Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Records

Collection

Identifier: OGLMC-1210

Scope and Contents

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: Series 1: Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Mothers and Fathers Series 2: Histories of Towns, Churches, and Landmarks Series 3: Pembina County Pioneer Daughters Organizational Records

Dates

Other: Date acquired: 07/12/1990

Creator

Pembina County Pioneer Daughters (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Pioneer Daughters Club of Pembina County was chartered in 1941. The majority of the members were either original settlers or their descendants. 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.

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