Special Collections Finding Aids

Abstract Typed summary of detailed interview with Albert Herberg, regarding his father John Michael Thomassohn Herberg, early Norwegian immigrant settler, Grandin Farms, steamboat "Grandin", grain elevators, farm implements, A.R. Dalrymple. Includes a copy of his mother's, Magel Serina Thorson Herberg, obituary, and clipping of Herberg's own obituary.

Abstract Born at Norman County, Minn. Wed Clara Gilbertson in 1908. Worked as foreman at Robineau Farms, Kelso, N.D., Clark Dalrymple and A.R. Dalrymple farms. Began farming for himself in 1927, moved to Halstad, Minn. in 1934.

Abstract Typed summary of interview (2 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning her brothers, Ludwig and Carl (also known as Charlie) Vinje, who worked on the A.R. Dalrymple and Oliver Dalrymple farms, and obituaries. Includes mention of Ludwig's death from typhoid, Carl starting his own farm, and their graves. Includes several obituary clippings.

Overview Electrostatic copy of a work agreement, dated March 28, 1887 and signed by A.R. Dalrymple at Hague, N.D., of Thomas Thompson to work as a hired man and his wife as a cook for Grandin Farms, states their wages and other conditions of employment, brief interview (1 leaf) with Thora and Martha Thompson, daughters of Thomas Thompson, which includes brief mention of A.R. Dalrymple and his daughters. Also includes Thompson's obituary