders' Village in 1987. |
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| The church was simple but
beautiful. Though it started as a non-denominational church, later
in its life, it was affiliated with the Holiness Methodist Church and
pastors were sent from Minneapolis. We found Methodist hymnals in
the pews. |
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| This exact picture hung in my
parents' home as long as I can remember. |
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| Don't you miss cabooses?
Trains, without them, just aren't the same. |
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| Every little village had a
one-room school house similar to this. |
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| The blacksmith's shop held an
interesting story. It was moved here from Genou, a homestead town
northwest of Fort Benton. Steve, the smithy, lived 9 miles away from
Genou - too far to travel everyday - so he worked at the blacksmith's shop
during the week and traveled home to his wife and family on
weekends. His bed is in the back corner of the shop. |
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| Steve and his wife had no
telephone so they communicated during the week by carrier pigeon. He
built a white nesting box above and to the left of the back window.
His wife would send the grocery list to him on Friday so he could bring
the groceries home when he came for the weekend. |
