A Review of Pioneering during the Opening of the Midwest Plains, by L.M. Puffer
Collection
Identifier: SC 1217
Scope and Contents
Typed reminiscence of pioneering days in Dickey County, N.D. of the Puffer family, who came to Port Emma Township, Dickey County, N.D. from Wisconsin in 1883. Mentions Ellendale, N.D., a brother M.H. (Myron Henry), various early Dickey County settlers, digging water wells, sod shanty construction, plowing, gathering buffalo bones, polishing buffalo horns to be used as gifts, and source of the name for Hayti, S.D.
Dates
- Majority of material found within [195-].
Creator
- Puffer, L. M., 1872- (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Born at Menasha, Wisc. Family moved to Ellendale, N.D. in 1883, homesteaded in Port Emma Township, Dickey County, N.D.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (12 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed reminiscence of pioneering days in Dickey County, N.D. of the Puffer family, who came to Port Emma Township, Dickey County, N.D. from Wisconsin in 1883. Mentions Ellendale, N.D., a brother M.H. (Myron Henry), various early Dickey County settlers, digging water wells, sod shanty construction, plowing, gathering buffalo bones, polishing buffalo horns to be used as gifts, and source of the name for Hayti, S.D.
Provenance
Donated by Dakota Farmer on April 12, 1956 (Acc. 1217).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- American bison -- North Dakota.
- Dickey County (N.D.)
- Ellendale (N.D.)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Dickey County.
- Land settlement -- North Dakota.
- Manuscripts.
- Names, Geographical -- South Dakota.
- Puffer, L. M., 1872-
- Puffer, Myron Henry, 1842-1921.
- Reminiscences.
- Sod houses -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Puffer, L. M., 1872- (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Review of Pioneering during the Opening of the Midwest Plains by L.M. Puffer
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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