Scrapbook 1: 1908-2005

The DuBord family settled in the Fargo-Moorhead area, and is documented through a genealogical chart, several scrapbooks, a prayer book, and one immigrant cross. The material was donated by Richard DuBord of Dent, Minnesota, on April 27, 2007 (2007-2895). Richard DuBord is the son of Beatrice Marie DuBord and Armand "Pete" DuBord. Beatrice (1917-2006) and Armand (1914-1988) were married June 15, 1939, in Wild Rice, North Dakota. This collection primarily documents the life of Beatrice Marie DuBord. Other family members mentioned prominently include Lumina Rheault DuBord (1885-1957), mother of Armand DuBord. Lumina was married to Arthur DuBord (1887-1952) on November 18, 1913, in Wild Rice, North Dakota. Eusebe DuBord (1850-1930) was the father of Arthur DuBord. The first folder contains a four generation genealogical chart created by Richard DuBord. The first scrapbook was made by Beatrice Marie DuBord, and consists of newspaper clippings, invitations, and photographs (1908-2005). There are many clippings about priest ordinations, priest deaths, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fargo, and several other churches. Several pages of obituaries, weddings, anniversaries, and births are located in this scrapbook, including Beatrice Marie DuBord and Armand Dubord’s wedding, Armand’s obituary, and Arthur and Lumina Dubord’s obituaries. The high school diplomas of Beatrice and Armand are also in this scrapbook. A few pages contain articles of soldiers going off to the armed forces in World War II, as well as newspaper clippings of missing or killed soldiers. Miscellaneous photographs are also included. Within the first scrapbook are several loose items, which include postcards, graduation, wedding, birth, and funeral announcements. The loose items were placed in a separate folder and arranged following the scrapbook. The second scrapbook is in a three-ring binder and consists mostly of postcards from the Dubord family travels (1973-2003). In some cases, along with the postcards, there are newspaper clippings about tourist sites for that city. There are photographs of the family’s trip to Hawaii and also some photographs from the Roger Maris Museum in Fargo. Other than the postcards, this scrapbook contained articles on weather in the Fargo-Moorhead area, Stations of the Cross clippings, various awards and invitations to Beatrice DuBord, and a few articles on the ordination of Bishop Samuel Aquila. Also included, is a prayer book, Manuel De Sainte Anne- Règlements ET Prières A Ľusage Des Dames De La Congrégation De Saint Anne. It is dated 1930 and published in Montreal, Canada. This prayer book belonged to Lumina DuBord. There is also an "immigrant cross" that first belonged to Eusebe Dubord, who passed it on to Armand DuBord. When he passed away, it was left to his wife Beatrice, who then gave it to Richard Dubord. It is a black wooden cross that sits in a stand and depicts Jesus Christ nailed to the cross. The letters INRI are above Jesus’ head.