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Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Griggs County.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Claus Jackson Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 901
Abstract Photocopy of an article written by daughter Claire, recounts his life through various brief clippings compiled from the Cooperstown courier newspaper. Includes mention of his first job working railroad construction from Volga to Pierre, Dakota Territory (now S.D.), 1889 blizzard, his campaign for sheriff, attempting to stop a runaway horse team, his marriage, and births of his children.
Dates: 1939

Myrtle Porterville Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 296
Abstract Griggs County, N.D. native and resident whose avocation was collecting the history of Griggs County, amassing an amazing collection on the county's history and the people who lived there. The collection is a major genealogical resource for Griggs County.
Dates: 1861-1960.