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Title: Pearson Family
Dates: ca. 1880-2000
Collection Number: MSS 11301
Quantity: 3.5 feet
Abstract: Consists of genealogical materials, correspondence, diaries, reminiscences, school records, agricultural records, travel logs, obituaries and photographs that belonged to the Pearson family (Bowman, N.D.).
Provenance: The Pearson Family papers were donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Dorothy and Dean Pearson on October 4, 2016.
Property rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to the collection.
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11103 Pearson Family Movies
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
1 Genealogy and family trees, n.d.
2 Genealogy, n.d.
3 Address book with genealogical information, n.d.
4 Correspondence between Arvid Pearson and Esther Carlson, 1905-1908
5 Correspondence to Edgar Pearson from Swedish relatives, 1952-1984
6 Correspondence between Edgar Pearson and Dorothy Wilkens, 1954
7 Correspondence to Dorothy Pearson and Pearson family Christmas letters, 1980-2000
8 Correspondence to Thelma Wilkens, 1918-1985
9 Correspondence to Esther Blomgren, 1913-1968
10 Correspondence to Thelma and John C. Wilkens, 1930-1976
11 Esther Carlson diary, 1903-1904
12 Arvid Pearson reminiscences, n.d.
13 Arvid Pearson diary, 1906-1908
14 Arvid Pearson diary, ca. 1908-1909
15 Moore/Wilkens family, 1926-1988
16 Gustafson family, 1966
17 Eulogy for C. A. Pearson (contains biographical information), 1915
18 Jake and Dora Wilkins, guardians of Nellie Coatney, 1897
19 Agricultural ledger, Edgar Pearson, 1953-1969
20 Dorothy Wilkens school and continuing education records, 1940-1985
21 A. Pearson diary (in Swedish), 1912-1914
22 Edgar and Dorothy Pearson travel logs, 1954-1956
23 Charles Wilkens (1890-1891)
24 Sale of Pers farm, n.d.
25 Legal documents, 1908-1915
26 Obituaries and death notices, 1978-2013
27 Postcard correspondence, ca. 1910
28 Postcard correspondence in an album, ca. 1905-1920
Box 2: Photographs: 11301-00001-11301-00013
Box 3: Photographs: 11301-00014-11301-00035
Box 4: Photographs: 11301-00036-11301-00085
Box 5: Photographs: 11301-00086-11301-00103
Box 6: Photographs: 11301-00104-11301-00118
Box 7: Photographs: 11301-00119-11301-00157
Box 8: Photographs: 11301-00158-11301-00169
Box 9: Photographs: 11301-00170-11301-00185
Box 10: Photographs: 11301-00186-11301-00192
Box 11: Photographs: 11301-00193-11301-00221
Box 12: Photographs: 11301-00222-11301-00239
Box 13: Photographs: 11301-00240-11301-00300
Box 14: Photographs: 11301-00301-11301-00371
Box 15: Photographs: 11301-00372-11301-00436
Box 16: Photographs: 11301-00437-11301-00445
Box 17: Certificates:
Marriage of Jacob Wilkens and Dorothea Fink, October 15, 1883
Chas. August Wilkins birth certificate, June 22, 1890
Jacob Mathias Wilkens confirmation certificate, August 2, 1862
Dorothea Liebig confirmation certificate, April 10, 1885
Jacob Mathias Wilkens confirmation certificate, August 2, 1862
PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
Dorothea Harvey family
11301-00001 Lillie Sampson, ca. 1917
11301-00002 Lillie Sampson, ca. 1925
11301-00003 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, ca. 1890
11301-00004 Dorothea Harvey, ca. 1890
11301-00005 Anna Sampson, ca. 1885
11301-00006 Elmer Sampson, ca. 1900
11301-00007 Charlie Harvey, ca. 1900
11301-00008 Elmer Sampson, ca. 1905
11301-00009 Eddie Harvey, ca. 1900
11301-00010 Charlie and Mrs. Harvey, ca. 1910
11301-00011 Henry and Ed Harvey , ca. 1900
11301-00012 Uncle Harvey, ca. 1880
11301-00013 Lillie Sampson, ca. 1900
Blomgren family
11301-00014 Dorothy Harvey family, ca. 1890
11301-00015 Dining room of Olaf and Jenny Carlson set for silver wedding anniversary , June 23, 1906
11301-00016 Hanson family, ca. 1930
11301-00017 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00018 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00019 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00020 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00021 Esther Carlson and her mother, ca. 1903
11301-00022 Elin with son Ernest Kinander, ca. 1910
11301-00023 Elin and Mr. Kinander with son Ernest, ca. 1910
11301-00024 Selma Bongart wedding portrait, ca. 1900
11301-00025 Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Tholander and son, ca. 1910
11301-00026 Oscar and Lena Carlson wedding portrait, ca. 1910
11301-00027 Oscar Ankerberg outside butcher shop, Brooklyn (N.Y.), ca. 1920
11301-00028 Mike and Mabel Carlson, ca. 1918
11301-00029 Frank Hanson wedding portrait, ca. 1910
11301-00030 Carl and Sara (Stina) Larson, ca. 1890
11301-00031 Olof and Jenny (Samuelsdotter) Larson, ca. 1900
11301-00032 Ernest, Martina, Edgar and Enore Pearson, ca. 1900
11301-00033 Esther Carlson , ca. 1900
11301-00034 Oscar Ankarberg, 1877
11301-00035 John Blomgren's home in Sweden, 1912
11301-00036 Edgar Pearson and John Blomgren threshing, September 1, 1941
11301-00037 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D., ca. 1930
11301-00038 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D. on May Pole Day, ca. 1925
11301-00039 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D., ca. 1925
11301-00040 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D., ca. 1925
11301-00041 Group that includes Grandma Reestin, Mildred Carlson, Olga Sevenson, Dorothea Sunden, Lily Silbernagel, Laura Carlson, Edith Overland, Isabelle Snyder, Lucille Enloe, Bertha Bertscky, Mrs. Dolan, Mabel holding one of her daughters Delores, Mrs. Overland, Mae Oien, Fern Dolan, Billy Thame, Halley Pfiefer, Jr. Oien, Howard Pfiefer, Lauretta and Junette Sibernagel, probably Wildrose Club, ca. 1925
11301-00042 Group, ca. 1925
11301-00043 Edgar and John Blomgren, ca. 1920
11301-00044 Oscar and Lena Carlson, Oscar Ankerberg, Lillian Maginass, ca. 1935
11301-00045 Bunkhouse on Blomgren farm, north of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00046 Snowstorm in Blomgren garden, north of Bowman (N.D.), 1927
11301-00047 Might be John Blomgren on homestead north of Marmarth (N.D.), 1911
11301-00048 Might be Daisy and Oscar Samuelson, ca. 1920
11301-00049 Uncle Hugo, ca. 1880
11301-00050 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1945
11301-00051 Esther and Edgar Pearson, Walt and Laura Carlson, ca. 1925
11301-00052 Bob Foreman and Edgar Pearson, ca. 1940
11301-00053 Oscar Carlson and Oscar Ankerberg, ca. 1935
11301-00054 Esther Blomgren among trees on farm, north of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00055 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1945
11301-00056 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1945
11301-00057 Oilfield seventeen miles south of Marmarth (N.D.), 1937
11301-00058 Lina and Oscar Carlson, July 1944
11301-00059 John Blomgren on binder, ca. 1925
11301-00060 Chicken house on Esther Blomgren's farm, north of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00061 Esther Blomgren, Lyla Jensen, Mrs. Andrew (Ings) Jensen, Laura Carlson and Bert Kram picking berries, ca. 1925
11301-00062 Right to left: Mike Carlson, Laura and Walter Carlson, Grant and Elmer Kram, Evelyn Kram, Mabel Carlson and Edgar , ca. 1925
11301-00063 Group that includes Frank Blomgren, Jens Jenson, John, Ernest and Thelma Blomgren, ca. 1925
11301-00064 Group that includes Dorothy Fratzke, Esther Blomgren, Inga Jenson, and Justina Slettner , ca. 1925
11301-00065 Group that includes Esther, Ernest and John Blomgren, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lidgerstorm, Mabel and Mike Carlson, Arnold Havsen, Gust Leibig, Violet and Lorraine Carlson, Thelma Blomgren, Delores Carlson, ca. 1925
11301-00066 Cathy Blomgren, ca. 1970
11301-00067 Gunnar and Helen Carlson with children Eric and Edith and unknown woman with child, ca. 1920
11301-00068 Man with farm truck, ca. 1930
11301-00069 Left to right: Thelma, Ernest, Esther Blomgren, Jim Jenson, Frank Blomgren, ca. 1930
11301-00070 Garrison Dam "where Wayne Blees was killed," 1961
11301-00071 Ethel (Kram) Arnell, ca. January 18, 1931
11301-00072 Man and two women, ca. January 18, 1931
11301-00073 Woman, January 18, 1931
11301-00074 Left to right: Bill and Violet (Carlson) Compart, Clarence and Lorraine (Carlson) Herman, across table Edgar Pearson, Delores (Carlson) and Richard Herman, 1945
11301-00075 Front row, left to right: Karl, Thage, Aunt Jenny, Elsa, Erik, Thor, Arne Anderson; back row, left to right: Sara, Siri, Stig, Elin, Hillerstorp, Sweden, ca. 1960
11301-00076 "Down with the Men" suffrage parade, ca. 1918
11301-00077 Astrid Karlsson, ca. 1914
11301-00078 Mike Carlson, ca. 1920
11301-00079 "Driving a turkey": Man on wagon pulled by turkey outside farm home, ca. 1930
11301-00080 Chickens feeding on farm, ca. 1930
11301-00081 Chickens feeding on farm, ca. 1930
11301-00082 Robert and Harold Forman, John, Edgar and Esther, ca. 1930
11301-00083 Harold F., Ernie, John, Edgar and Thelma, ca. 1930
11301-00084 Ernie, Deloris, Vi and Lorrain playing on a fort, ca. 1930
11301-00085 Ernie, Deloris, Vi and Lorrain playing on a fort, ca. 1930
Wirt and Kate Leibig Crandall family
11301-00086 Eleanor Crandall, April 16, 1925
11301-00087 Wirt Crandall, ca. 1890
11301-00088 Florence Crandall, ca. 1900
11301-00089 Kate (Leibig) Crandall, ca. 1890
11301-00090 Kate (Leibig) Crandall, ca. 1890
11301-00091 Gerald, Dorothy and Florence Crandall, ca. 1920
11301-00092 Dorothy and Eleanor Crandall, ca. 1920
11301-00093 Florence Crandall, ca. 1920
11301-00094 Eleanor with daughter Eleanor Crandall, 1935
11301-00095 Kate Crandall and Chiesl Wilkens at rock garden, Lemmon (S.D.), 1935
11301-00096 Gerald, Alice and Eleanor Crandall, 1927
11301-00097 Dorothy Crandall, ca. 1920
Joe and Emma Leibig Durdell family
11301-00098 Might be Lillie Durdell, ca. 1910
11301-00099 Sigel Church, ca. 1910
11301-00100 Lillie Durdell, ca. 1900
11301-00101 Lillie Durdell conformation portrait, ca. 1915
11301-00102 Joe Durdell and his first car, with Emma, Lillie, Rufina, Harry and Walter Durdell, ca. 1917
11301-00103 Herman and Lillie (Durdell) Wolf wedding portrait , ca. 1920
Edgar Pearson's photo album
11301-00104 Anna Tharlander, ca. 1900
11301-00105 Verner Tharlander, ca. 1900
11301-00106 Erik Andersson family, ca. 1900
11301-00107 Anna Tharlander, ca. 1900
11301-00108 Child, ca. 1900
11301-00109 Child, ca. 1900
11301-00110 Woman, ca. 1900
11301-00111 Gustof Thorlander, ca. 1900
11301-00112 Gustof Thorlander with bicycle, ca. 1900
11301-00113 Anna and Gustof Tharlander wedding portrait, ca. 1900
11301-00114 Woman, ca. 1880
11301-00115 Man, ca. 1880
11301-00116 Woman, ca. 1880
11301-00117 Woman, ca. 1880
11301-00118 Man, ca. 1880
Pete and Louise Wilkens family
11301-00119 Walter Wilkens, ca. 1920
11301-00120 Willie Wilkens in uniform, ca. 1918
11301-00121 Ed, Bill, Otto and Walter Wilkens, ca. 1920
11301-00122 Art Wilkens, ca. 1918
11301-00123 Pete and Louise Wilkens residence, Wheeler (Ill.), 1915
11301-00124 Otto Wilkens, ca. 1918
11301-00125 Willie Wilkens, ca. 1918
11301-00126 Lowell Wilkens, ca. 1918
11301-00127 Peter Wilkens , ca. 1880
11301-00128 Walter Wilkens, ca. 1910
11301-00129 Willie Wilkens, ca. 1890
11301-00130 Walter Wilkens, ca. 1900
11301-00131 Otto and Eddie Wilkens, ca. 1890
11301-00132 Peter and Louisa Wilkens, ca. 1890
11301-00133 Otto and Eddie Wilkens, ca. 1900
11301-00134 Peter Wilkens, ca. 1880
11301-00135 Peter Wilkens memorial cabinet card, August 18, 1910
Dorothea Fink and Jacob Mathias Wilkens families
11301-00136 Elizabeth (Maas) and Henry Wilkens , ca. 1870
11301-00137 Edgar and Dorothy (Wilkens) Pearson wedding portrait, October 9, 1954
11301-00138 John Charles and Thelma Wilkens 40th wedding anniversary, 1966
11301-00139 Man, ca. 1900
11301-00140 Jacob and Dorothea Wilkens, Clem and Ivy Wilkens, Grandpa Kienberger, Carrie (Kienberger) and Henry Wilkens, ca. 1915
11301-00141 Grandma Wilkens and her great great grandchildren Morris, John, Ronald Cecil and Dorothy, 1935
11301-00142 Lillie on horse Gypsy, 1948
11301-00143 Charlie Wilkens memorial cabinet card, May 1, 1891
11301-00144 Dorothea (Fink) Wilkens, ca. 1946
11301-00145 Elizabeth (Maas) and Henry Wilkens , ca. 1870
11301-00146 Matt and Lillian (Coatney) (Wilkens) Engesser wedding portrait, 1917
11301-00147 Jacob, Sophia and Peter Wilkens, ca. 18880
11301-00148 Flowers at Jacob Wilkens' funeral, April 26, 1919
11301-00149 Flowers at Jacob Wilkens' funeral, April 26, 1919
11301-00150 Dorothy and Jacob Wilkens family outside farm home. Standing: Henry, Carrie, Dorothea, Jake and Clem, John on goat, Lillie with sheep, Ed Wilkens and bertha Bassey on horses, ca. 1905
11301-00151 Jacob and Dorothea Wilkens and family: Carrie and Henry on top, Lillie, Bertha, Bassey and Ed, ca. 1905
11301-00152 John and Thelma Wilkens family. left to right: John Cecil, John Charles, Dorothy Thelma and Thelma Elizabeth Pearl (Moore) Wilkens, 1956
11301-00153 Thelma, Christine, Millie and Marge Wilkens, November 1949
11301-00154 Grandma Wilkens, John, Thelma, Cecil Wilkens and Christi, Jesse and Roger Moore , 1933
11301-00155 John Charles and Henry Joseph Wilkens, ca. 1925
11301-00156 Grandma and Dorothy Wilkens on horse Red Wing, 1935
11301-00157 Glenn Pearson, 1964
11301-00158 Bernard Sparsken, 1895
11301-00159 Anna Fransson, ca. 1890
11301-00160 Anna Carlson, 1896
11301-00161 Robert Svenson, ca. 1890
11301-00162 Augusta Svenson, ca. 1890
11301-00163 Nanny Carlson, ca. 1904
11301-00164 Signe Holm , ca. 1905
11301-00165 Esther Carlson, ca. 1904
11301-00166 Hugo Carlson, ca. 1890
11301-00167 Erica and Ebba Carlson, ca. 1890
11301-00168 Cousin Eric (last name unknown), ca. 1880
11301-00169 Ebba Carlson, ca. 1880
11301-00170 Alma Vickander, ca. 1880
11301-00171 Hilvi, Tyra, Signe and Hilmer Torwald, ca. 1880
11301-00172 Anna Carlson, ca. 1880
11301-00173 Tora Brudeen and daughter, ca. 1880
11301-00174 Hilvi, Signe and Tyra Torwald, ca. 1880
11301-00175 Alma Vickander and Ebba Carlson, ca. 1880
11301-00176 Alma Vickander, ca. 1880
11301-00177 Tayree Torwald, ca. 1880
11301-00178 Woman, ca. 1880
11301-00179 Frida and Alma Wickander, ca. 1880
11301-00180 Man, ca. 1880
11301-00181 Karl (last name unknown), ca. 1880
11301-00182 Algot Karlsson, ca. 1880
11301-00183 Oscar Ankerberg, ca. 1880
11301-00184 Anna Ankerberg , ca. 1895
11301-00185 Oscar Ankerberg outside butcher shop, Brooklyn (N.Y.), ca. 1920
11301-00186 Frank Witner and his friend tintype, 1903
11301-00187 Selma, Mrs. Ankerberg and Gumar in automobile tintype, ca. 1900
11301-00188 Mrs. Ankerberg and Agnes Anderson in automobile tintype, ca. 1900
11301-00189 Olga F., Mrs. Ankerberg, and Esther G. in automobile tintype, ca. 1900
11301-00190 Ernst Ingeborg, Esther and Mrs. Anderson in automobile tintype, ca. 1900
11301-00191 Wedding portrait tintype, ca. 1900
11301-00192 Group in automobile tintype, ca. 1900
11301-00193 Catherine Leibig, ca. 1880
11301-00194 Henry Leibig, ca. 1880
11301-00195 Catherine Fink Leibig and family, back row, left to right: Dorothea Fink Wilkens, Emma Leibig Durdell, Dorothea Fink Wilkens, Emma Leibig Crandall. Front: Katherine Fink Leibig and son George Fink, ca. 1900
11301-00196 Dora Leibig, ca. 1890
11301-00197 Dora Leibig and children Dorothea, George, Emma and Kate, ca. 1890
11301-00198 Dora Leibig, ca. 1890
11301-00199 Jacob and Dorothea Wilkens, ca. 1890
11301-00200 George and Hannah Wilkens, ca. 1920
11301-00201 Delbert Wilkens with unidentified woman , ca. 1915
11301-00202 Alma, Charley, Albert and Delbert Wilkens , ca. 1910
11301-00203 Albert and Alma Wilkens, ca. 1920
11301-00204 George and Hannah Wilkens with children Charlie, Alma and Albert, ca. 1890
11301-00205 Albert Wilkens, ca. 1900
11301-00206 Alma Wilkens, ca. 1900
11301-00207 George Fink, ca. 1890
11301-00208 Hugo Fink, ca. 1900
11301-00209 Lydia Fink , ca. 1910
11301-00210 Lola Fink, ca. 1910
11301-00211 Otto and Flora Fink wedding portrait, ca. 1920
11301-00212 George and Ida Fink with Liddia, Hugo and Otto, ca. 1930
11301-00213 George and Ida Fink, ca. 1900
11301-00214 Ida (Durdell) Fink, ca. 1890
11301-00215 George Fink, ca. 1920
11301-00216 Hugo Fink, ca. 1920
Edgar Pearson's photographs
11301-00217 Walter and Edgar Pearson with American flag, 1917
11301-00218 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1925
11301-00219 Esther, Michael, Walter and Edgar Pearson, ca. 1930
11301-00220 Arvid, Esther and Edgar Pearson, ca. 1920
11301-00221 Sarah and Andrew (last name unknown) (copy), ca. 1875
Clemens Wilkens and Ivy Fuller Wilkens
11301-00222 Ivy May Fuller, ca. 1895
11301-00223 Woman , 1909
11301-00224 Clemens Wilkens and his dog, ca. 1920
11301-00225 Field north of Clemens Wilkens' home, ca. 1920
11301-00226 Group having meal outside on Clements Wilkens' homestead, ca. 1910
11301-00227 Clemens and Ivy Wilkens, 1910
11301-00228 Clemens Wilkens, ca. 1910
11301-00229 Ivy May Fuller Wilkens, ca. 1910
Henry Joseph Wilkens family
11301-00230 Henry Joseph and Carrie Alice Kienenberger Wilkens wedding portrait, ca. 1910
11301-00231 John and Henry Wilkens, ca. 1910
11301-00232 Henry Wilkens, ca. 1900
11301-00233 Henry Wilkens' homestead, ca. 1910
11301-00234 Ervin Kienenberger at desk, ca. 1930
11301-00235 Ernest Blomgren, Opal Blomgren, Tom McKennett, Edgar Pearson, Esther Blomgren, John Blomgren, Thelma McKennett, Tommy McKennett, Dorothy Blomgren, Lois McKennett, ca. 1950
11301-00236 Edgar Pearson, Esther Blomgren, Thelma McKennett, John Blomgren and Ernest Blomgren, ca. 1950
11301-00237 Flora McDonald , February 1908
11301-00238 Esther Carlson 1903
11301-00239 Bertha and Erling Larsen wedding, with Mr. and Mrs. Wussaw, and Mary and Bill Larsen, April 25, 1959
11301-00240 Thelma and H. Thomas McKennett with children Tommy, Lois and Carolyn, ca. 1949
11301-00241 Lois McKennett Schneider and her father Tom, ca. 1945
11301-00242 Tommy and Thelma McKennett, ca. 1943
11301-00243 Edgar Pearson and Clareanne Herman, June 1949
11301-00244 Edgar Pearson and Tommy McKennett on Edgar's farm, ca. 1946
11301-00245 Tom McKennett and his son Tommy, ca. 1945
11301-00246 Esther Blomgren and grandson Tommy McKennett, ca. 1944
11301-00247 Lois and Tommy McKennett with unidentified children, 1948
11301-00248 Tommy and Thelma McKennett, April 1943
11301-00249 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1945
11301-00250 Edgar and Esther Pearson, ca. 1918
11301-00251 Esther Blomgren in Little Missouri River, Marmarth (N.D.), September 11,1938
11301-00252 Lorraine, John Esther and Clareanne Blomgren with Edgar Pearson, June 1949
11301-00253 John Blomgren, Lorraine, Clareanne, Esther Blomgren, Edgar, June 1949
11301-00254 Tommy and Thelma McKennett, 1943
11301-00255 Tom McKennett and his son Tommy, 1943
11301-00256 Clareanne, Edgar, Esther Blomgren with tractor, June 1949
11301-00257 Esther Blomgren, Lois and Tommy McKennett, 1948
11301-00258 Lois Schneider McKennett with toy wagon, ca. 1948
11301-00259 Bertha Jensen, Ernest Blomgren between Margaret Swendby and Lowell Jones, ca. 1944
11301-00260 Mrs. Henry McKennett, Tom McKennett, Thelma McKennett and Edgar Pearson, ca. 1941
11301-00261 Edgar Pearson beside farm building, ca. 1945
11301-00262 Tom McKennett on Bowman County elevator float in parade, June 1949
11301-00263 Esther holding Dorothy Blomgren, Opal Blomgren, Carol Herman, Delores Herman, Ernest Blomgren, John Blomgren and Richard Herman, 1949
11301-00264 John Blomgren and Tom McKennett, 1943
11301-00265 Lois Schneider McKennett, May 4, 1945
11301-00266 Tom H. McKennett, September 5, 1943
11301-00267 Clareanne and Carole Kay Herman, July 1948
11301-00268 Esther Blomgren, Tommy McKennett, Thelma and Lois McKennett, ca. 1950
11301-00269 Carol Kaye Herman, Karen Compart and Clareanne Herman at children's table with birthday cake, ca. 1950
11301-00270 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1950
11301-00271 Ernest, Opal and Dorothy Blomgren, 1947
11301-00272 Thelma and Tom McKennett, 1941
11301-00273 Signe Thorwal, ca. 1918
11301-00274 Tyra Torwald, ca. 1910
11301-00275 Esther Blomgren and Tommy McKennett, ca. 1945
11301-00276 Group, including: Walt, Mike Carlson, Edgar Pearson, Ernest and Opal Blomgren, Steve and Dorothy, Laura, Esther and Mable Blomgren, ca. 1945
11301-00277 Group, including: Edgar Pearson, Andrew and Inga Jensen, Tommy Pearson, Ernest, Opal, Mable, Ether Blomgren, Lyla Jensen, Lily Jensen, Ethel, Laura Carlson, Carolyn McKennett, Steve Blomgren, Mike, Dorothy Blomgren, Lois McKennett, Lois Jensen and Thelma McKennett, ca. 1945
11301-00278 Roasting wieners at the Burning Coal Mine, Amidon (N.D.), July 1949
11301-00279 Clareanne Herman on tricycle, July 1948
11301-00280 Alma Wikander's house, ca. 1930
11301-00281 McCormick-Deering tractor on Esther Blomgren's farm, north of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1930
11301-00282 Esther Blomgren on homestead, north of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1930
11301-00283 Chicken house on Esther Blomgren's farm, north of Bowman (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00284 Group at Oscar and Matilda Persson home, including Olle Erikson and his daughter Ruby, May 1960
11301-00285 Might be Blomgren house, ca. 1930
11301-00286 Esther Blomgren on 80th birthday, August 6, 1961
11301-00287 Alben's house, Dalarna, Sweden, 1949
11301-00288 Taking of our cattle by Brother Melker Carlson, 1956
11301-00289 Edgar Pearson's car, ca. 1940
11301-00290 Delores and Esther Blomgren with Lois and Carol Kay, ca. 1940
11301-00291 Clarence, Lorraine, Lois, Clareanne, Jeno, Lyla, Mrs. A. Jensen and Shirley at party, ca. 1940
11301-00292 Signe and Oscar Carlson in Castle Park, Sweden, 1962
11301-00293 Lorraine and Clarence on the Hanson Hill, June 1949
11301-00294 John and Esther Blomgren family on a picnic at Cave Hills, July 4th
11301-00295 Hugo and Erik Karlsson with family, ca. 1940
11301-00296 Might be Alma Wikander's son with wife and child, ca. 1940
11301-00297 Esther Carlson's home in Sweden, August 1903
11301-00298 Walter and Anna Teele, Westwood (N.J.) , August 1937
11301-00299 Mrs. Whitney, November 25, 1897
11301-00300 John and Esther Blomgren and Ethel and Frank Willis on joint wedding anniversary, December 29 (year unknown)
11301-00301 Mary and Bill Larsen, Milwaukee (Wisc.), April 25, 1959
11301-00302 Henry Sibernagel and son, Edgar and Ernest spraying cattle, 1953
11301-00303 Edgar Pearson, Esther Blomgren, Laura, Walt, Alan Pearson, Pam, Dean and Glen Pearson
11301-00304 Woman with roses in back yard, April 21, 1973
11301-00305 Gullie, Fride and Anders Anderssen, 1979
11301-00306 Gullie and Fride Anderssen, ca. 1975
11301-00307 Frank and Edgar Pearson, 1953
11301-00308 Group: Tom McKennett, Olle Erickson, Laura Carlson, Thelma McKennett, Daisy Erickson, Gulli, Anders, and Fride Andersson, Edgar, Alan and Glen Pearson, ca. 1975
11301-00309 Eric, Anne and Eric Carlson, ca. 1980
11301-00310 Eric, Anne and Eric Carlson, ca. 1980
11301-00311 Daisy and Ruby Erickson, Mother's day, May 8, 1977
11301-00312 Anne and Eric Carlson, ca. 1980
11301-00313 Emilinda Carlson, 1973
11301-00314 Eric, Anne and Eric Carlson, ca. 1990
11301-00315 Arvid Pearson memorial card, 1915
11301-00316 Violetta Wilkens, Dorothy and Edgar Pearson, Ernest Blomgren and Reverend Storm at the Pearson's wedding, October 9, 1954
11301-00317 Dedication, Fort Dilts, Slope County (N.D.), 1932
11301-00318 Dorothy Wilkens Pearson, ca. 1945
11301-00319 Group on porch, including Edgar Pearson, John, Esther, Ernest and Thelma Blomgren, ca. 1940
11301-00320 Group beside horse-drawn sleigh, ca. 1910
11301-00321 Edgar, Dean, Glenn and Dorothy Pearson with Esther Blomgren, 1961
11301-00322 Edgar Pearson on farm, 1947
11301-00323 Glenn, Alan and Dean Pearson, November 4, 1962
11301-00324 Main Street, Havelock (Iowa), ca. 1920
11301-00325 Ed Wilkens and railway workers beside train, ca. 1920
11301-00326 Ed Wilkens on a donkey, ca. 1920
11301-00327 Ricland Center School, Ivy Wilkens, teacher, Slope County (N.D.), ca. 1925
11301-00328 Ed Wilkens and men outside Western Union office, ca. 1920
11301-00329 Ernest and Martina Pearson and sons Enor and Edgar, ca. 1935
11301-00330 Anders Andersson, 1963
11301-00331 Dorothy Wilkens and Edward Pearson, 1954
11301-00332 Albin Persson family, ca. 1920
11301-00333 Albin Persson, ca. 1960
11301-00334 Couple, ca. 1920
11301-00335 Albin Persson, ca. 1960
11301-00336 Albin Persson and Anders Andersson, ca. 1960
11301-00337 Albin Persson and Anders Andersson, ca. 1930
11301-00338 Erik Anderson, Arvid and Esther Pearson, ca. 1900
11301-00339 Steve, Edgar, Karen and Pearl Pearson, Rockford (Ill.), 1965
11301-00340 Dean and Glenn Pearson, ca. 1955
11301-00341 Dean Pearson, 1964
11301-00342 Dean Pearson, 1962
11301-00343 Dean Pearson, 1963
11301-00344 Dean Pearson, Darla Dee Wilkens and Glenn Pearson, 1961
11301-00345 Edgar and Dorothy Pearson wedding, October 8, 1954
11301-00346 Edgar and Dorothy Pearson wedding portrait, October 8, 1954
11301-00347 Edgar and Dean Pearson with Esther Blomgren, 1957
11301-00348 Edgar, Dorothy and Dean Pearson, 1957
11301-00349 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1950
11301-00350 – 00353 Edgar Pearson, ca. 1940
11301-00354 Ernest Blomgren, Millicent Anderson, Bette Merz and Edgar Pearson, ca. 1945
11301-00355 Left to right: Edgar, Dean, Dorothy Pearson, Mabel Carlson, and Esther Blomgren, 1959
11301-00356 Edgar and Dorothy Pearson, Thelma and John Wilkens, Vi Gerlich and Virginia Noyce, 1954
11301-00357 Tom and Thelma McKennett wedding, Fort Lewis (Wash.), ca. 1945
11301-00358 Dorothea and Jacob Wilkens, ca. 1890
11301-00359 Public school, Fullerton (N.D.), ca. 1915
11301-00360 Threshing at Joe Durdell's farm, ca. 1920
11301-00361 Group, including Esther Blomgren, Edgar Pearson, John Blomgren, Walt and Laura Carlson, ca. 1920
11301-00362 Wagon taking Edgar Pearson to school, September 1920
11301-00363 Harvesting on the Andrew Jensen farm, ca. 1915
11301-00364 Ernest Blomgren family, November 1963
11301-00365 Esther Blomgren, ca. 1940
11301-00366 Students and teacher, Esther Blomgren, outside Cash School, 14 miles northwest of Bowman (N.D., ca. 1930
11301-00367 Mabel Carlson, Dorothy and Dean Pearson, Esther Blomgren, Mike Carlson, 1959
11301-00368 Ernest, Ether, Edgar, Thelma and John Blomgren, July 1941
11301-00369 C. Arvid Pearson grave, Bowman (N.D.), 1915
11301-00370 Esther Blomgren, Edgar Pearson, Dean Pearson and Dorothy Pearson, 1959
11301-00371 Edgar Pearson and Ernest Blomgren, 1959
11301-00372 Maude Widner, 1985
11301-00373 – 00374 Todd Pearson's school concert, ca. 1994
11301-00375 Todd Pearson's Valentine's day party, February 1994
11301-00376 Todd Pearson's school concert, ca. 1994
11301-00377 Thelma Wilkens, July 1990
11301-00378 Thelma Wilkens with grandson Jeffrey Pearson, 1991
11301-00379 Starla and Kayla Wilkens, Thelma Wilkens and Jeffrey Pearson, 1991
11301-00380 Ralph Stewart, Maude Widner, Todd Pearson and Thelma Wilkens, 1991
11301-00381 Dean, Alan and Glenn Pearson with Thelma Wilkens, 1990
11301-00382 Dorothy Pearson, July 1990
11301-00383 Jack, Maude and Dutch Widner, ca. 1991
11301-00384 Thelma Wilkens and Maude Widner, July 1990
11301-00385 Thelma Wilkens, Dorothy and Edgar Pearson, November 3, 1990
11301-00386 Dorothy, Alan, Todd, Melody, Dean, Glenn, Tim, Mary, Michael and Thelma Wilkens, 1988
11301-00387 Dean, Alan, Wesley, Glenn, Tim, Darla, Thelma Wilkens, Jana and Starla, ca. 1990
11301-00388 Opal and Ernest Blomgren 40th wedding anniversary, Rhame Lutheran Church, June 29, 1986
11301-00389 Jeffrey and Todd Pearson, Bev Wilkens, Michael, Juna and Cecil Wilkens, ca. 1994
11301-00390 Darla, Wesley, Jana and Starla Wilkens, April 10, 1990
11301-00391 Dean Pearson and Cherl Hoefly in snow cave during blizzard, February 1978
11301-00392 Dean Pearson on sled during blizzard, February 1978
11301-00393 Pearson farm covered in snow during blizzard, February 1978
11301-00394 – 00395 Snow covered cattle during blizzard, February 1978
11301-00396 Cattle during blizzard, February 1978
11301-00397 – 00399 Cattle that died during the blizzard, February 1978
11301-00400 Edgar Pearson, Alaska, 1978
11301-00401 Todd and Michael Pearson, ca. 1990
11301-00402 Jeffrey Pearson's baptism in Dorothy Pearson's house: Dean and Melody Pearson, Pastor Strand, Wanda holding Jeffrey and Kenny Moor, ca. 1985
11301-00403 Glenn, Tim, Jeffrey and Michael Pearson, 1993
11301-00404 Jeffrey, Todd and Michael Pearson, ca. 1990
11301-00405 Dean, Melody, Jeffrey, Todd and Michael Pearson, 1991
11301-00406 Tom McKennett, ca. 1980
11301-00407 Albin Persson, October 3, 1974
11301-00408 Todd and Jeffrey in egg processing room, Pearson farm, October 1994
11301-00409 Melody, Jeffrey and Todd Pearson, 1992
11301-00410 Todd and Michael Pearson, 1993
11301-00411 Mike and Hudi Blomgren wedding, October 19, 1985
11301-00412 Todd, Michael and Jeffrey Pearson, ca. 1991
11301-00413 Jeffrey Pearson , ca. 1992
11301-00414 Dean Pearson and Melody Shaaf at Melody's high school prom, 1980
11301-00415 Front, left to right; Olive, Sarah Moore, Naomi, Andrew, Leland. Back row, left to right: Esther, Estella, Cecil, Herbert and Margaret Morris (copy), ca. 1900
11301-00416 Dean Arvid Pearson, November 1973
11301-00417 Anders Andersson, 1974
11301-00418 Gullie Pearson Andersson home, 1998
11301-00419 Anders Andersson beside sauna at Arvid Andersson's home, Sweden, ca. 1998
11301-00420 Gunned Pearson with children , 1959
11301-00421 Gullie Anderssen and grandchildren Philip and Daniel Anderssen, ca. 1990
11301-00422 Ernie, Edgar and Pearl Pearson, 1987
11301-00423 Dean and Melody Pearson, ca. 1990
11301-00424 Dean and Melody Pearson wedding portrait, August 2, 1980
11301-00425 Olle, Daisy and Ruby Erickson, ca. 1990
11301-00426 Erick, Anna and Rick Carlson, ca. 1990
11301-00427 Gullie Persson Anderson, ca. 1990
11301-00428 Gullie Persson Anderson, 1975
11301-00429 Michael Allen Pearson, December 21, 1991
11301-00430 Todd Pearson, ca. 1985
11301-00431 Todd Pearson, 1990
11301-00432 Todd Pearson, 1992
11301-00433 Glenn, Dean, Dorothy and Alan Pearson, 1979
11301-00434 Dean Pearson in uniform, ca. 1978
11301-00435 Dean Pearson, ca. 1975
11301-00436 Elin Lindstrom Kinander 4/1949
11301-00437 Edgar and Dorothy (Wilkens) Pearson wedding portrait, October 9, 1954
11301-00438 Phillip and Daniel Andersson, ca. 2000
11301-00439 Ernest and Martina Pearson family: left to right: Ernest, Enor, Luann, Lily, Edgar and Martin, 1946
11301-00440 Jacob Wilkens family, including: John Charles, Bertha Bassey, Dorothea Wilkens, Clem, Henry, Liniian, Jacob and Ivy, ca. 1910
11301-00441 Clem and Ivy Wilkens, Dorothea, Pete and George Wilkens, ca. 1915
11301-00442 Emeli Pearson's 70th birthday celebration, ca. 1950
11301-00443 Ida and George Fink family: Otto, George, Hugo, Lois Lydia and Ida, ca. 1910
11301-00444 Grandma and Grandpa Wilkens (parents of Jake Wilkens), ca. 1870
11301-00445 Erik and Elsie Pearson farm, Sweden, 2004
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