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George Rognlie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 524

Scope and Contents

Typed summaries of two interviews; the first interview (6 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerns Grandin Farm No. 1, working there as a cook's helper in 1901 and later employment at the Halstad elevator in 1910. Includes mention of A.G. Holstrom, Walter Hill, bathing accommodations, hauling grain to Halstad, holding capacity of boxcars and elevators, tearing down Grandin elevator located between No. 1 farm and No. 3 farm, fishing in the Red River. Second interview (1 leaf) with Inga Rognlie Madson concerns her father, Peter, an early settler near Caledonia, N.D., and feeding the Indians.

Dates

  • 1954-1955

Creator

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

George Rognlie was born May 27, 1880 in Traill County, North Dakota to Ole Jacobson and Anna Rognlie. His father was a Norwegian immigrant. He would marry Sophie Mala Reitan on November 17, 1904 in Halstad, Minnesota. He worked on Grandin Farm No. 1 as a cook’s helper, in the Halstad elevator as well as other elevator locations. He died on February 2, 1970 in Ada Minnesota.

Extent

2 Items (2 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Typed summaries of two interviews; the first interview (6 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerns Grandin Farm No. 1, working there as a cook's helper in 1901 and later employment at the Halstad elevator in 1910. Includes mention of A.G. Holstrom, Walter Hill, bathing accommodations, hauling grain to Halstad, holding capacity of boxcars and elevators, tearing down Grandin elevator located between No. 1 farm and No. 3 farm, fishing in the Red River. Second interview (1 leaf) with Inga Rognlie Madson concerns her father, Peter, an early settler near Caledonia, N.D., and feeding the Indians.

Provenance

Donated by George Rognlie on August 25, 1955.

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the George Rognlie Papers
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