Vigilante Parade

This annual May Helena event, sponsored by the two high schools, features floats with a variety of historical themes beginning in 1924. (Photo)

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

1. Liffring, Bob. Tour Train Companion. Helena, Montana: Manx Publishing Co. 48. [Shelfmark M 978.66 L]
2. "Climax is Reached in Vigilante Day Parade." The Helena Daily Independent 2 May 1931: Pages 1, 10.
3. Meloy, Harriet. "Parade Pageantry." Independent Record 13 May 1999: Pages 4A-5A.

Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

1. Vertical file, Vigilante Parade-Helena, MT.
2. Photo, Murphy Wholesale Grocery Co. float, 1932, Photo Archives (PAC 2006-6.1)
3. Photo, James McCone Collection of Personal Images, Photo Archives (PAC 2003-65.A2)
4. "Climax is Reached in Vigilante Day Parade." The Helena Daily Independent 2 May 1931: Pages 1, 10.
5. Meloy, Harriet. "Parade Pageantry." Independent Record 13 May 1999: Pages 4A-5A.

On-line resources

1. Vigilante Parade (photos, parade results, 1939 article) http://www.hhs.helena.k12.mt.us/vigilone.htm
2. Vigilante Parade (photos) http://www.helenahistory.org/schools.htm#vp
3. "Climax is Reached in Vigilante Day Parade." The Helena Daily Independent 2 May 1931: Pages 1, 10.
4. Meloy, Harriet. "Parade Pageantry." Independent Record 13 May 1999: Pages 4A-5A.