Abstract Fannie Mahood Heath became known as the ‘Flower Lady’ of North Dakota, transforming their farm into a garden of trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants. She also wrote many articles in floral magazines and kept extensive correspondence with people across the United States.

Abstract The Ole A. Wisness Papers consists primarily of five ledgers that served two purposes, firstly for class notes taken by Carl Livdahl in the early 20th century, and later used as diaries by Carl‟s step-father Ole Wisness, spanning from 1910 to 1926. In addition there is a ledger documenting a book lending library apparently begun and maintained by Nils and Torgun Livdahl that spans from 1883 to 1906. Both the diaries and book lending ledger provide insight into the life of a Norwegian American...