Women pioneers -- North Dakota.
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Maude F. Dunwell Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 164
Abstract
Correspondence; scrapbook containing clippings and typewritten copy of Dunwell's Early History of Spiritwood and Vicinity; obituaries of her parents, William and Mary Agnes Farley; and series relating to Spiritwood Lake by Margaret Johnson (Mrs. Edward Johnson).
Dates:
1932-1954.
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.
Nora Fladeboe Mohberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 283
Abstract
Mohberg was a North Dakota author of historical fiction related to her Norwegian American family.
Dates:
1955-1958.
Ole Olson Hovde Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 850
Abstract
Typed carbon copy of historical sketch by granddaughter Eva Hewitt. Sketch begins with Mr. Hovde's life in Norway, coming to America in 1868 and homesteading near Hillsboro, N.D. in 1871 with wife Maria Gulbranson Hovde. Sketch continues with author's parents, William and Gelina Maria Hovde Hewitt, their children, homesteading near Bottineau, N.D. and their return to Hillsboro. William Hewitt was a Salvation Army captain from Canada who resigned his commission and turned to farming. He died in...
Dates:
1937.
Page Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 677
Abstract
History of four Page brothers and their sister Margaret A. Page who emigrated from their parental home near Girard, Illinois to North Dakota and filed on government homesteads between Mar[c]h 1888 and 1904.
Dates:
1928, 1952-1957.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
/
Page Family Collection
Red River Valley Old Settlers Association Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 987
Abstract
Photocopy of a typed list of early Red River Valley settlers who died in 1918, and a photocopy of a partially typed, partially handwritten letter of July 19, 1922 listing deaths of early pioneers in 1922. Letter includes brief details on each person listed.
Dates:
1919-1922.
Ruth L. Haug Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 277
Abstract
Letter from Mrs. Haug; typed and handwritten copies of "Early experiences in the Mouse River Loop," by Mrs. Haug, concerning her homesteading and teaching experiences; "A history of the Congregational Church of Deering"; "A short history of the N.C. Abbott and O.C. Haug families," pamphlet entitled "Farm lands in the Mouse River Loop, North Dakota" from Hovland-Walstad Company, Lansford, N.D., and obituaries.
Dates:
1914-1962.
Sybella P. Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 213
Abstract
Correspondence, her typed manuscript "Small stories of early days in Spiritwood and community," (23 leaves) concerning her parents, Peter and Jane Pearson, other pioneers, and pioneer life in Spiritwood, N.D. Includes mention of Sadie (Elliott) Walker, a schoolteacher, her mother planting the first sweet corn in the area, Will and Mary Agnes Farley, and anecdotes about other Spiritwood residents. Also includes clippings.
Dates:
1952-1954.
Thomas Hall Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 1247
Abstract
Typed manuscript (142 leaves) of his memoirs including his parents Richard and Ellen Peters Hall, their move from Michigan to Eldridge, N.D. in 1883, farming, working with mules, and newspaper reporting, with mention of the 1899 Republican caucus at Bismarck, N.D. A photocopied article about his speech on North Dakota pioneer women and newspaper clippings also included.
Dates:
1938, 1946, 1952.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
/
Thomas Hall Collection
Welsh and Nordwall Reminisces
Collection
Identifier: SC 1904
Overview
Photocopy of Lenore Nordwall's typed manuscript, "We came to North Dakota".
Dates:
[1960].