Stories and Stones

Step into Missoula’s Past with an Afternoon of Living History

Experience history like never before at one of Missoula’s oldest cemeteries. Join us for a captivating walking tour where costumed volunteers bring to life the stories of those buried or memorialized at the Missoula City Cemetery.

Admission is FREE — enjoy the journey, and grab a bite from on-site food and beverage vendors.
 Thanks to generous community donations, this event is made possible for all. Guests are encouraged to bring a chair and settle in as each unique tale unfolds.

Stories and Stones was the 2017 recipient of the Dorothy Ogg Historic Preservation Award.

Event Information
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time: Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Place: 2000 Cemetery Rd., Missoula, MT 59802
Cost: Free! Donations to support the event are greatly appreciated
2025 guidebook: 2025 Stories and Stones Guidebook
Previous guidebooks: 2023 Event Guidebook and Presentations Map

Videos:

Most stories have been filmed and can be viewed on the MCAT YouTube channel by searching Missoula Cemetery or Stories and Stones
  1. 1 Dr. Robert Brown as C. P. Higgins
  2. 2 Philip Burgess as Golden Bibee
  3. 3 Andy Smetanka presents Wilma Theater history
  4. 4 Jim McDonald as A. J. Gibson
  5. 5 2018 - Susan Hintz as Leah Mott
  6. 6 Denny Kellogg presents Herman Schnitzmeyer history
  7. 7 Paulette Parpart presents Victorian monument history
  8. 8 Ritchie Doyle presents Thomas Greenough history
  9. 9 Bob Brown as MT. Governor Joseph Dixon
  10. 10 Bert Chessin presents Jewish community history
  11. 11 Cameron Conlan as Daniel Bandmann
  12. 12 2018-Gayle Morrison, Kent Daniels, Chou Moua present Jerry Daniels history
  13. 13 Paulette Parpart presents German metal cross history
  14. 14 Mary Ellen Stubb presents Haakon Hauge history
  15. 15 Brenda Holland presents Jacob Alles history
  16. 16 Kim Briggeman as Will Cave
  17. 17 Old Time Fiddlers perform
  18. 18 Clem Work as Louis Effinger
  19. 19 Sweet Adelines perform
  20. 20 Pat Hossle as Dr. Oscar Craig
  21. 21 Donna Syvertson presents Japanese railroad worker history
  22. 22 Pamela Nation as Mary Gleim
  23. 23 Elizabeth Gibson history
  24. 24 Josh Clark as Judge Wallce Clark
  25. 25 Pat Hossle as Prof. Frederick Scheuch
  26. 26 Kitty Orson as Nell MacGregor
  27. 27 Alessandra Alcala performs Civil War fife music
  28. 28 Greg Hintz presents Paul Read history
  29. 29 Jim Sims as Civil War soldier
  30. 30 Evelyn Widhalm as Emma Dickinson
  31. 31 Garnet Preservation Assoc. presents Frank Davey history
  32. 32 Tomme Lu Worden presents Worden family history
  33. 33 2018-Son of Dr. James Sears as John Lehsou's mining partner
  34. 34 Dr. James Sears as John Lehsou
  35. 35 Don and Sharon Snavely present John Martin history
  36. 36 Flansburg family presents Jim Flansburg history
  37. 37 Philip Maechling presents Cemetery history
  38. 38 Jerry Kogan presents Kogan family history
  39. 39 Doris Ekstrom and Jean Skelton present Elliott family history
  40. 40 Stan Cohen presents Kirby Grant Hoon history
  41. 41 Rev. Paul Armstrong as Rev. Thomas Lewis
  42. 42 Suzette Dussault as Jeannette Rankin
  43. 43 Mary Masterson as Rosanna VanAlstine
  44. 44 Mary Francis Clark as Clara Maclean
  45. 45 Candy Johnson as Josephine Graf Stepanzoff
  46. 46 Dusty Deschamps presents Deschamps family history
  47. 47 2018-Willis Hintz as Sheriff William Houston
  48. 48 Dawn Dambach as Emma Dickinson
  49. 49 Drew Hossle as Prof. Frederick Scheuch
  50. 50 Lane Reul as Sheriff Hank Beaman
  51. 51 Sharon Seadin Baldwin presents Nils & Lena Seadin history
  52. 52 Steve Davolt presents Funeral director history
  53. 53 2018 - Robert 'Dusty' Deschamps III presents Wayne Nance history
  54. 54 2018-Elizabeth Seadin as Lena Seadin
  55. 55 2018-Marcia Porter as Josephine Dukes
  56. 56 Rafael Chacon presents A. J. Gibson history
  57. 57 Susie Risho as Edgar Paxson
  58. 58 Betty Wing presenter as Mayor Juliet Gregory
  59. 59 Rolf Tandberg presents Norwegian community history
  60. 60 Gil Mangels as David Polson
  61. 61 Gary Gillett, City Band Director, presents history of Nels Peterson
  62. 62 Don Mormon presents Wayne Nance history
  63. 63 Bill Caras presents Greek community history
  64. 64 Barbara Streit Koessler present Streit family history
  65. 65 Kamai Verworn presents Randolph homestead history
  66. 66 Karen DeVries presents Jean Clark and Hazel Simonton histories
  67. 67 Ralph Starr III as Mayor Ralph Starr
  68. 68 Michael McCullough as Dr. George McCullough
  69. 69 Matt Denison as Nez Perce Jones
  70. 70 Kim Briggeman as Edward Bonner
  71. 71 Kurt Wilson as William Dickinson
  72. 72 Emily Darling as Annie O'Keefe
  73. 73 Kim Kaufman as Mary Gleim
  74. 74 Allan Mathews and Jennie Pak as Frank and Sarah Woody
  75. 75 Don Spritzer as Sheriff Rodney Salisbury

Guidebooks

Stories and Stones

Stories and Stones Guidebook - 2023_Cover

Missoula County Sheriffs

Sheriffs Guidebook - 2023_Cover

An updated version of the Missoula Mayors guidebook will be available here soon!

Guidebook cover - Mayors

Share Your Story

If you have a story to share, please email the cemetery.