Yellowstone Gateway Museum

Yellowstone Gateway Museum This is the Park County, Montana history museum located in Livingston, Montana.

Hi! I’m Ripley, and I’m interning at the Yellowstone Gateway Museum this summer. As a native Livingstonite, I am excited...
06/15/2026

Hi! I’m Ripley, and I’m interning at the Yellowstone Gateway Museum this summer. As a native Livingstonite, I am excited to spend the summer at home after completing my first year at Columbia University. I plan to get my degree in history, so it’s an honor to get invaluable experience in historical cataloging, archiving, and curating while preserving the history and culture of my hometown. As I do this, I’ll be showing you some of my favorite treasures from Park County’s history. I’ve also been yearning for the mountains after two semesters in the city, and I’m excited to spend lots of time in the great outdoors while I’m home. It’s good to be back in The Last Best Place!

Check out some of the awesome objects Ripley's been studying at the museum!:

2026.021.0028: Statue and whiskey bottle in shape of Major Marcus Reno, by artist Gary Schildt
2026.021.0038: Burgundy Northern Pacific Model Boxcar
2026.021.0047: Eliza Talcott's Black Leather Shoes

YGM downtown walking tours return on June 20th, with Jack Luther's "Ghosts and Ghost Signs," Lorna Marchington's "Murder...
06/10/2026

YGM downtown walking tours return on June 20th, with Jack Luther's "Ghosts and Ghost Signs," Lorna Marchington's "Murders on the Streets," and Kristen Stafford's "Bars and Brothels."

They're a great way to spend time with friends and family and to get to know our town and its history a little better.

It was a privilege to work with you all! Thanks for teaching us your crafts.
06/09/2026

It was a privilege to work with you all! Thanks for teaching us your crafts.

We’re all set up and ready for Living History Days at the Yellowstone Gateway Museum!Come on out and explore the history...
06/06/2026

We’re all set up and ready for Living History Days at the Yellowstone Gateway Museum!

Come on out and explore the history of Park County, meet some amazing animals, and connect with the people who help make this place so special. It’s a great day to learn, explore, and celebrate the stories that make Park County what it is.

Stop by the museum and join us!
We'll be here until 4:00 PM (or until Mother Nature tells us otherwise), so come on out and experience Living History Days with us!

It's always a good day when we get to bring this photo back out! Polls are open 7am-8pm. If you still need to drop off y...
06/02/2026

It's always a good day when we get to bring this photo back out!

Polls are open 7am-8pm. If you still need to drop off your absentee ballot, you can drop it at the Park County Elections Office 7am-8pm: 414 E Callender St
Drop boxes for absentee ballots are also located at all polling places today.

"Livingston, Mont. Election Day"
"About 1982 or 3". "Election day in Livingston about 1892. This was one of three voting precincts." 2011.010

We asked an AI to adapt our Living History Day poster, and then we asked it to adapt its own design. We're very pleased ...
06/01/2026

We asked an AI to adapt our Living History Day poster, and then we asked it to adapt its own design. We're very pleased with the results.

Join us Saturday, June 6th for an awesome and almost completely analog day fun and learning!

Join the YGM on Saturday, June 6 for an awesome, FREE day of games, arts, and crafts.Pet lambs and fjord horses, watch b...
05/28/2026

Join the YGM on Saturday, June 6 for an awesome, FREE day of games, arts, and crafts.

Pet lambs and fjord horses, watch blacksmithing and knife-sharpening in action, try crafts like pottery, crocheting, and leatherwork, and discover traditional skills from painting to dairy farming. Enjoy games, live demonstrations, and interactive experiences all day. BBQ and milkshakes for sale on site!

The museum will be free for wandering all day too :)

05/22/2026

The Hub at PCSC is excited to have AERI to present Friday at 4pm. They will be presenting on the Prehistory of the Beartooth Mountains and Paradise Valley. That way, we can tell a long, fun story of the incredibly deep past and multi-cultural stories of human habitation in our own backyard.

Today at 4 PM!A partner of the Yellowstone Gateway Museum, Dr. Scott Dersam of the Alpine Ecosystems Research Institute,...
05/22/2026

Today at 4 PM!

A partner of the Yellowstone Gateway Museum, Dr. Scott Dersam of the Alpine Ecosystems Research Institute, will be giving an hour-long talk at the Livingston Senior Center on the known Paleoindian history near the end of the last Ice Age in Park County.

Dr. Dersam’s research helps deepen our understanding of the people, landscapes, and stories that shaped this region thousands of years ago.

Join him today, May 22, at 4 PM at the Livingston Senior Center for this fascinating look into Park County’s deep human history.

From the genius of Joe Myers, Work Study Intern, PHS Class of '26:The story of the Yellowstone Gateway Museum is a speci...
05/21/2026

From the genius of Joe Myers, Work Study Intern, PHS Class of '26:

The story of the Yellowstone Gateway Museum is a special one. Its current building originally served as the town’s Northside School, which was built in 1907 and closed in 1971. The Park County Museum Association purchased the space in 1976, and moved in on Valentine’s day 1977. The first caretakers, Bill and Doris Whithorn, dedicated much of their later lives to serving what was then called the Park County Museum, going as far as to live in the museum's basement.

On June 1st, 1977, the new building officially opened to the public. Since then, it has undergone many staff and exhibit changes, covering topics from early explorers to ice age archaeology and wolf communication. Today, the Yellowstone Gateway Museum continues to preserve and share stories of our local past. Be sure to stop by and experience it for yourself!

2006.045.0784 – Early view of the building when it was the Northside school
2006.045.0820 – Second grade on the front steps of the Northside School, 1933
2006.045.0813 – “Beginnings – Park County Museum 5/19/1976.” The photograph must have been taken when the museum was preparing to open to the public. None of the outdoor exhibits are installed, and all the trees on the lawn are different.
2006.044.2449 – The YGM’s iconic red caboose was used on the NPRR from 1889-1970. It moved to its current spot in front of the museum in 1977.
2006.044.0525 – Bill and Doris Whithorn, in costume, celebrating their 25th anniversary during Montana's Centennial year.

Address

118 W Chinook Street
Livingston, MT
59047

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5:15pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(406) 222-4184

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