Until next May, 2026, we will host our meetings on the first Monday of the month at the Valley Community Center in Fort Shaw. Board will meet at 1:00 PM, general meeting will convene at 2:00.

Wanna get in on a fun project?
We want to move a barn

We have been given a barn in Sun River, Montana.  We intend to move it to the Fort Shaw National Historic Site.  We have a foundation for it already constructed on site, and need to get to get the barn to it.

It’s 24 wide and 28 feet long. There’s a loft above the lower bay.
We are interested in splitting it at the upper bay floor and lifting the upper section off. We could move it to the fort on a flatbed.

We will probably need to move the lower bay logs one at a time; I doubt we could get them to hang together enough to be moved as an assembly. Then they can be reassembled on the foundation at the Fort.

What We Need

We are in need of a professional contractor with equipment to lift the upper floor and place it on a flatbed, to move it to the Fort, then lift the upper floor and set it on the lower bay.
We have received funding to cover professional assistance with this project.
We would prefer a contractor who has experience with moving structures of this type. We certainly need one with professional certification and bonding to cover the move, six miles of which will be on a state highway.

If you would like to join us for this project, you may contact us
Email: sunrivervalleyhistsociety@gmail.com Or: johnatenterpriseunlimited@gmail.com

Phone:  406-231-8771

To schedule your tour

Group Tours

We welcome individuals, seniors, schools and home schoolers (over grade five, please), families and other interested groups. 

Tours may be scheduled by calling:
Burnette: 406-965-3025
John: 406-231-8771
Rita: 406-899-2587
You may enjoy our walking tour at any time.

We especially enjoy visits from senior citizens’ groups and making tours and educational presentations for classes from area schools!

Drop by any time to enjoy our self-guided walking tour. Just stay on the path and follow the signs. Because of fire danger in the summer we do request you not smoke while on the walking tour.

The Military Cemetery will be available for viewing at any time. The American Legion will welcome you to a flag ceremony to honor our fallen military on Memorial Day morning.

And if John or Burnette are working in the area, you can most likely talk them into a tour of your very own!

Meetings:

From May until September, our meetings will be held in the Duplex Officers’ Quarters at the Fort Shaw National Historic Site. Board of Directors: 1:00 P.M. General Meeting 2:00 P.M. June through September meetings will begin at 7:00 PM.
Our July meeting will host our annual Pot Luck dinner; we have more fun than real people should be allowed!
Call Burnette to let us know if you will be participating.

Due to the Duplex not being heated, October thru April meetings will be held at the Valley Community Center in Fort Shaw. Board of Directors will meet at 1:00 P.M. General Meetings begin at 2:00 P.M.