Besta : A Story of North Dakota Pioneers
Collection
Identifier: SC 583
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of an article published serially in the Grand Forks herald. It contains the life of Karen (Erickson) Bakke, who settled in the Goose River Valley, Traill County, N.D. in 1871 with her Norwegian immigrant parents, Ole and Christiana Erickson. Includes mention of her early life in Wisconsin, moving to Mayville, N.D., living at Ft. Abraham Lincoln with her sister Emily, General Custer and his troops at Ft. Abraham Lincoln, meeting her husband, Ole Bakke, their wedding preparations, acting as a midwife, farm life, threshing, hailstorms, the decline of Ole's health, the births and deaths of her children, the change in farming from horse power to machine power, their move to Hillsboro, N.D., her old age, and refusal of the undertaker to use the hearse at her funeral. Also includes Bakke's obituary and article on Dear.
Dates
- 1950-1951
Creator
- Dear, Cyrene Bakke. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
Biography
Born in Traill County, N.D., on July 12, 1896 and was the daughter of Karen and Ole Bakke. She married Albert J. (or Joseph Albert) Dear on May 15, 1926 in Denver, Colorado. Moved to Washington, D.C. She died March 1, 1992 in Bethesda Maryland.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (28 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photocopy of an article published serially in the Grand Forks herald. It contains the life of Karen (Erickson) Bakke, who settled in the Goose River Valley, Traill County, N.D. in 1871 with her Norwegian immigrant parents, Ole and Christiana Erickson. Includes mention of her early life in Wisconsin, moving to Mayville, N.D., living at Ft. Abraham Lincoln with her sister Emily, General Custer and his troops at Ft. Abraham Lincoln, meeting her husband, Ole Bakke, their wedding preparations, acting as a midwife, farm life, threshing, hailstorms, the decline of Ole's health, the births and deaths of her children, the change in farming from horse power to machine power, their move to Hillsboro, N.D., her old age, and refusal of the undertaker to use the hearse at her funeral. Also includes Bakke's obituary and article on Dear.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown (Acc. 583).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Bakke, Karen, 1861-1952.
- Bakke, Ole, b. 1851.
- Clippings.
- Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876.
- Farm life -- North Dakota.
- Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Traill County.
- Mayville (N.D.)
- Midwives -- North Dakota.
- Norwegian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Threshing -- North Dakota.
- Traill County (N.D.)
- Women pioneers -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Dear, Cyrene Bakke. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the “Besta: a story of North Dakota pioneers” by Cyrene Bakke Dear
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu