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Romness Township School District #9, Griggs County Records, 1886-1931
Title: Romness Township School District #9, Griggs County Records
ID: OGLMC 1252
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet
Administrative/Biographical History
Romness Township was settled in 1880 by Peter Mathison, a government surveyor, and John Hogenson. Mathison named the township after his wife's birthplace of Romness, Norway. Romness Township contains the second highest point in the county, Mount Franklin, and has the Sheyenne River crossing it diagonally.
The Romness School District was created May 26, 1886, at a meeting in Cooperstown. Romness had one ungraded school which taught 45 days with 17 pupils enrolled, ranging in age from 6 to 32. The first teacher was J.H. Thomas, whose salary was thirty-five dollars a month. The Romness School District had three schoolhouses with the first being built in 1883, the second in 1900, and the last in 1903. The rural school closed in 1957.
Administrative Information
Acquired:
05/05/1992.
Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Note:
Source: Eddie Vig, Romness Township Supervisor.
Donation; 92-1821
Donation; 92-1821
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Romness Township School District #9, Griggs County Records. OGLMC 1252, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revisions: Finding aid added to Archon in July 2014.
Collection Material Type: School Records
Scope and Contents: The Romness Township School District #9, Griggs County Records consist of Clerk's Records, 1886-1931, Treasurer's Records, 1886-1931, Teacher's Records, 1887-1928, and other assorted materials.