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Newspaper clipping

 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

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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