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Carl Martin Grimstad memoirs, 1927
- Title
- Carl Martin Grimstad memoirs, 1927
- Identifier
- P1552
- Date
- 1927
- Creator
- Grimstad, Carl
- Description
- A condensation (edited by Henry H. Bakken, his son-in-law) was published in Norwegian-American Studies and Records, v. 13 (1943) pages 1-45. His grandson Carl F. Arneson made a complete transcription of the hand-written memoirs in 1994, 99 p. typescript. The memoirs of his "nearly ten years of life in Dakota Territory" were written at Mt. Horeb, Wis. In 1927
Topics addressed: Preparation for starting a farm (p.2-3); Saying goodbyes (p.3); Binding grain (p.4); River ferry (p.5); Irish immigrants (p.5-6); Alcoholism (p.6); Dakota Wars (p.6-7); Working animals (p.7-8); Blizzard (p.7-8, p.15-16, p.22-23); Railroad land grants (p.9); Oxen (p.10); Burial grounds (p.11); Sod houses (p.12); Red River Valley (p.12); Land claim filing (p.12-13); Pioneer schools (p.13); School certification (p.14); School teacher (p.15); Court system of Dakota Territory (p.16); Daily life in winter (p.16-17); School house design (p.17); Theological disputes (p.18); Gender relations (p.18-19); Bedbugs (p.19); Snow caves (p.20); Treating illness (p.21); Wood stove (p.23); Oxen in winter (p.24); Frostbite (p.25-26); Postal mail service (p.26); and Road trip (p.27). - Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Grimstad, Carl Martin
- Type
- Manuscripts
Citation
Grimstad, Carl, “Carl Martin Grimstad memoirs, 1927,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10841.