Big Sandy's Christmases of the Past

The theme for the Christmas Parade at this year's stroll was "A Montana Christmas." Thinking about our town and the holidays got me wondering what the town did for Christmas in the earliest years of its existence. Big Sandy has a wonderful collection of Christmas traditions and a fascinating history that stretches back more than a century. A little searching into The Mountaineer archives quickly revealed the ghosts of Christmas traditions past. The most interesting thing about The Mountaineer's coverage of the holiday events is that they don't look all that different from the Big Sandy Christm...