Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records

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Collection Overview

Title: Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records

ID: OGLMC1210

Primary Creator: Pembina County Pioneer Daughters

Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/12/1990

Subjects: Genealogy and Family History, Genealogy and Family History - Organizations, Pembina County, North Dakota, Pioneer Life

Languages: English

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

Collection Historical Note

The Pioneer Daughters Club of Pembina County was chartered in 1941. The majority of the members were either original settlers or their descendants. Organized to honor early pioneers, the club eventually recorded the early history of Pembina County. The Club's first project was to collect the histories of the earliest pioneer mothers, focusing on women with children who had arrived in the county prior to 1890. Eventually the project expanded to include doctors and notable religious figures. By 1960, the Pioneer Daughters were actively researching and collecting information on all facets of life in Pembina County.

Subject/Index Terms

Genealogy and Family History
Genealogy and Family History - Organizations
Pembina County, North Dakota
Pioneer Life

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.

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

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and Fathers],
[Series 2: History of Towns, Churches, and Landmarks],
[Series 3: Organizational Records],
[All]

Series 1: Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and Fathers

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 1

Folder 1: Mrs. John Carpenter (Mary Jane Neilson)
Folder 2: Gaffney Greenwood
Folder 3: Olson Clan
Folder 4: The Reilly Clan (including Johanna Woods O'Brien)
Folder 5: Carl and Bertha Schultz
Folder 6: Weiss Family
Folder 7: Biographical sketches and life stories of pioneer doctors: 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 sketches
Folder 9: Bowesmont - Biographical sketches
Folder 10: Cavalier/Akra - Biographical sketches
Folder 11: Crystal - Biographical sketches
Folder 12: Drayton - Biographical sketches
Folder 13: Gardar - Biographical sketches
Folder 14: Hamilton - Biographical sketches
Folder 15: Mountain - Biographical sketches
Folder 16: Pembina/Carlisle - Biographical sketches
Folder 17: St. Thomas/Glasston - Biographical sketches
Folder 18: Walhalla - Biographical sketches

Series 2: History of Towns, Churches, and Landmarks

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 1

Folder 19: Pembina County Schools: 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.
Folder 21: Akra Township: Akra/Hensel/Park Center: Includes township map, early comprehensive history of the township, as well as the history of Hensel.
Folder 22: Bathgate Township: Includes a history of the community and its schools and churches. Also contains a comprehensive history of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Folder 23: Cavalier Township: Local community history. Also describes the development of various community institutions.
Folder 24: Cavalier Township: 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 Area: Crystal/Elora/Gardar: City and township history containing an account of the original settlement.
Folder 26: Crystal Area: Crystal/Elora/Gardar: Community history, containing pictures, detailed local history, as well as descriptions of area organizations and schools.
Folder 27: Crystal Area: Crystal/Elora/Gardar: Local church history, including histories of the Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.
Folder 28: Drayton Township: Contains early community history, including local organizations and institutions.
Folder 29: Hamilton Township: Hamilton/Carlisle: Contains a detailed description of the area's development
Folder 30: Lincoln Township: Bowesmont/Pittsburg: Includes community and local organization histories
Folder 31: Pembina Township: 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 Township: Includes community and church histories
Folder 33: Thingvalla Township: Mountain area history including a brief history of Iceland.
Folder 34: Walhalla Township: Walhalla/St. Joseph: Also contains an account of the martyrs of St. Joseph and church history.

Series 3: Organizational Records

Box 1

Folder 35: Meeting and Charter File: Meeting booklets, charter, constitution, and officer reports
Folder 36: Listing of Projects: Projects include a museum, historical sites, and historical writings
Folder 37: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 38: Pageant File, 1958: Correspondence relating to the pageant's development
Folder 39: Folder Processing Notes

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and Fathers],
[Series 2: History of Towns, Churches, and Landmarks],
[Series 3: Organizational Records],
[All]

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