Fort Ransom area history, 1878-1978

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Homestead; Nordland
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/6096

Acknowledgements At one time I planned to list the names of all those who helped gather material, facts, pictures and so on, for this booklet, and it looked as though it would be a short list. Then the help started coming in, and if I were to list all those who have helped it would almost be another booklet. The priceless old pictures that Ruth Berg, Gilmore Hanson, Mrs. Sonke Jenson, Loubert Rufsvold, Richard Birklid, Helga Libak, Tilde Paulson, Ralph and Victor Humphrey, Mrs. Ted Grothe, Mrs. Anton Strander and others furnished tell more of the old times and the people than any words can tell. Herb Martinson took most of the pictures of modern times. Mrs. Leslie Brandvold sent in the write-up for the Nordland Church, Harvey Sletten for the two Fort Ransom churches and the school. Jim McAlinden the memories of folks and facts in Springer Township. Russell Larson spent long hours researching the Walker Mill, the life of Walker and of several others whose families did not send in any information. Melvin Brandvold gave invaluable information about where the early homesteaders settled in Northland, Edgar and Mrs. Birklid helped with Preston. The Owen Rufsvolds, Loubert Rufsvolds and Gene Maddocks spent a whole evening with us recalling early settlers and facts. It was then I first learned about Hurra Kroken, and later Gilmore gave me more details. Lewis and Mrs. Maddock, Vic Humphrey and Ralph Humphrey furnished more Springer information, and from CA. Sandhei's meticulous research of the names of those who owned Fort Ransom Township land from homestead days and almost to 1938, I obtained names and information about settlers that I am sure most of the readers never heard of. I feel that Fort Ransom owes it to the memory of CA. Sandhei to retype and bind that scrap book of the section by section research that he labored at for many years. It was purely a labor of love. So, to all of you who sent in information about your own and other families, a big THANK YOU. This applies especially to Harold Henrikson of Fargo. vt/ 115 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.