Category: courthouse

• Involuntary Commitment

  One of the stops on my recent trip to Great Falls was the Cascade County District Court Clerk’s office. I went there to request any records related to my 2nd great grandmother’s involuntary commitment to the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs. Ada Murphy Muir is the ancestor who got me hooked on family history…

  406genealogist

  August 22, 2026

  courthouse, institution

  Murphy, Ada

• Courthouse Research

  My grandpa turned 98 last week, so I took a trip to Great Falls to help him celebrate. No trip is complete these days without at least a little family history research, so I incorporated visits to the Cascade County District Court Clerk, the Great Falls Genealogy Society, the Great Falls History Museum, and the…

  406genealogist

  August 2, 2026

  courthouse

  Archer, Reuben, Murphy, John F.