"Sod House Days in the Red River Valley"
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Typed reminiscence (19 leaves) on his pioneer Norwegian immigrant parents, Andrew and Christine Overby, who settled in Wilkin County, Minn. in 1890. Includes mention of digging water wells, plowing with oxen, description of a sod house, David McCauley and McCauleyville, Minn., road construction, peddlers, threshing, butchering, stage coaches, passenger and freight traffic on the Red River, expansion of the railroad, blizzards and weather during the 1896-1897 winter, and the naming of Wilkin County. Also includes a clipping on the family. The reminiscence includes a copy print of Andrew Overby's sod house and at a logging camp at Rice Lake, Wisc.
Dates
- Majority of material found within [196-].
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Items (2 items.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Overby, Arthur, 1902- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu