Mrs. Hans Mollerud Papers, 1952

Mrs. Hans Mollerud Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Mrs. Hans Mollerud Papers, 1952

ID: OGLMC758

Primary Creator: Mollerud, Mollie

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 04/00/1982

Subjects: Grafton, North Dakota, Pioneer Life, Walsh County, North Dakota, Women's History

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Mrs. Hans Mollerud Papers consist of photocopies of a handwritten autobiographical sketch written in 1952. The sketch concerns the Mollerud and Paulsness family histories, detailing Mrs. Mollerud's recollections of farming, social and church activities, and neighbors in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Grafton, North Dakota, and Hanley, Saskatchewan. Of particular interest are her memories of the epidemic of scarlet fever which struck Grafton in the summer of 1904. The original is preserved at the Saskatchewan Archives Board.

Collection Historical Note

Mollie Mollerud was born on September 5, 1874, in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Her parents, Lars and Ingeborg Hegseth Paulsness, emigrated from Norway in 1860 and farmed in Goodhue County until Lars died in 1889. Ingeborg and her five children then moved to Grafton, North Dakota, where they homesteaded. In November 1893, Mollie, the oldest daughter, married Hans Mollerud, who was born in Sigdal, Norway, in January 1870. The Molleruds worked on Ingeborg's farm until 1903, when they homesteaded near Hanley, Saskatchewan. The Molleruds had ten children: Hilda, Inez, Leonard, Treumann, Alvin, Henry, Henrietta, Melville, and two boys who died in infancy.

Subject/Index Terms

Grafton, North Dakota
Pioneer Life
Walsh County, North Dakota
Women's History

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

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

Original/Copies Note: The collection was photocopied from originals held by the Saskatchewan Archives Board

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Mrs. Hans Mollerud Papers. OGLMC 758. 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 2013.

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Folder 1: Autobiographical sketch by Mrs. Hans Mollerud, 1952

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