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“A Visit to the Old Sod House”, Janet Haag, 2015

 Item — Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Janet Haag Collection contains a poem written by Janet Haag in 2015 and photographs of the Johann and Maria Haag family. The poem was inspired by imagining her husband, Roger’s, throughts while standing beside the family home outside Fredonia, North Dakota. The home was built by his grandfather, Johann Haag. Roger’s family left North Dakota when he was eight and this was his first journey to the old homestead.

The photographs consist of individual images of Johann and Maria and a family photograph from 1903. In the back row, L-R: Nathaniel, Rudolph Schulz, Maria Jr., and Johann Jr. (John). Front Row, L-R: Johann Sr., David, Jacob, Maria Sr. In the chair is Edward.

Dates

  • 1903
  • 2015

Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Repository

Contact:
NDSU Dept 2080
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050 United States
(701) 231-6596