Moum Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 966
Scope and Contents
Reminiscence entitled "Pioneer experiences," (4 leaves) by Annie Moum, his sister which mentions their mother, Olea Josepha Peterson, a Norwegian immigrant coming to Fargo, N.D. in 1879 and early life on their homestead near Buffalo, N.D. Includes mention of Olea's hope chest, wild flowers and those she brought to the homestead, food supply, neighbors, watering the oxen. Letter briefly mentions the Hamilton Eckert family who lived in the area and the land rental contract between his father Ingebregt Moum and T.A. (Thomas A.) Quirk.
Dates
- 1890, 1958.
Creator
- Moum, Annie. (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
Farmer near Buffalo, N.D. Attended North Dakota Agricultural College, director of Grimm Alfalfa Association, Fargo. Wed Cora A. Hagen (1890-1961) in 1925.
Extent
3 Items (3 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Reminiscence entitled "Pioneer experiences," (4 leaves) by Annie Moum, his sister which mentions their mother, Olea Josepha Peterson, a Norwegian immigrant coming to Fargo, N.D. in 1879 and early life on their homestead near Buffalo, N.D. Includes mention of Olea's hope chest, wild flowers and those she brought to the homestead, food supply, neighbors, watering the oxen. Letter briefly mentions the Hamilton Eckert family who lived in the area and the land rental contract between his father Ingebregt Moum and T.A. (Thomas A.) Quirk.
Provenance
Donated by P. B. Moum on November 13, 1958 (Acc. 966).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Buffalo (N.D.)
- Cass County (N.D.)
- Contracts, Agricultural -- North Dakota.
- Contracts.
- Correspondence.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Flowers -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Cass County.
- Moum, Annie.
- Moum, Ingebregt, 1849-1931.
- Moum, Olea Josepha, 1855-1939.
- Moum, P. B., 1889-1960.
- Norwegian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Oxen -- North Dakota.
- Quirk, Thomas A., 1859-1946.
- Reminiscences.
- Wild flowers -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Moum, Annie. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Moum Family Collection
- 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:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu