North Unit The Old St. James Hospital will be the new

 Butte Historical Society Building



The Butte Historical Society

announces the winners of the

2024 Essay Contest Honoring Ann Cote-Smith.


The 1st place winner was Kathleen Arvila-Scott

"A Finnish Boy's Life in Butte, MT"


2nd place winner was Leah Stergar,

"Cornwall, England to Butte, Montana"

Paddy Dennehy, president,  would like to thank the Butte Archives and the Butte Public Library for their help in the contest. All the essays from 2022, 2023 & 2024 contests will be made into a book and all contestants, wether they won or not,  

will be given a free book.


Butte Historical Society 237 page book with stories from 2019 & 2021 Essay Contests and an autobiography of Arthur Dubie's activity in WWI.

Free to contestants. Selling them to fund 2023 Essay Contest. They can be bought at Second Edition Books 112 South Montana, Butte or call 401-575-3948

Butte Historical Society

P.O. Box 3913

BUTTE, MONTANA, 59701

Non-Profit Organization created in 1978 to promote and preserve

the history of Butte and Silver Bow County


Contact us at: buttehistorysociety@gmail.com