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Mary Paulson King memoirs, undated
- Title
- Mary Paulson King memoirs, undated
- Identifier
- P1609
- Creator
- King, Mary
- Description
- "Memories of a Prairie Girlhood" in the 1870s and 1880s. See obituary in Rowberg File of Mary's father Andrew E. Paulson (born Christiania 1840, emigrated 1868 to Fillmore co., Minn., homesteaded near Canby, Yellow Medicine co., Minn. In 1878). Vivid pictures of the eldest daughter's life in a family of nine children, of the trip by ox-team to Canby, life in dugout homes, prairie fires, blizzards, school and social life. In 1922 Mrs. King was living in Tigerton, Wisconsin. "Compiled by Ethel M. King in loving memory of her mother. No effort was made to edit or change the original transcript."
- Location: 13/B/1
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
King, Mary , “Mary Paulson King memoirs, undated,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10895.