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Jessie Soliday MacKenzie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 16

Scope and Contents

Typed copy of Mrs. MacKenzie’s booklet (8 leaves) concerning her parents, Henry Augustus and Sarah Ann (Galehouse) Soliday, who came to the Carrington area in 1883 from Canton, Ohio; includes mention of 1883 blizzard, Lyman R. Casey, his brother J.B. Casey, Carrington & Casey Land Co., Kirkwood Hotel which burned and was rebuilt, plowing snow with the train, social life in early Carrington, and celebrating Christmas.

Dates

  • 1952

Creator

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.

Biography

Jessie Augusta Soliday was born February 14, 1872 to Henry Augustus Soliday and Sarah Ann Galehouse. She was the daughter of one of the first pioneering families to settle in Carrington, North Dakota in 1882. She was married to John Ross MacKenzie in September of 1903; they had one child in 1904, George L. MacKenzie. She passed away in October 1967 in San Diego, California.

Extent

1 Items (1 item)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Typed copy of Mrs. MacKenzie’s booklet (8 leaves) concerning her parents, Henry Augustus and Sarah Ann (Galehouse) Soliday, who came to the Carrington area in 1883 from Canton, Ohio; includes mention of 1883 blizzard, Lyman R. Casey, his brother J.B. Casey, Carrington & Casey Land Co., Kirkwood Hotel which burned and was rebuilt, plowing snow with the train, social life in early Carrington, and celebrating Christmas.

Provenance

Donated by Thomas E. Mackenzie, 1952 (Acc. 16)

Property rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to Jessie Soliday MacKenzie Collection
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Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

Contact:
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