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Wheatland (N.D.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur E. Elwell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 703
Abstract Interview (3 leaves) with Arthur and Lettie Elwell, concerning his father, Joseph Elwell, who managed the James C. Gill farm (1883-1897) near Wheatland, N.D., electrostatic copy of Joseph Elwell's birth certificate (1862), and clippings.
Dates: 1932-1954

Burton Palmer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 541
Abstract Typed summary of brief interview (1 leaf) with Leonard Sackett concerning his parents, Frederick and Anna (Johnson) Palmer, who emigrated from Canada, worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad, later homesteaded near Wheatland, N.D. Includes mention of Burton meeting his future wife, Katherine, his farming and different jobs after leaving the farm in 1940.
Dates: 1955

Iver Madson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 507
Abstract Iver Madson was a Danish immigrant and Wheatland, N.D. homesteader. The collection is a manuscript of Madson's recollections, dictated to his daughter, concerning his twelve years at sea, four years in New Zealand, immigration (1871) to America from Denmark, and farming in Minnesota before homesteading in Dakota Territory. Also included are newspaper clippings on the Madson family.
Dates: 1925-1955

John W. Burnham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 155
Abstract Topics covered include army life (1863-1867), service with Henry Hasting Sibley in North Dakota, the 121st United States Colored Troops, army experiences in the Southwest after the war.
Dates: 1818-1911.