1. The following was submitted by Kolby LaBree August 2008. "My grandmother was Maye Minah (nee HILL) DRAKE, born in North Dakota, April 17, 1917. Maye's parents were Frank E. and Hilda HILL of Finnish birth who moved to the Port Angeles, Washington area in the late 1920s from Dickey County, North Dakota.
   Hilda's maiden name was either KOISTI, KOISTE or KOSKI. The HILL name was anglicized, possibly from PALOMAKI. Frank and Hilda were married in Aberdeen, Brown County, SD in 1910. Also married at the same time were the couple Charlie WUOLU and "Elizie" RASENEN. The 1910 U.S. Census lists Frank and Hilda as living in Portage, Brown County, South Dakota. They were listed as working on the farm of Eli BURO. They soon after moved to Dickey County, ND - to the Port Emma/Guelph/Hudson area until about 1928 when they came to Washington.
   The family has been difficult to trace and full of mysteries. An oldest child that no one ever spoke of (my mother knew nothing about him) named Toivo is rumored to have taken the rap for his father Frank on a bootlegging charge, and was never seen again.
   
   • The first photo shows Hilda HILL holding the baby, presumably my grandmother, with her oldest daugher Helen holding her skirt.
   
   
   • The second photo shows from L to R: Helen HILL, Toivo HILL, Maye HILL, unknown boy 1, unknown boy 2, and Ben HILL sitting in a buggy.
   
   
   • The third photo shows the same group of kids in front of a tree - Ben HILL, Toivo HILL and an unknown boy in the back; another unknown boy, May HILL and Helen HILL in the front row.
     These photos were passed on to me from my grandmother's things. They show some of her brothers and sisters in what must be Dickey County (judging from the ages of the children in the pictures). Two other children are not immediate family members and I'm wondering who they might be or if anyone knows anything about these photos or this family."
2. Here's an orphan family portrait of the Misfeldt family taken in Ellensdale. This photo was found by Tracy St. Clair on one of her outings to the St. Charles, IL antique malls. It is in her possession. It is in an elaborate presentation folder.


3. Here are 4 Dickey county photographs acquired in 2005, but misfiled until January 2009. If you can help identify the contributor or any of the people, dates and/or locations, please contact .
   • Photograph 1 - Two boys in a buggy
   • Photograph 2 - Ellendale School
   • Photograph 3 - Bertha and Clara MOSS
   • Photograph 4 - Miss Mary Pflatt? Ellendale, ND 1908 or 1918
4. Here are 2 photos courtesy of Jeriann Medenblik. The first photo is of Annie (Redman) Pollock. She was married to James Pollock and is actually his second wife. They are both listed in the History of Dickey County of 1930 and are considered pioneers. In this photo she is with her granddaughter Patricia Goddard. Patty's parents were Katherine (Pollock) and Herbert Goddard. If I have my information correct, they were the publishers of the Dickey County Leader for many years(Ellendale's newspaper). -jm
   The second photo is a portrait of James Pollock in his later years. He, as I stated before, is one of the pioneers of Dickey Co. first living in the Van Meter area around 1882 or 1883. -jm
5. These are a few student aged youth photos from James Cowles's grandmother's collection. She was born in 1922 and so the youth in these pictures would likely have been born around the same time. Location is likely Monango/Keystone, Dickey, ND. He is sharing in hopes someone will recognize the group and possibly provide a label/specific date/names, etc. And to possibly reunite individuals with photos of their family from this area. If you have any information pertaining to these photographs, please contact so that it can be posted.
   • Photograph 1 - group photo
   • Photograph 2 - group photo
   • Photograph 3 - group photo
   • Photograph 4 - group photo
   • Photograph 5 - Presbyterian Young Peoples Conference 26 June 1937
   • Photograph 6 - album page of individual photos
   • Photograph 7 - album page of individual photos
6. These are pictures from Dickey County Historical Society.
   • Post Office - Oakes Post Office

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