Kingsley History Project
What Inspires You?
Join us to bring the story of Western homesteading to life through the re-creation of Kingsley—a vanished prairie settlement of 215 people eight miles north of Broadus, Montana. On lands long used by Indigenous peoples, white settlers forged community through hardship, resilience, and undaunted joy. The Kingsley History Project honors their legacy and ensures their spirit of grace and grit lives on.
Of all the rich stories of homesteading in the American West, we want to hear what inspires you. We invite you to take a moment and explore the Kingsley experience. Let us know what strikes you most.
We invite you to help us tell this story, foundational to what it means to be a Montanan: Donate Now
Agricultural Heritage
Creativity
Gring Wood Carving
Don Manker Poetry
Quilting, Photography
Ferd Henning Painting
Share Your Story
What is your story? Did you grow up in the homesteaded West? Did your family travel by train then take a wagon to their homestead? What stories did your ancestors tell? How do you feel about the white settlement of indigenous lands?