Katie (Glatt) Wald Collection
Scope and Contents
The Katie Glatt Wald Collection consists primarily of photographs of her family, specifically family weddings. In addition to the photographs, there is negative film, small projector slides, and a CD and floppy discs. There is a list identifying each photo, with the known people and places listed. Also listed is more information as to who they are related to in the family tree, such as when they were married, the place, date, and who their parents or children were. Also included is a box of lye soap. This collection is organized into four series: Photograph, Film, Multimedia, and 3-D.
The Photograph Series consists of many family photographs, wedding photographs, images of slides, and photocopies of wedding photographs. Most of the people are identified in the images.
The Film Series consists of negative film with images of the family.
The Multimedia Series consists of a CD with a music documentary and three floppy discs containing backups of the images.
The 3-D Series consists of a sample of lye soap made by Katie (Glatt) Wald. This item has been separated from the rest of the collection and is housed at the GRHC.
Dates
- 1900 - 2004
Access
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Biography
Catherine “Katie” Wald, 87, was born on November 5, 1930, the only child of Lambert and Barbara (Wangler) Glatt. She grew up on the family farm east of Hague. Katie graduated from Hague High School in 1949 as Valedictorian of her class and attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
She married Felix Wald on July 8, 1952 at St. Mary’s Church in Hague. They were married for 65 years and had 10 children; six girls and four boys. They farmed east of Hague until their retirement in 1992 when they built and moved into their new home in Strasburg.
Katie loved the farm life and all that came with it. She was also very active in the community. Katie was a member of the St. Mary’s Church Altar Society and the Hague Senior Citizens Club. She was also a founding member of the local Germans from Russia Heritage chapter and was on the Board of Directors of the International Germans from Russia Society. She was involved with the making of documentaries for Prairie Public TV about the Germans from Russia traditions. And she was a member of the Pioneer Heritage group for the preservation of the Lawrence Welk Homestead. Katie also helped coordinate and organize events like the Wangler family Reunion, Wald family Reunion, the 1986 Hague all-class Reunion, and the Hague Centennial in 2008.
After her retirement, Katie became an active author of many books. Her books include the following: The History of St. Mary’s Church and the town of Hague, Hague Area Book II, The Wangler Family History Book, The Hague Centennial Book, and The Felix Wald Family History Book.
Katie loved her big family and all the family holidays, weddings, and celebrations that came with it. She loved to dance polkas and waltzes with her husband. Katie and Felix also enjoyed traveling together, visiting many places in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. She was an excellent cook, kuchen baker, and took great pride in teaching her daughters to cook as well.
(Information from Katie’s Obituary: https://www.myersfh.com/obituary/catherine-katie-wald)
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (One quarter box)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Arrangement
Provenance
Separated Materials
Property Rights
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Katie (Glatt) Wald Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Repository
NDSU Dept 2080
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050 United States
(701) 231-6596
ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu