Montanans were very excited to celebrate both the 1964 Territorial Centennial and 1989 Statehood Centennial, and people remember the events that surrounded those celebrations with great fondness.

In 1964, a most unique train left Montana for the New York World’s Fair to celebrate Montana’s Centennial as a territory.  Here is a video showing the train in color.  Thank you indranet2 for placing this film on You Tube.

For a more detailed trip down memory lane, here is a series about the 1964 Territorial Centennial Train.  Thank you lazycowpoke for placing these films on You Tube.

Here also is a documentary of the Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive (statehood), created by KQTV-2 Billings, Montana.  The cattle drive left Roundup, Montana on September 3, 1989 and finished in Billings five days later.  The drive involved thousands of people, horses and cattle.  Thank you dmccurdy49 for placing this video on You Tube and bringing these memories back to mind.