Happy Hour Homemakers Club (Bohnsack Township, N.D.) Records

Collection

Identifier: Mss 59

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Happy Hour Homemakers Club Records have been organized into three series: program booklets, secretary’s record books, major projects record books, treasurer’s ledger, and various subject files. The Program Booklet Series covers only the period 1931 to 1942. They include listings of officers, members, and the yearly program schedule. The Secretary’s Record Books Series consists of meeting minutes and attendance records for the club. They are complete from 1930 to 1992, except for 1958/59 - 1959/1960. The Major Project Record Books Series are issued by the Cooperative Extension Service and record the major areas of work by the club for each year. The series covers from 1937 to 1963 but there are various gaps. The treasurer’s ledger contains the routine debits and credits of the club from 1935 to 1963. Also, at the beginning of the volume is a handwritten version of the Club’s constitution. The Subject Files Series include anniversary booklets for the club, a small notebook on its bicentennial project, a file of basically thank you letters to the club, and a historical sketch of the club done by Mrs. J.F. Porter in 1946 with additions through 1958. There is also a small file of clippings concerning the club and several files on the Traill County Council of Homemaker’s Clubs and its Achievement Days.

Dates

1930-1992

Creator

Happy Hour Homemakers Club (Bohnsack, N.D.) (Organization)

Access

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

Copyrights

The NDSU Archives owns the copyright.

History

The Happy Hour Homemakers Club was organized in the fall of 1928 in Bohnsack Township of Traill County at the home of Nora Bohnsack. Julia Brekke of the North Dakota Agricultural College Extension staff was present to explain the purpose of such a club. In December 1928, the Constitution was written and adopted. There were seventeen charter members. The first year of work consisted of miscellaneous topics. The next two years the club members took the Sewing Project followed by the Gardening and Nutrition Project. Other activities of the Club included Red Cross work, a party for the local teachers, and donations to the Good Samaritan Home in Fargo, Crippled Children Home, and the Hillsboro Hospital. In 1976, the Club’s members arranged the all-class reunion of the Bohnsack Consolidated School. The club has celebrated its various anniversaries including 1953, 1963, and 1979.

Extent

0.8 Linear Feet (0.8 linear feet)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Happy Hour Homemakers Club was organized in 1928 in Bohnsack Township, Traill County. Its records include program booklets, secretary’s record books, major projects record books, treasurer’s ledger, and various subject files.

Provenance

Donated by the Happy Hour Homemakers Club, 1979 & 1999 (Acc. 2046, 2558).

Separation Record

The following non-manuscript materials have been removed from the Happy Hour Homemaker’s Club and sent to the section indicated. Photographs (Institute photograph collection Photo 521)

8 snapshots of club members and activities