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Title: Peterson Family (Oberon, N.D.)
Dates: 1903-1967
Collection Number: 11360
Quantity: 1 foot
Abstract: Consists of photographs, documents, and news clippings that document the farm and family of Niels and Gertrude (Kilpatrick) Peterson in Oberon, N.D., their children Winifred and Laverne Peterson, community members and events.
Provenance: The Peterson family (Oberon, N.D.) collection was donated to the SHSND by Darlene Peterson-LaBrosse in April 2018.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Nils P. Peterson was born on 1869 at Hamar Thorup, Shyland, Denmark. He emigrated with his parents in 1878 to Luck, Wisconsin, where he lived until 1892 when he came to Benson County, settling eight miles west of Oberon. IN 1893 he was married by Mary Sorenson of Luck, Wisconsin. They had five children: Stella, Edna, Lyle, Elmer and Alvina. On February 2, 1910, Mary passed away, and Nils married Gertrude Kilpatrick of Rockford, Washington, on June 2, 1912. They had two children: Winifred and Laverne. The family lived on the farm until they moved to Oberon, then New Rockford. He was a director of the Benson County Agricultural School at Maddock, and was president of the board of directors. He was also a charter member of the English Lutheran Church of Oberon. Nils passed away in his home on January 15, 1930.
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
1 Nils P. Peterson papers, ca. 1915-1930
2 LaVerne Peterson papers, New Rockford Governor's Band, 1933-1934
3 Article about the Great Northern Silk Train, New Rockford (N.D.), 1967
Photographs 00001-00036
PHOTOGRAPH INVENTORY
00001 The Indian Band, Fort Totten (N.D.) ca. 1920
00002 Courthouse, New Rockford (N.D.) postcard ca. 1920
00003 Sweetwater Lake (Ramsey County, N.D.) ca. 1920
00004 Gymnasium, New Rockford (N.D.) postcard ca. 1920
00005 Buildings at Fort Totten (N.D.) ca. 1920
00006 Buildings at Fort Totten (N.D.) ca. 1920
00007 Native American family outside tepees ca. 1920
00008 Native American children playing on playground, Fort Totten (N.D.) ca. 1920
00009 Wood Lake, Benson County (N.D.) 7/1918
00010 Teepees, Wood Lake, Benson County (N.D.) 7/1918
00011 Northern Pacific Depot and Main Street, New Rockford (N.D.) postcard ca. 1920
00012 Bridge over James River, New Rockford (N.D.) ca. 1920
00013 Main Street, New Rockford (N.D.) ca. 1920
00014 Harvesting potatoes at the Niels Peterson farm, Oberon (N.D.) postcard. Man in center if Niels Peterson ca. 1920
00015 Laverne Peterson, Kenneth Gutterud and Winifred Peterson on the Niels Peterson farm, Oberon (N.D.) ca. 1925
00016 Unloading at the granary, Niels Peterson farm, Oberon (N.D.) ca. 1920
00017 Group eating lunch, Niels Peterson farm, Oberon (N.D.) ca. 1920
00018 Ralph pitching off a load of hay bundles, Niels Peterson farm, Oberon (N.D.) ca. 1920
00019 Home at Niels Peterson farm, Oberon (N.D.) ca. 1920
00020 Crowd at the Benson County fair (N.D.) 7/11/1918
00021 Big Farmer's tent, fair, Benson County (N.D.) 7/11/1918
00022 Float that took the prize in the Red Cross parade, Benson County Fair (N.D.) 7/11/1918
00023 West Antelope Red Cross Branch of the Red Cross (N.D.) 7/11/1918
00024 Portrait of the New Rockford Juvenile Band and the North Dakota Governor's Band ca. 1930
00025 Winifred and Laverne Peterson at Peterson farm, eight miles west of Oberon (N.D.) ca. 1925
00026 Composite portrait of graduating class of St. Boniface Hospital. Miss Gay was a local nurse in and around Oberon, she delivered Laverne Peterson in 1917 9/1920
00027 West Antelope Band, Maddock (N.D.) ca. 1918
00028 Native American family in horse-drawn wagon, near Wood Lake Township (N.D.) 7/1918
00029 Theodore Roosevelt's vacation home in North Dakota Badlands ca. 1920
00030 Benson County Agricultural School boys' basketball team portrait 1919
00031 English Lutheran Church (Oberon, N.D.) ca. 1920
00032 East Side School, New Rockford (N.D.) postcard ca. 1920
00033 School souvenir, West Antelope District No. 17, School No. 4, with portrait of teacher Gertrude C. Kilpatrick. Thos. B. Norton was her uncle. Her brother Nelson, Harry and sister Marybell were her students, Stella and Edna were her future step-children 1903
00034 Trustees of the Benson County Agricultural School (Maddock, N.D.), Niels Peterson is second from left 2/24/1921
00035 Portrait of Gertrude Kilpatrick-Peterson ca. 1920
00036 Teacher Gertrude Kilpatrick-Peterson with students outside West Antelope District No. 17 school district ca. 1920
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