CLAY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

May/June 2002

The dollhouse opener for the "Toys" exhibit is a handcrafted work of art. It's impressive size andinteresting history has drawn a lot of attention lately. The original house is at 503 9th St S, Moorhead.

See Pages 5-6 for story.

-Spring is a season of change.And we have certainly hadour share of change thisspring. But we know thateverything will work out andwe will eventually havesummer once again.

This spring is also a seasonof change at the Clay CountyHistorical Society. As you see, we have a new BoardPresident. My name is Donna Voxland and I have beena board member for three years. I have enjoyed servingon the Board and feel that I now have a much deeperappreciation for the work of our staff and theircommitment to CCHS. Our newest board member isJohn Elton of Hawley. Welcome John!

Another change for CCHS is a new Director startingJune 1. Lisa Hanson has been hired to replace ourOffice Manager, Margaret Ristvedt. Lisa has beenworking as Assistant Director of the Codington CountyHistorical Society and Museum in Watertown, SouthDakota and comes to us with a lot of experience in theworkings of a museum and historical society. She isfamiliar with our operation since she was a collegeintern at our museum in 1997. Weare very excited tohave her joining us, though we will miss Margaret verymuch.

As spring slides into summer and family or friendscome to visit, be sure to bring them to the Clay CountyMuseum and share memories over the Toys, Toys,Toys? exhibition, as well as all the other great offeringsof the Hjemkomst Center ..... And meet Lisa!

4-H items sought for100th Anniversary Display

CCHS is privileged to be a part of a special 4-H lOOthAnniversary display at the Clay County Fair Groundsin Barnesville on July 11-14. Selected artifacts from theCCHS collections will be used.

The Clay Co. Extension office is searching for 4-H-related items to borrow for this display. Please call theExtension office at 299-5020 for more information. Askfor Nancy or Cathy.

CCHS May/June 2002 Newsletter

Toy Trivia·.········Lionel trains were originally designed over 100 yearsago to catch the eye of New York window shoppers.Today, they manufacture 100 miles of track each year.

Lincoln Logs were invented in 1919 by John LloydWright, son of the famous architect Frank. The K'nexCompany still makes the original set in a nostalgic tin.

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CCHS E-MAIL ADDRESSESmargaret.ristvedt@ cLmoorhead.mn. usmark.peihl@ cLmoorhead.mn.uspam.burkhardt@ cLmoorhead.mn.us

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1930 US Census coming soon!By the time you read this, the CCHS archives MAYhave microfilm copies of the 1930 US CensusPopulation Schedules for Clay County. Federal lawrequires that the schedules listing the names, ages,occupations and other detailed information aboutindividuals not be released until 72 years after thecensus date. (That was the average life expectancy ofan American in 1978 when the legislation was passed.)As the 1930 census was officially conducted April 1,1930, the National Archives released the films April 1,2002. We ordered our copy on the 2nd. It should be heresoon. (If you just can't wait, films are now availablefor perusing at the National Archives and RecordsAdministration in Washington and the NARA Branchesin Chicago, Denver and Kansas City.)

Census records are, of course, extremely valuable forgenealogists and others interested in local history. Therelease of a new batch of film is always exciting.CCHS already holds microftlm copies of the US Censusschedules for the county for 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910and 1920. The 1890 schedules for Clay County (andalmost all the rest of the country) were severelydamaged in a fire in the 1920s. Surviving remnantswere disposed of in the 1930s before microftlming. The

Moorhead Public Library has the federal census rollsfor the whole state of Minnesota.

Fortunately, Minnesota conducted its own set ofcensuses in the off years of 1875, 1885, 1895 and1905. These really help bracket that missing federalyear. CCHS has copies of these available for thecounty. Moorhead Public Library also has these for thewhole state. (Interestingly, the state censuses on 1895and 1905 asked respondents how long in years andmonths they had lived in Minnesota and how long inthat enumeration district - very helpful!)

The 1930 schedules asked questions similar to thosefound on earlier federal forms with a few additions.These include the value of the family's home, if owned,or the monthly rent paid; whether the family owned aradio or not; if the person was actually at work theprevious day (or the last regular work day); if theperson was a military veteran and in which war orexpedition the person served.

Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival - June 27-30Bergquist Cabin open house - June 27-28-29The 1870 Bergquist Pioneer Log Cabin in NorthMoorhead will be open from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday,Friday and Saturday, June 27, 28 and 29, inconjunction with the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festivalat the Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave N., Moorhead.CCHS is partnering with the Scandinavian HjemkomstFestival this year.

Activities at the cabin will include tours by CCHSArchivist Mark Peihl, musical entertainment, Swedishcraft demonstrations, refreshments and many hands-onactivities. A shuttle bus, sponsored by State Bank ofMoorhead, will operate between the cabin and theHjemkomst Center all three days of the open house.

The open house is co-sponsored by theSwedish Cultural Heritage Society andClay County Historical Society. Formore information call 299-5520.

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HJEI1KOMs;r• FESTIVAL

The 25th Annual ScandinavianHjemkomst Festival will be held

June 27-30. The festivalfeatures authenticScandinavian andScandina vian-Americanethnic entertainment,music and folk dancing, a marketplace, foods,exhibitions and demonstrations of arts, crafts and ethnictraditions from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,Sweden and Scandinavian-America.

Since Denmark is featured this year there will beperformances of Hans Christian Andersen by NewYork actor Rolf Stang, original works by Danish artistsand Viking Ship Park will be decorated in the style ofCopenhagen I s famous Tivoli Garden. A specialLEG Oland activity area and display will be found in theScandinavian Marketplace.

For more ,information call 299-5452 or log on to theweb site at www.scandinavianhjemkomstfestival.org.

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A BURNING IMPRESSION opens at the Hawley PublicLibrary. The art of pyrography or decorative wood burningis the featured craft, but examples of other wood-relatedarts are also on display.

HARDANGER: FACTS AND FUN at the Moorhead Pub-lic Libra\}'shows .step-by-step in-structions withexamples,pictures andillustrationsthat show thebasics of Har-danger forbeginners. Forthe experi-enced, readabout the his-tory of Har-

danger and see stunning examples of this beautiful work.

The Barnesville Public Library features A CASE OFCOKE with collectibles and fun facts about this popularsoft drink. Sara Pudas, 1998 Concordia College graduate,researched, developed and mounted this display as part ofher internship at CCHS.

The case at the Fargo Convention and Visitors' Bureaualong 1-94 shouts LET'S PLAYBALLl This display is atribute to our area's long history of baseball and softball.

IN-HOUSE DISPLAYSIn May, the Probstfield collections on view in the east hallcase will close. The new display of Olav Weighorst'sworks of art will honor Denmark - the featured country thisyear at the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival. The displaycloses early in July. This year marks the 25th anniversaryof the Festival which runs from June 27 - 30. Check outtheir new web site at www.scandinavianhjemkomstfestival.org.

A small case promoting our TOYS, TOYS, TOYS! exhibitis on view in the lobby at the Hjemkomst Center. Thesetoys will whet your appetite for the main exhibit in theCCHS exhibit hall just down the stairs.

-MarchI April 2002

Donors include:Moorhead:[Family] In Memory of Ralph & Elsie Lee,

Donna McMaster, O. MBudMSwanson, EllenRamstad Wright, Morrie Lanning, WilliamPalma, Eddie Gudmundson, Paula Bauck,Adolph Miller, Elsie Berge

Glyndon: Lucia SchroederHawley: City Of HawleyFargo, ND: Mr. & Mrs. J. J. FugereRutland, VT:Mrs. Richard [Ann B.] Hamilton

Artifacts include:(36) scrapbooks compiled by Elsie Lee dating from 1934 to2001, (3) annuals: 1952 MSTC Baby Dragon; 1952 [MSTC]The Dragon, 1953 MSTC Baby Dragon, nail barrel used asseating at the (MSTC) campus school during story time, RalphLee's WWII jacket, garrison cap & dog tags; salt & peppershaker, Northwestern State Bank, DIen, Minn.; apron, 2 pcsuit and dress which were 4-H projects belonging to motherLucia and daughter Ann's later 4-H projects of a blouse andprom dress plus newspaper clippings, (2) 4-H song books, (10)photos, clothing display sign etc.; photo, Ole Olson & AndrewTeigen, photo of a group at NDAC[?] w/Swenke Swenkeson{?]identified, writing tablet, "Tablet No.1 Independent SchoolDistrict No.2, " [Moorhead], datebook, "WH Diemert & Co.Inc." 1915 with record of garage rent payments for 1930 &1931 having a price list inside for Diemert's many alcoholicbeverages; (7) guest books dating from Oct. 1974 to July 1981during viewing of the Bob Asp Viking replica ship Hjemkomstconstruction in Hawley, programs for the Viking ship's chris-tening ceremonies, (98) loose pinback buttons with ship graphicalong with the "Viking Ship Buttons $1" sale sign also bal-loons with ship graphic; log cabin pattern baby quilt made inMoorhead by Mrs. Anton [Sigrid] Ramstad - she died ca 1942;photocopies of former Mayor Lanning's State of the City ad-dresses from 1980 - 2001 plus a photocopy of his announce-ment that he would not run for re-election; 3-way light bulbfrom the late 1930s-early 1940s; (2) radiological survey meterslast serviced in 1979, instruction booklets, one head set, twodosimeters and dosimeter charger, radiation exposure carddated 1964; set of two "Rocket" pens in cardboard folder,"Merry Christmas" and brochure dated 1946; booklet, CanMeats Now, Bulletin No. 1138 by Kerr Glass ManufacturingCorp. dated 1937; book, Soil Survey of Clay County, Minn.1982, (3) Clay County, Minnesota atlases 1964, 1973 and1977, a 1 gal. Sears & Roebuck Farm Master Pasteurizer ca1950 used in Felton Twp. and a "Seebburo" thermometer alsoused in Felton Twp., a floating dairy thermometer; certificatefor the Military Order of the Loyal Legion for First LieutenantFranklin James Burnham, 9th New Hampshire Infantry datedFeb. 11, 1890; book, On Firm Fourulation Grounded, by Car-roll Engelhardt, a small collection of 1960s-1970s airline gatepasses and rail ticket stubs; one page of a business letterhead ofHenry Schroeder, Grower and Shipper dated Nov. 30, 1909.

http://www.scandinavianhjemkomstfestival.org.

CCHS May/June 2002 Newsletter

A big story about a little houseEditor's note:Recent media coverage of a historic dollhouse in theClay County Museum has prompted lots of interest.For those of you who wondered how it started andwhat the resolution was - here is the story.

By Pam BurkhardtThe Exhibition .....The "opener" for the Toys, Toys, Toys! exhibit is alarger than average dollhouse. The exhibition openedon October 2001. In December 2001, the Fargo Fonundid an article on the new exhibit, including photos ofthe dollhouse. Shortly after seeing the Forum articleDelores Sandbeck called the museum to tell us she wasthe ori

Dollhouse ... (Continued from Page 5)original owner and the donor. KSTP, a televisionstation out of the Twin Cities, did an "On the Road"feature that offered the public only one side of thestory. It was labeled a "controversy" in the feature,and thus, became one. CCHS received angry calls,letters and emails and even one minor case ofvandalism!

Later a WDA Y-TV newscast noted that clear title wasneeded and that standard museum procedures had to befollowed for the deaccessioning process to moveforward.

ResolutionDuring the two month time period covered in theabove narration, CCHS received a number of lettersfrom Sandbeck's former neighbors and acquaintancesto verify that she mentioned to them that she had losttrack of the dollhouse after taking it to the dollhospital. Sandbeck then talked to Ochoa who sent aletter to the CCHS Board saying, ••...if I would havebeen able to tind this family years ago, I would havegiven the house back, but I didn't have their names."

When these documents were presented at the April 17board meeting, the Board felt it was enough to allowthem in good conscience to authorize that the dollhousebe deaccessioned andreturned to the originalowner, DeloresSandbeck. It should benoted that both Sandbeckand Ochoa attended theApril 17 meeting andwere in agreement as tothe final disposition ofthe dollhouse.

condition and has commented that once it is restoredshe might loan it to the museum to once again bedisplayed.

CCHS Staff is grateful for the support and advicereceived during this procedure from Tim Glines,Minnesota Historical Society Outreach ServicesManager; Marcia Anderson, MHS Chief Curator andHead of Museum Collections; Steve Aakre, attorneyand CCHS BoardMember; and theentire CCHS Boardof Directors.

If you have anyquestions about thisarticle and/or themuseum procedures(which were touchedon in the abovearticle), please get intouch with CCHS at299-5520. Ask forPam.

Jeanne Everhart, President of the Red River Valley Doll Clubcoordinated the March 23 program on doll collecting. A largeenthusiastic crowd attended. Next doll collecting program is setfor October 2002. Watch this newsletter for details.

Sandbeck very graciouslyreiterated at the BoardMeeting, that she in noway wanted to disrupt the"Toys" exhibition andwould be very willing forthe dollhouse to remainon display throughout therest of its tenure. "Toys"is scheduled to close in October at whichtime the dollhouse will be returned toSand beck with grateful thanks for allowingCCHS to use it. In the future Sandbeckintends to have it restored to its original

CCHS Volunteers received 1 year pins at the Volunteer Appreciation dinner onApril 30 include: front row (I to r) Beth Brunnelle, Dorothy Dodds, GertrudeKnutson, and Marilyn Smith; back row (I to r) Vicki Paulsen, Ashley Champ,AI Rieniets, Don Lein, Pat Hesteness, Rod Angstman and Shirley Stelter.

Website updateOur website continues to generate interest. In Januarywe started tracking first time visits to our home pagethrough the Web-Stat Traffic Analysis Service. Sincethen we've logged about ten hits per day on average,over 1400 total (as of April 25). These have come fromall over the US, Canada, Britain, Scandinavia,Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Japan, South Africa, NewZealand and Saudi Arabia among other places.

We're in the process of adding new content as well.The 1933 rural resident directory list now includesvillage residents. Recently we acquired the real andpersonal property tax lists for the county for 1905,1915 and 1925 and other years. Our volunteers arebusy keying in the names, townships and school

districts of the personal property taxpayers intodatabases, which we will add to the site. Spot-checkinghas shown that the 1905 list records about 85% of theheads of households listed on the 1905 Minnesota StateCensus. Thus the list can tell you in which townshipyour ancestor lived - a short cut to the census.

Collections Manager Pam Burkhardt is preparingphotos and information about some of our quilts for thesite. Archivist Mark Peihl is developing pages aboutsteamboats on the Red River and Red River carts. Thelater will include a recording of the carts' infamoussqueak! Log on to www.info.co.clay.mn.us/history andlet us know what you think. Your opinions areimportant to us!

Viking tour set for Dec. 9-10Clay County Historical Society and FMCornrnuniversity are collaborating on a very specialViking tour and lecture series set for Nov. and Dec.

The tour is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 9and 10. It will include the traveling exhibit "Vikings:The North Atlantic Saga," at the Science Museum ofMinnesota plus other attractions in the Twin Cities andin Little Falls.

The Smithsonian Institution organized the "Viking"exhibit, a world-renowned exhibit of Vikings art,artifacts, and historical objects. The exhibit featuresobjects on loan from museums throughout Europe andrepresents one of the best collections of Vikingsartifacts ever assembled, including Viking Age jewelry,wooden carvings, and grave goods dated from 800 to1050 A.D.; medieval church carvings dated from 1050to 1400 A.D., Romantic period (l800-1

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What's in a name?By Mark Peihl

In our last issue we looked at rural townships, theirlocations and names. This time we will cover the 30civil townships in Clay County.

But fIrst an update to our last article. I had writtenabout the Baker/Navan post office, "Navan: This is theoriginal name for the Baker post office. In March 1894,prospective postmaster Lester H. Baker applied for apost office at the railroad station of Baker. Hesuggested the name Baker for the post office as well(both named after _him). But on the proposed name lineon the form, Baker has been scratched out and thename "Navan" written in. When Baker's appointmentcame through May 9, 1894, the post office opened as. -avan. Longtime Baker postmaster Francelia Iversononce told me that it had been changed by another Bakerarea resident to honor his home town of Navan,pronounced nuh-van'), County Meath, Ireland.Apparently Mr. Baker was not amused. (At least that'show I remember the story. Fran passed away last July.If anyone knows more about this please contact us!) OnFebruary 11, 1903 Navan did become Baker to betterreflect the name of the railway station but by that time,Lester H. Baker had moved to Washington state.Andrew O. Solem was fIrst Baker postmaster. TheBaker post office closed March 7, 1998."

Sure enough, you came to my rescue. Sister Mary AnnFay of Mount St. Benedict Convent in Crookston wrotein to confirm that her grandfather, Edward Fay, namedthe post office Navan. A reminiscence written by herfather, James Fay, reads, "While my father was~oorhead] Postmaster, the Post Office Departmentwrote the Postmaster in Moorhead to suggest a namefor this station on the Great Northern named Bakerbecause there was a Becker in Minnesota which wasconfusing; so my father suggested 'Navan.' A shorttime later, L. H. Baker, after whom Baker, Minnesota,was named came in and wanted to know, 'Where inhell did they get that name?' ... Navan, Ireland, was thebirthplace of my father. He frequently quoted a littleditty: 'Sure, there's a town in Ireland of great fame,Spell it backwards or forwards, It's always the same -~-A-V-A-N!' "

Sister Mary Ann (and her brother Jim, who also calledin) recalled that her father pronounced it Na' Vun (Na'

as in "natural"). I emailed Kevin Stewart, CountySecretary for County Meath, Ireland, where Navan islocated to ask how it was pronounced there. Kevinphoned back and said they pronounce it Nah Vahn.(Nah as in "naughty" and Vahn as in "vaudeville" withno real accent on either syllable.) Take your pick.

OK, townships. The terms "town" and "township" canbe confusing for folks. In this part of the country,people often (and inaccurately) refer to cities as towns.But more precisely, town refers to the basic unit ofrural government, the civil township. Also confusingthe issue is the fact that our land measuring system usesthe term township to refer to an area six miles by sixmiles, a congressional township. In 1785 Congressapproved a new system for surveying and measuringnew lands for sale. It involved establishing arectangular grid. Starting with a north-south runningline, a Principal Meridian, surveyors laid out a series ofnumbered north-south running, six mile wide stripscalled townships. They also laid out a series ofnumbered six mile wide east-west running strips calledranges. A congressional township is legally describedby the intersection of the township and range. Forinstance, the congressional township in which the cityof Comstock is located would be township 137 west ofthe 5th Principal Meridian, range 48 north.

Civil townships, which we'll be dealing with in thisarticle, can cover more or less than one congressionaltownship. For instance, Clay County's western borderis not a straight line. The Red River crosses the linebetween ranges 48 and 49, making a small part ofrange 49 part of northwestern Clay County. SoOakport, Kragnes and Georgetown civil townships eachinclude a few acres of range 49 as well as 48. Also,when the earliest civil townships were established in thecounty, a single congressional township might notinclude enough people to become a civil township.Moorhead Township, for instance, originally coveredrange 48, townships 137, 138 and 139.

Township government has its origins in ColonialMassachusetts. Early I1hcentury Puritans lived insmall communities they called towns. Each communitybuilt a townhall for worship services. Here also the

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....~:zzs-e .:'==':a:nre to provide for creation ofI legates powers to them. Itass --.:: -:;- =~.•::-' ems closer to the people can bestseI"\. ::::_ "':' ~~. These include civil townships.:\10- - _-== ~_=--_ is conducted at the annual

VlllShipresidents havee~ ....-.:. ~-:.:;: .•e:s t these meetings; deciding, for. -:; -e.::::.e ~ ....: -•.e tax levy. Although they elect

arry out the work to be done,cy in its purist form.

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Township, established October 17, 1881 as Freeman,for Reuben Freeman, one of the original petitioners.Name changed following spring to Tenney, maybe forLuman H. Tenney, Glyndon townsite developer. Thename was again changed to Humboldt, for Germanscientist, explorer and writer Alexander von Humboldt.Many of the township's settlers were from Germany.Covers Township 137, Range 45.

Goose Prairie Township: Established April 6, 1880.Named for the flocks of wild geese which frequentedthe area. Covers Township 141, Range 44.

Glyndon Township: Established May 2, 1872 - the fIrstcivil township established in the County. Named, likethe city of Glyndon, for Howard Glyndon, pen name ofLaura Redden, popular Civil War era poet, journalistand advocate for the deaf. Originally includedTownship 139, Ranges 46 and 47 and Township 138,Range 47. Now covers Township 139, Range 47.

Keene Township: Established January 4, 1883. Uphamsays it was named for "a homesteader there, who was aveteran of the Civil War." Actually, the name is fromKeene, New Hampshire, hometown of early settlerJacob Burrill. Covers Township 141, Range 45.

Hagen Township: Established January 20, 1883.Named for early Norwegian settler, Ole Hagen. CoversTownship 142, Range 45.

Kragnes Township: Established January 6, 1880 asWoodland. An abandoned (and heavily wooded)channel of the Red River passes through the

southwestern part of the townshipand probably suggested the name.Soon after, though, it was changedto Kragnes for early settler A.O.Kragnes. Covers Township 141,Ranges 48 and part of 49.

Hawley Township: Established February 25, 1873.Named, like the Northern Pacific Railway station andthe city of Hawley for General,Senator and journalist JosephRoswell Hawley. CoversTownship 139, Range 45.

Highland Grove Township:Established June 12, 1875.Originally named Partridge,probably for early Hawleysettler Samuel Partridge. Laterrenamed Highland Grove,according to Upham, for "itslocation on the high ascent

.eastward from the Red RiverValley, and for the groves besideits lakes and on the BuffaloRiver ,the surface all about beingmainly prairie." CoversTownship 140, Range 44.

Holy Cross Township:Formerly part of MoorheadTownship, established 1882.Named for Holy Cross PostOffice, located in section 7.The post office was originallylocated in Kurtz Townshipnear the confluence of theRed and Wild Rice Rivers. There, in 1869, the originalPostmaster, Father Jean Baptiste Marie Genin, hadestablished a Catholic mission and erected a largewooden cross. The post office was named for themission, Holy Cross. Covers Township 137, Range 48.

Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859German naturalist, traveler, writer andnamesake of Humboldt Township, ClayCounty.

Kurtz Township: Formerly part ofMoorhead Township, Kurtz wasthe last civil township set off in thecounty on April 12, 1892. Named,like the post office and plattedtownsite, for Thomas Kurtz,cashier of the Moorhead'sMerchants' National Bank. Thepost office and townsite nameswere later changed to Rustad.Covers Township 138, Range 48.

Moland Tow.nship: EstablishedJune 17, 1873. Olaf Thortvedtsuggested the name from his homeparish in Telemark, Norway.Many of the earliest settlers inClay County came here fromTelemark via Houston andFillmore Counties in extremesoutheastern Minnesota. CoversTownship 140, Range 47.

Moorhead Township: Established February 25, 1873.Named, like the NPRy station and post office forWilliam Garroway Moorhead, Pennsylvania coffeeimporter and NPRy director. Covers Township 139,Range 48.

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ther Telemarker from Houstonvers Township 141, Range 47.

-- ~: Esrablished January 6, 1880.: sc~er Randolph Probstfield's Oakport

:: .:; ~ in spring 1864 in section 21. Infake stakes to the site suggesting

the Red there. The ruse- -. wnsite developers, merchants,_=,=" ae'er-do-well flocked to Oakport

-=- :::>..::::srec1, Probsttield moved his family- .- -=? 1.3, ~finnesota. That fall theNPRy

:--- __ -ing and Oakport was abandoned--- _= -- -:-::e GS -Bogusville." Covers Township~~:.. -- -"--:: ~=Ranges 48 and 49.

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-: :::=:- -= :;- - ?:...:....:e. But the following winter, as;:;- ~:::=-e ~-s:school began, an eastern relative

.: -""='=':- :" ~=-=-=: r ~ named Parke offered $100 to- -.e:-.:: :;_ --:d..edthey change to name of the

---: ~::.:' "'. :'::e settlers shrugged, added an e and~ - 2,-:" C 'ers Township 138, Range 44.

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northern part of the township. Covers Township 139,Range 46.

Skree Township: Established March 8, 1881. Namedfor Mikkel Skree, early settler. Covers Township 138,Range 45.

Spring Prairie Township: Established spring 1890.Named for the abundant natural springs in the area.Covers Township 140, Range 46.

Tansem Township: Established February 26, 1874.Originally named Lund for either C. Ole Lund or RolfE. Lund, early settlers. In 1880 the name becameT.ansem for John O. Tansem, another NorwegianpIoneer. Covers Township 137, Range 44.

Ulen Township: Established June 7, 1881. Named forearly settler Ole Ulen. Covers Township 142, Range44.

Viding Township: Established January 5, 1881. Uphamsays the "'township named for a Swedish settler there."I can not find anyone named Viding in the 1880 or1885 census listings for the township. However, the1895 and 1905 census list a John C. Viding, fromSweden, living in Moorhead Township. He may havebeen in Viding earlier. Covers Township 142, Range47.

Three incumbents and one newdirector were elected at theCCHS Annual Meeting onApril 11. Reelected for second3-year terms were DonnaVoxland and Helen Rudie.Steve Aakre, who replacedGalen Vaa on the Board, waselected to a ftrst 3-year termand John Elton was newlyelected to his ftrst 3-year term.

Offtcers elected at the regularApril meeting were DonnaVoxland-President, HelenRudie-Vice President, RodneyErickson- Treasurer, LeeKolle-Secretary .

ictured are: front row 1I to r) Marion Gee, Helen Rudie, Merlyn Valan, Lee Kolle; back rown Elton, Ben Brunsvold, Past Pres. Norman Roos, Rodney Erickson and Alvin Swanson.

-:: :: _.~red Include Joyce Haug, Steve Aakre and Arvid Thompson.

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"A Century of Change" is full of historicphotographs and stories that provide a glimpseof Moorhead from 1900 to 2000. "Fargo, ND,From Frontier Village to All America City, 1875-2000." is a unique collection of photos andstories chronicling Fargo's first 125 years!

The books, published by Heritage Publications,of Henning, are fund raisers for CCHS.

Pick up your copies today at the Clay County Museumand Archives in the Hjemkomst Center, 202 1stAvenue North in Moorhead or order with the formbelow. Call 218-299-552 fN more information.

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CLAY COUNTY

MUSEUM

ToysTOYS

Also Showing:

11 felftaJ#'! Of fjCflirjFrom the high wheels of the1880s to the mountain bikes oftoday

~- -e r childhood through this fascinating exhibit. Toys and games from the past to the present are featured - with special emphasis on-~ 32J Boomers who grew up in the 1950s to 1970s. Learn how the changes in children's lives are reftected in their toys and games.

Sandra McEvers, MoorheadAubrey & Catherine Thomas, MoorheadMarie & Art Wenner, MoorheadJerry & Dona Lein, MoorheadLoren Helmeke, FargoHelen Benson, MoorheadDorothy Carey, MoorheadArnold Ellingson, FargoJuliet Hanson, FargoDon & Kathy Pingree, GeorgetownRachel Smithwick, BarnesvilleKaren Myran, HawleyDonna Cllalimonczyk, MoorheadLaVerne Halverson, MinneapolisLeslie Rogne, KindredAnna Marie Larson, OrtonvilleLila Ordal, MoorheadMildred Skugrud, MoorheadPaul & Mardeth Dovre, MoorheadMcLarnan, Hannaher & Skatvold, MoorheadDelmar & Rhoda Hansen, Moorhead

Earl Ingebretsen, FeltonHarding Noblin, MoorheadMerlyn & Shirlee Valan, ComstockMatthew & Kathy Valan, MoorheadGary & Nancy Ronsberg, HawleyClara Evenson, FargoRobert Gerke, MoorehadEvelyn Larson, FargoEthel Medalen, MankatoMilo M. Moyano, MoorheadMaurice & Garnet Hoberg, MoorheadShirley MaIIDing, FargoVera Knapp, MoorheadMarilyn Wussow, Moorhead

CCHS welcomes the following:NEW MEMBERS

Diane Kline, MoorheadRichard Keeping, HawleyCarol M. Jobnson, Centennial CO

Director hired at CCHS

In April the CCHS Board ofDirectors hired a highlyqualified director, Lisa Hanson.Hanson has been Curator andAssistant Director at theCodington County HistoricalSociety and Heritage Museumin Watertown, SD since May1999.

A 1998 graduate of NDSU,Hanson has a BA in Public History and a minor inAnthropology .

Hanson interned at CCHS in 1997. She began her newposition here at CCHS on May 13. Stop in at the museumand welcome Hanson.

New hours for Museum/ArchivesBeginning June 1 the CCHS Museum and Archives willbe open Tuesday evenings until 9 p.m. in cooperationwith the Woodland Log Cabin summer folk art programs.Carriage rides from the log cabin to the HjemkomstCenter will be available throughout the evening onTuesdays. Summer hours will be Monday-Saturday 10-5,Tuesday 10-9 and Sunday 12-5. The Center will beclosed Thursday evening beginning June 1.

Upcoming ScheduleJune 26-30 - Scandinavian Festival, Bergquist Cabin Open

House, Danish Exhibit in Atrium Hall Cases.July 11-14 - Clay County Fair - CCHS Booth umer the

grandstand. 4H lOOthAnniversary display in 4Hbuilding.

July 20 Antique Toy Collecting Program, 2-4 p.m. withDean Baker

August 17 - Paper Doll Collecting Program, 2-4, withPeggy Ramstad

October - Doll Collecting Program

Thank you to these special BIOS Members of Clay County Historical SocietyPATRON ($200 - $499)Grosz Studio, Moorhead

SUSTAINING MEMBERS ($100 to $199)Bev & Lloyd Paulson, MoorheadChamber of Commerce of Fargo MoorheadCity of Hawley, HawleyDilworth/Glyndon/Felton SchoolsFirst National Bank, HawleyHawley Public Schools, HawleyKorsmo Funeral Service, MoorheadLutheran Brotherhood,

Lake Agassiz Branch 8430, MoorheadMoorhead Area Public Schools, Moorhead~oorhead Drug Company, MoorheadMoorhead Kiwanis, ~loorheadRigels, Inc., Appliances-TV, MoorheadSellin Brothers, HawleyState Bank of Moorhead, MoorheadVikingland Kiwanis, Moorhead

SUPPORTING MEMBER ($50 to $99)Bentley & Bentley, DDS, HawleyCass-Cla~' Creamery, Inc., Fargo

Charlotte Onstine, Tucson, AZCay of Barnesville, BarnesvilleRichard T. McMurray,

C.M. Associates, Annandale, VAEventide, MoorheadGate City Bank, FargoGreater Fargo Moorhead

Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.Gunhus, Grinnell, Klinger, Swenson and

Guy, Ltd, MoorheadLutheran Brotherhood,

East Clay County Branch 8431McLarnan, Hannaher & Skatvold,

Attorneys, MoorheadMoorhead Mid-Day Central Lions, MhdMoorhead Area Retired Education Assn.L. Maynard & Elaine G. Oss, Elk RiverState Bank of Hawley, HawleyStenerson Lumber, MoorheadVeteran's of Foreign Wars, MoorheadWard Muscatell Auto, MoorheadWells Fargo Bank MN, N.A., MoorheadWright Funeral Home, Moorhead

CCHS Bios Memberships

$ 50 to $99

$100 to $199

$200 to $499

$500 and up

Supporting Member

Sustaining Member

Patron

Major Exhibit Sponsor

As a CCHS BIOS (Business, Individual, Organization Support) Member you will receiveall benefits of an individual and/or family membership (see below) plus a certificate readyto frame and display, and a listing in all CCHS bi-monthly newsletters. To become aCCHS BIOS Member please return this fonn or a facsimile to CCHS, PO Box 501,Moorhead MN 56561-0501 or call 218-299-5520.

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