Abstract Photocopy of typed transcription of Anne O'Brien's reminiscences of settling in Leroy and Olga, N.D. area in 1879. This item was originally printed in the Cavalier County democrat. It mentions their move to North Dakota, moving from Olga to Langdon, N.D., includes names of various early pioneer families in the Olga, N.D. area, and mentions the murder of a woman pioneer, brief mention of Michael serving as Langdon sheriff and his death.

Abstract Letters, typed copy of his family reminiscence entitled "Dakota days of years ago," (38 leaves) and a newspaper clipping. Reminiscence includes mention of his family homestead in Cavalier County, a blizzard, pioneer days near Pembina, N.D., people and equipment involved in threshing, digging water wells, Olga, Bathgate, Beaulieu, and Walhalla, N.D., country school, churches, hunting, horses and horse-drawn vehicles, and removing tree stumps.