Region 2

Bowbells 1898 - Gerhard W. Leerskov - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woods sod house
Bowbells 1898 - Gerhard W. Leerskov - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woods sod house
Minot - Sigdal House Disassembled in Norway, shipped to US. Oldest House in the state of North Dakota.
Minot - Sigdal House Disassembled in Norway, shipped to US. Oldest House in the state of North Dakota.
Gardena 1905
Gardena 1905
White Earth 1904 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection - Andrew Johnson's house, first one built N of White Earth
White Earth 1904 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection - Andrew Johnson's house, first one built N of White Earth
Mohall 1905 - Renville County Historical Society - Charley Coates family stand in front of their sod house homestead southwest of Mohall, Renville Co
Mohall 1905 - Renville County Historical Society - Charley Coates family stand in front of their sod house homestead southwest of Mohall, Renville Co
Knox early 1900's - Norway House - Donated to the Geographical Center Historical Society by Ed and Gladys (1910-2012) Pederson of Knox, ND. Courtesy of the Prairie Village Museum.
Knox early 1900's - Norway House - Donated to the Geographical Center Historical Society by Ed and Gladys (1910-2012) Pederson of Knox, ND. Courtesy of the Prairie Village Museum.
Kief 1905 - Mike Zako Jacob Zakopyko's rammed earth house
Kief 1905 - Mike Zako Jacob Zakopyko's rammed earth house
Spring Lake Township 1906 - Sod house on homestead of Halvor O. Malbraaten in Spring Lake Township, Ward County, 1906. Courtesy of Ward County Historical Society
Spring Lake Township 1906 - Sod house on homestead of Halvor O. Malbraaten in Spring Lake Township, Ward County, 1906. Courtesy of Ward County Historical Society
Plaza 1907 - B - B Collection - William Dunn and his tarpaper claim shack in Plaza
Plaza 1907 - B - B Collection - William Dunn and his tarpaper claim shack in Plaza
Bowbells 1908 - Gerhard W. Leerskov Jens Peterson residence
Bowbells 1908 - Gerhard W. Leerskov Jens Peterson residence
Minot early 1900's - Harmon House. Once located at 701 East Central Avenue Minot, ND. Early 1900's Sears and Roebuck catalog home. Built for $1995-$3000. Courtesy of Ward County Historical Society
Minot early 1900's - Harmon House. Once located at 701 East Central Avenue Minot, ND. Early 1900's Sears and Roebuck catalog home. Built for $1995-$3000. Courtesy of Ward County Historical Society
Kenmare 1908 - Obed & Belle Adams, Grant & Anna Geiger's Home 216 1st Ave NE (courtesy of Sherry Fleming)
Kenmare 1908 - Obed & Belle Adams, Grant & Anna Geiger's Home 216 1st Ave NE (courtesy of Sherry Fleming)
Kenmare 1908 - B - B Collection Residence Street
Kenmare 1908 - B - B Collection Residence Street
Bottineau 1910 - AG Burr residence
Bottineau 1910 - AG Burr residence
Minot 1910 - Samuelson House. Once located where Milton Young Towers currently sit in Minot, ND. Built in 1910 for $13,000. Courtesy of Ward County Historical Society
Minot 1910 - Samuelson House. Once located where Milton Young Towers currently sit in Minot, ND. Built in 1910 for $13,000. Courtesy of Ward County Historical Society
Berthold - Postcard of blockhouse
Berthold - Postcard of blockhouse
Minot 1910 - B - B Collection Dinnie Flats
Minot 1910 - B - B Collection Dinnie Flats
Powers Lake 1911 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection - Homestead of Arnold Van Berkom
Powers Lake 1911 - North Dakota Oral History Project Photograph Collection - Homestead of Arnold Van Berkom
Pierce County 1915 - Pierce County Tribune Records Family outside tent, sod house in ground
Pierce County 1915 - Pierce County Tribune Records Family outside tent, sod house in ground
Balfour - "Norma Udelhofen was born in 1934(-D 2016) far left, Virgil Udelhofen 1936-2013, Hazel Udelhofen (Korlosky) 1909-1996, Margaret Udelhofen 1930-1996." Deb Lundgren, NDHFA Employee
Balfour - "Norma Udelhofen was born in 1934(-D 2016) far left, Virgil Udelhofen 1936-2013, Hazel Udelhofen (Korlosky) 1909-1996, Margaret Udelhofen 1930-1996." Deb Lundgren, NDHFA Employee
Niobe 1915 - Lindquist Farm (outside Kenmare) - Submitted by Shanna Lindquist-Siegrist, NDHFA Employee
Niobe 1915 - Lindquist Farm (outside Kenmare) - Submitted by Shanna Lindquist-Siegrist, NDHFA Employee
Rugby - Pierce County Tribune Records
Rugby - Pierce County Tribune Records
Ward County 1936 - Ward County Collection - Jacoby farm
Ward County 1936 - Ward County Collection - Jacoby farm
White Earth - B - B Collection White Earth
White Earth - B - B Collection White Earth
Max 1940 - Submitted by Anita Hoffman, NDHFA Employee
Max 1940 - Submitted by Anita Hoffman, NDHFA Employee
Max 1940 - "Kid in the front is my dad (Archie Zahursky), lady in the middle my Grandma (Nellie), man on the right side with bibs, my Grandpa (George)" - Anita Hoffman, NDHFA Employee
Max 1940 - "Kid in the front is my dad (Archie Zahursky), lady in the middle my Grandma (Nellie), man on the right side with bibs, my Grandpa (George)" - Anita Hoffman, NDHFA Employee
Max 1971 - Submitted by Anita Hoffman, NDHFA Employee
Max 1971 - Submitted by Anita Hoffman, NDHFA Employee

Balfour - Submitted by Deb Lundgren, NDHFA Employee 
Photo was taken in Balfour, ND. Norma Udelhofen (mom) was born in 1934-D 2016 far left, Virgil Udelhofen (uncle) 1936-2013, Hazel Udelhofen (Korlosky) (Grandmother) 1909-1996, Margaret Udelhofen (aunt) 1930-1996. All are deceased. 

Minot - Sigdal House 

Minot - Samuelson House, Harmon House Ward County Historical Society

Rugby - Norway House, Prairie Village Museum 
The Norway House was donated to the Geographical Center Historical Society by Ed and Gladys (1910-2012) Pederson of Knox, ND.

On the occasion of Gladys' 100th birthday, daughter Marie (Peterson) Settler told the Pierce County Tribune that Gladys viewed the electric washing machine as the greatest invention of her lifetime, because it meant that she no longer had to carry water to wash her clothes. 

The eldest of 13 children born to Dagfin and Petra Olson at Barton, ND. Gladys drove a team of horses at an early age and helped her dad with the farm work until she completed eighth grade. She married Ed on Sept. 1 1934, and regularly helped him with fieldwork. On one memorable date, she spent the day putting up hay and the night giving birth to Marie.

Today, the Norway house is located at the Prairie Village Museum. It stands like a time capsule of what life was like for early Norwegian immigrants in America.

State Historical Society

Kenmare - Adams Home Submitted by Sherry Fleming