Posted by (+23) 13 years ago
I am researching a period of my grandmother's life that involves her staying in a Miles City boarding house, and I hope that someone in these forums can provide information. My grandmother, Mary Helen Kerr from the Van Norman area in Garfield County, spent part of 1918 and 1919 in Miles City attending bookkeeping and business courses. During this time, she stayed at a boarding house operated by a Scottish proprietress. There are conflicting stories within the family about which boarding house she stayed at. One source claims that she stayed at Mr. Jessie Finlayson's; another that she stayed at Mrs. Jessie MacLellan's; and another that she stayed at the Paris boarding house. From information provided in the Tartan Tales book, it seems that the Paris boarding house would not have been in operation in 1918.
I'm hoping that some of you may have information on these boarding houses in general, and more specifically:
1. What business school might it have been that my grandmother attended?
2. Were these three boarding houses all separate businesses, or could these be the same boarding house with a succession of proprietresses?
Thanks for your help and insights,
Bill McRae
I'm hoping that some of you may have information on these boarding houses in general, and more specifically:
1. What business school might it have been that my grandmother attended?
2. Were these three boarding houses all separate businesses, or could these be the same boarding house with a succession of proprietresses?
Thanks for your help and insights,
Bill McRae