HISTORIAN OF THE VIGILANTES THOMAS J. DIMSDALE GENEALOGY INDEX: SEE MASSIVE INDEX BELOW PRINTED LARGE ENOUGH FOR US OLD FOLKS TO READ. Click here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History!Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. HISTORIAN OF THE VIGILANTES THOMAS J. DIMSDALE By: VERA LUND PRAAST On all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved. OLD MONTANA VIGILANTE MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING Folks, if you purchase a story for it’s length or number of pages, this is not for you. However, if you are seeking historical content of importance that occurred in our country, you might consider this for a couple of reasons. It is an all together too brief writing of the life and times of Thomas J. Dimsdale. He was the first editor of the Montana Post and I have recorded below the names and places that he wrote about. Of the greatest importance was the history of those road agents who were executed and hung by a fabled group of Vigilantes. Dimsdale regarded their deaths for posterity. Thus this story is important to historians and genealogists. I have indexed them below. Here is the story entitled: HISTORIAN OF THE VIGILANTES THOMAS J. DIMSDALE By: VERA LUND PRAAST Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones about the fearless Vigilantes who kept order in the pioneer west are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out because really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Here’s one of ‘em. FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL WRITE ME OF YOUR SPECIAL NAME OR INTEREST, I WILL DO A FREE SEARCH OF MY COLLECTION AND UNINDEXED STORIES AND NAMES. TOM RUSSELL COLLECTIONFor more Information Please Visit:The Tom Russell CollectionIF I FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK MERITS YOUR INTEREST, I WILL WRITE A REVIEW AND PLACE IT ON eCRATER AND GIVE YOU NOTICE AND A HEAD START TO BUYITNOW! Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western heroes. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf gathering dust. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive. I hope you appreciate the effort. HISTORIAN OF THE VIGILANTES By: VERA LUND PRAAST Folks, sooner or later – Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer’s dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend. As a tribute to the honor of our American Indians, my indexed listings will include all Indian names mentioned in the story from this time on. ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1864 ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: MONTANA, VIRGINIA GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: BROWN, G. W. – Notorious Road Agent executed at Sinking Water Valley on January 4 1863 BUCHANAN, John – Owner of The Montana Post BUNTON, William – Notorious Road Agent executed at Deer Lodge Valley, Montana on January 19,1864 CARTER, Alexander – Notorious Road Agent executed at Hell Gate, Montana on January 25,1864 COOPER, John – Notorious Road Agent executed at Hell Gate, Montana on January 25,1864 DIMSDALE, Thomas Josiah * - Subject of story. First Editor of the Montana Post who established a private school in Alder Gulch. He was appointed Montana Territory’s first Superintendent ot Public Instruction. He was a Mason. DITTES, Unknown first name – Co-owner of the Montana Post. EDGERTON, Sidney – Montana Governor who appointed Didmdale as the first Superintendent of Public Instr GALLAGHER, Jake – Notorious Road Agent executed at Virginia City, Montana on January 14, 1864 GRAVES, William “Whiskey Bill” Notorious Road Agent executed at Fort Owens, Montana on January 26,1864 HELM, Boone – Notorious Road Agent executed at Virginia City, Montana on January 14, 1864 HUNTER, William - Notorious Road Agent executed at Gallatin Valley, Montana on February 3, 1864 IVES, George – Notorious Road Agent executed at Nevada City on December 32, 1868 LANE, George (Club-foot George) – Notorious Road Agent executed at Virginia City, Montana on January 14, 1864 LOTT, Mortimer H. – One of the leaders of the Vigilantes whose photograph appears in Dimsdale’s Book. LOVELL, William Y. – Judge who allowed Dimsdale to conduct the first Episcopal Service in his chambers. LYONS, Haze – Notorious Road Agent executed at Virginia City, Montana on January 16, 1864 MARSHLAND, Steven – Notorious Road Agent executed at Big Hole Ranch, Montana on January 14, 1864 PARISH, Frank – Notorious Road Agent executed at Virginia City, Montana on January 14, 1864 PIZANTHIA, Joe - Notorious Road Agent executed at Bannack City, Montana on January 11, 1864 PLUMMER, Henry – Notorious Road Agent executed at Bannack, Montana on January 10, 1864 PRAST, Vera Lund – Author of this story. RAY, Ned – Notorious Road Agent executed at Bannack, Montana on January 10, 1864 SANDERS, W.F. – Colonel and good friend of Thomas J. Dimsdale. SHEARS, George – Notorious Road Agent executed at Frenchtown, Montana on January 25, 1864 SKINNER, Cyrus – Notorious Road Agent executed at Hell Gate, Montana on January 25, 1864 STINSON, Buck – Notorious Road Agent executed at Bannack, Montana on January 10, 1864 TILTON, D.W. – Owner of the D. W. Tilton Company which bought The Montana Post. WAGONER, John “Dutch John” - Notorious Road Agent executed at Bannack City, Montana on January 11, 1864 WILLIAMS, James (Captain of Vigilantes) – In his honor, a moument is erected in Helena, Montana. YAGER, Erastus "Red" – Notorious Road Agent executed at Sinking Water Valley on January 4 1863 ZACHARY, Robert Notorious Road Agent executed at Hell Gate, Montana on January 25, 1864 PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1) –Photo of Thomas J. Dimsdale * Picture 2) –Photo of office and printery of the Montana Post * PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: Alder Gulch Bannack, Montana (City) Big Hole Ranch Blue Stockings, Bloomers D.W. Tilton and Company Deer Lodge Valley England Fort Owens Frenchtown Gallatin Valley Helena, Montana Hell Gate Masonic Lodge Montana Territory Nevada City Oxford University Ruby Valley (Site of murder of Editor Thomas J. Dimsdale) Stinkingwater Valley Superintendent of Public Instruction The Montana Post * Vigilantes of Montana (book) by Thomas Josiah Dimsdale Virginia (shortened name for the Montana City) Virginia City, Montana Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary HISTORIAN OF THE VIGILANTES THOMAS J. DIMSDALE By: VERA LUND PRAAST OLD MONTANA VIGILANTE MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING