ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #1210
DATES: 1732-1975
SIZE: 1.25 linear feet
ACQUISITION: The Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records were donated to the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections by Thelma Collins, historian of the Pembina County Pioneer Daughters (PCPD), on July 12, 1990. The donated records are photocopies of the originals that continue to be held by the PCPD. (Acc.#90-1712)
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED PUBLICATION:
Pembina County Pioneer Daughter Biographies. Compiled
by George Freeman. Grand Forks, ND : Laxa Press, 2007.
Call Number: F642.P4 F74 2007 (Genealogy Room)
RELATED COLLECTION:
OGL#1505, Gardar-Mountain Unit of the Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records
The Pioneer Daughters Club of Pembina County was chartered in 1941. The majority of the members were either original settlers or their decendents. 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.
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; Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and Fathers; Histories of Towns, Churches and Landmarks; and Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Organizational Records.
SERIES I 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. The bulk dates for this series are 1880-1920.
SERIES II 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 and includes information from 1860-1920.
SERIES III includes the development of the Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Organization. Included are meeting books and reports, a project file, and newspaper clippings of notable events and members dating from 1940- 1975.
****AN INDEX, which is filed with this inventory, provides researchers greater detail of the various documents within this collection. For example, the index contains alphabetical lists of pioneers and doctors documented in Series I. The index provides an itemization of community, church, and school histories contained in Series II. Finally, the index supplies detailed information on Pembina County Pioneer Daughters records included in Series III.
Folder: 1.Mrs. John Carpenter-Mary Jane Neilson. Biographical sketch, life story.
2. Gaffney Greenwood- Biographical sketch, extensive family genealogy. Includes photographs of many family members.
3. The Olson Clan, an extensive family genealogy.
4. The Reilly Clan (including Johanna Woods O'Brien)- Contains personal histories and extensive biographical work.
5. Carl and Bertha Schultz- Biographical sketch, life story.
6. The Weiss Family- Biographical sketch, life story.
7. Pioneer Doctors- Biographical sketches, life stories of the following physicians:
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. Tompkins
Dr. George R. Waldren
Dr. Henry Waldren
8. Bathgate / Neche - Biographical sketches.
9. Bowesmont - Biographical sketches.
10. Cavalier / Akra - Biographical sketches.
11. Crystal - Biographical sketches.
12. Drayton - Biographical sketches.
13. Gardar - Biographical sketches.
14. Hamilton - Biographical sketches.
15. Mountain - Biographical sketches.
16. Pembina / Carisle - Biographical sketches.
17. St. Thomas / Glasston - Biographical sketches.
18. Walhalla - Biographical sketches.
Folder:19.Pembina County Schools- Organizational and developmental history. Includes histories of schools in the townships of Bathgate, Carlisle, Drayton, Gardar, Neche and Park.
20. Pembina County-wide History with emphasis on the county's early period, and its development.
21. Akra Township - Akra/Hensel/Park Center - area history. Includes township map, early comprehensive history of the township, as well as the history of Hensel.
22. Bathgate Township - Area history. Includes a history of the community as well as its schools and churches. Also contains a comprehensive history of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
23. Cavalier Township - Local community history. Also describes the development of various community institutions.
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.
25. Crystal Area - Crystal/Elora/Gardar - City and Township history containing an account of the original settlement.
26. Crystal Area - Crystal/Elora/Gardar - Community history. Contains pictures, detailed local history, as well as descriptions of area organizations and schools.
27. Crystal Area - Crystal/Elora/Gardar - Local church history. Includes histories of the Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian churches.
28. Drayton Township - Area history. Contains early community history as well as histories of local organizations and institutions.
29. Hamilton Township - Hamilton/Carlisle - Area history. Contains a detailed description of the area's development.
30. Lincoln Township - Bowesmont/Pittsburg - Area history. Includes community and local organization histories.
31. Pembina Township - Area history of the township. Also includes an account of Icelandic settlers and a newspaper clipping from Harper's (1860) describing the area's people and land.
32. St. Thomas Township - Area history. Includes community and church histories.
33. Thingvalla Township - Mountain area history including a brief history of Iceland.
34. Walhalla Township - Walhalla/St. Joseph - Area history. Also contains an account of the martyrs of St. Joseph and church history.
Folder:35.Meeting and Charter File - Meeting booklets, charter, constitution, and officer reports.
36. Listing of Projects - Historical files, list of holdings. Projects documented include a museum, historical sites, and historical writing.
37. Newspaper Clippings - Important events and pioneer mothers. Includes pictures.
38. Pagent File- Correspondence relating to the pagent's development (1958).
39. Folder Processing Notes.
Index to Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records
Return to: Genealogy
Return to: Pioneer Life
Return to: Women's Organizational Records
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