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This collection contains the records of the Christianson Farm and familyin Hickory Township, southeast Pennington County.Christian Christianson (1862-1917) began homesteading land for the farm in 1905. The Christianson farm remained in the hands of the family for more than nine decades, varying in size from two to three quarter sections. The farm was cultivated in small grains, and the Christiansons maintained herds of dairy and beef cattle.Orville Christianson (1910-2002), the son of Christian and Olive (1880-1936) maintained the farm with his wife Gertrude from 1936 until his retirement in 1992.
A collection of northwestern Minnesota counties maps.
There is no biographical information in this collection on Paul Van Vlissingen In the diary, dated 1883, there is a daily account of his days work, farm products sold, and farm products purchased. He farmed for a living near Hitterdal, Minnesota and because his papers included two trotting race ledgers, he must have been involved with the race track.
O.C. Nelson Company Store was owned by Ole Christian Nelson, a pioneer from the area of Battle Lake, Minnesota. The original store burned in 1906 and it was reorganized as a partnership. His daughter was Mrs. Helen Nelson Englund of Battle Lake, Minnesota.
The Northwest Minnesota Bank records are a collection of historical material on assets, liabilities, capital accounts, resources and officers and employees. All banks included are located in northwest Minnesota.
This collection consists of five boxes of photographs mainly from Moorhead, Minnesota. The first box contains negatives, contact prints, slides, and videos. Boxes two and three contain photographs of people, buildings, and scenery of Moorhead and the Red River Valley area. Many of these have corresponding negatives or slides in box one.
The Moorhead Public Library was established in 1904, when the Women’s Club of Moorhead, Minnesota persuaded the Moorhead City Council to establish an annual library fund. Andrew Carnegie, retired steel magnate and philanthropist, donated $12,000 for the construction of the first library building which opened in 1906.
The Red River Chapter of the National Organization for Women was organized in 1974. The ratification of the ERA in the state of North Dakota was the Chapter’s first goal. The following years have been devoted to public education on feminist issues.
The Agassiz Chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW) was organized June 20, 1978. “The purpose of NOW is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men.”
The Moorhead [Minnesota] Federation of Republican Women was founded as a local branch of the National Federation of Republican Women in 1958. In 1968, the Club changed its name to the Moorhead Republican Women’s Club. Its objectives include increasing women’s active political participation, promoting the principles and ideals of the Republican Party, and working for the election of Republican Party nominees.