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Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records

Collection Overview

Title: Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records

ID: OGLMC/1210

Creator: Pembina County Pioneer Daughters

Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/12/1990

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records contain materials that describe the history of early Pembina County settlers and the development of local communities. Covering wide-ranging topics, this collection includes personal histories, eyewitness accounts, letters, community and organizational histories, and newspaper clippings.

The collection is divided into three series:

Series 1:  Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and Fathers

Series 2:  Histories of Towns, Churches, and Landmarks

Series 3:  Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Organizational Records

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Thelma Collins, Historian, Pembina County Pioneer Daughters

Acquisition Method: Donation; 90-1712

Original/Copies Note: The records are photocopies of the originals that continue to be held by the Pembina County Pioneer Daughters.

Related Publications: Pembina County Pioneer Daughter Biographies (three volumes), by George Freeman. Grand Forks, Laxa Press: 2007.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records. OGLMC 1210, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in November 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and FathersAdd to your cart.
The first series contains biographical and genealogical information primarily about women who settled in Pembina County prior to 1890. However, this series also includes histories on pioneer men, religious figures and doctors. Personal histories filed under the appropriate community are arranged alphabetically by married name.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Mrs. John Carpenter (Mary Jane Neilson)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Gaffney GreenwoodAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Olson ClanAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: The Reilly Clan (including Johanna Woods O'Brien)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Carl and Bertha SchultzAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Weiss FamilyAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Biographical sketches and life stories of pioneer doctorsAdd to your cart.
Dr. C.H. Aylen; Dr. John Bennett; Dr. Brandur J. Brandson; Dr. Frederick N. Burrows; Dr. J.W. Campbell; Dr. E.I. Donovan; Dr. Amos Amund Flaten; Dr. John E. Galbraith; Dr. Cy Glaspel; Dr. J.S. Hamilton; Dr. Charles B. Harris; Dr. Herbert J. James; Dr. Louis H. Landry; Dr. Harriet McGraw; Dr. John F. McKay; Dr. T.C. Nugent; Dr. Charles Rand; Dr. Robert A. Scott; Dr. J.W. Simpson; Dr. J.C. Suter; Dr. Marshall Sutton; Dr. Harold F. Thorlakson; Dr. C.R. Thompkins; Dr. George R. Waldren; Dr. Henry Waldren
Folder 8: Bathgate/Neche - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Bowesmont - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Cavalier/Akra - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Crystal - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Drayton - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Gardar - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Hamilton - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Mountain - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Pembina/Carlisle - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: St. Thomas/Glasston - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Walhalla - Biographical sketchesAdd to your cart.
Series 2: History of Towns, Churches, and LandmarksAdd to your cart.
This series covers a broad range of topics, including schools, church and business development, club organization, and history of early settlements. This series is arranged alphabetically by township.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Pembina County SchoolsAdd to your cart.
Includes histories of schools in the townships of Bathgate, Carlisle, Drayton, Gardar, Neche and Park.
Folder 20: Countywide history with emphasis on the county's early period, as well as its development.Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Akra TownshipAdd to your cart.
Akra/Hensel/Park Center: Includes township map, early comprehensive history of the township, as well as the history of Hensel.
Folder 22: Bathgate TownshipAdd to your cart.
Includes a history of the community and its schools and churches. Also contains a comprehensive history of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Folder 23: Cavalier TownshipAdd to your cart.
Local community history. Also describes the development of various community institutions.
Folder 24: Cavalier TownshipAdd to your cart.
Local church history which contains accounts of several churches in the community including the Baptist Church, St. Bridget's Catholic Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church.
Folder 25: Crystal AreaAdd to your cart.
Crystal/Elora/Gardar: City and township history containing an account of the original settlement.
Folder 26: Crystal AreaAdd to your cart.
Crystal/Elora/Gardar: Community history, containing pictures, detailed local history, as well as descriptions of area organizations and schools.
Folder 27: Crystal AreaAdd to your cart.
Crystal/Elora/Gardar: Local church history, including histories of the Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.
Folder 28: Drayton TownshipAdd to your cart.
Contains early community history, including local organizations and institutions.
Folder 29: Hamilton TownshipAdd to your cart.
Hamilton/Carlisle: Contains a detailed description of the area's development
Folder 30: Lincoln TownshipAdd to your cart.
Bowesmont/Pittsburg: Includes community and local organization histories
Folder 31: Pembina TownshipAdd to your cart.
Area history of the township, including an account of Icelandic settlers and a newspaper clipping from Harper's Weekly (1860) describing the area's people and land
Folder 32: St. Thomas TownshipAdd to your cart.
Includes community and church histories
Folder 33: Thingvalla TownshipAdd to your cart.
Mountain area history including a brief history of Iceland.
Folder 34: Walhalla TownshipAdd to your cart.
Walhalla/St. Joseph: Also contains an account of the martyrs of St. Joseph and church history.
Series 3: Organizational RecordsAdd to your cart.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Meeting and Charter FileAdd to your cart.
Meeting booklets, charter, constitution, and officer reports
Folder 36: Listing of ProjectsAdd to your cart.
Projects include a museum, historical sites, and historical writings
Folder 37: Newspaper ClippingsAdd to your cart.
Folder 38: Pageant File, 1958Add to your cart.
Correspondence relating to the pageant's development
Folder 39: Folder Processing NotesAdd to your cart.