Creating Fiction from History: 12/21/2022

Mary Ann McGee was born to William and Margaret McGee on November the 8th, 1889, which, incidentally, was the day when Montana gained statehood.

Where Mary started her life on this Earth is not so important to our story as where she ended up and might have become. Both second-generation Irish immigrants, Mary's parents were used to hard work, which was a good thing, for there was plenty to be done as our fledgling nation rounded the curve coming into the 20th century.

William had caught the gold bug back in the early 60s and with his young wife, followed the Montana Trail to Virginia City and...