Thanks for the welcome!!!! I'm working with Judy Klee to build the Dunn County site and in pursuing information for Dunn County, I find that the probable location for 1880 census information for the area is in the short lived county of Howard which is listed no where on the state page nor in the archives listings. I believe there are a few others with similar short term existences. Can we perhaps produce some pages or sites that explain what/when they were and where to pursue information and include any data attached to them such as 1880 Howard County census images? I need to look further into the 1883 pensioners listing and see whether that was listed as the earlier incarnation of Dunn County or perhaps also as Howard County [Dunn formed from Howard in 1883]. Not only might we thus capture elusive bits of information but also help the researcher understand the chronology of a location they may be researching. These pages or sites probably won't require much maintenance once built but might save a few researchers from snatching their heads bald trying to figure out that reference to born in Howard County ND in great grandma's marriage or death record. What do you all think? Joe? Lee? Michelle? I'd be willing to build the pages if some of you all will help me gather the information. Holly

Holly- I like this idea!! Kind of like a "ghost county" project. We could link them from the state sites table, where Lee already has "discontinued" counties listed. Welcome aboard and consider me a volunteer! Michelle On Jun 13, 2004, at 12:25 PM, Holly Timm wrote: > > Thanks for the welcome!!!! > > I'm working with Judy Klee to build the Dunn County site and in > pursuing information for Dunn County, I find that the probable > location for 1880 census information for the area is in the short > lived county of Howard which is listed no where on the state page nor > in the archives listings. I believe there are a few others with > similar short term existences. Can we perhaps produce some pages or > sites that explain what/when they were and where to pursue information > and include any data attached to them such as 1880 Howard County > census images? I need to look further into the 1883 pensioners listing > and see whether that was listed as the earlier incarnation of Dunn > County or perhaps also as Howard County [Dunn formed from Howard in > 1883]. > > Not only might we thus capture elusive bits of information but also > help the researcher understand the chronology of a location they may > be researching. These pages or sites probably won't require much > maintenance once built but might save a few researchers from snatching > their heads bald trying to figure out that reference to born in Howard > County ND in great grandma's marriage or death record. > > What do you all think? Joe? Lee? Michelle? > > I'd be willing to build the pages if some of you all will help me > gather the information. > > Holly > > > > > >

Let me see what I can dig up. Joe On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 13:25:30 -0400, Holly Timm wrote: > >Thanks for the welcome!!!! > >I'm working with Judy Klee to build the Dunn County site and in >pursuing >information for Dunn County, I find that the probable location for >1880 >census information for the area is in the short lived county of >Howard >which is listed no where on the state page nor in the archives >listings. I >believe there are a few others with similar short term existences. >Can we >perhaps produce some pages or sites that explain what/when they were >and >where to pursue information and include any data attached to them >such as >1880 Howard County census images? I need to look further into the >1883 >pensioners listing and see whether that was listed as the earlier >incarnation of Dunn County or perhaps also as Howard County [Dunn >formed >from Howard in 1883]. > >Not only might we thus capture elusive bits of information but also >help >the researcher understand the chronology of a location they may be >researching. These pages or sites probably won't require much >maintenance >once built but might save a few researchers from snatching their >heads bald >trying to figure out that reference to born in Howard County ND in >great >grandma's marriage or death record. > >What do you all think? Joe? Lee? Michelle? > >I'd be willing to build the pages if some of you all will help me >gather >the information. > >Holly > > > > >

Okay, Holly here is a beginning. I will have maps linked to the dates on the Dunn County Archives pages shortly. Dunn County has an interesting history of being created, disappearing, reappearing, and changing boundaries. All this took place from 1873 until taking final form in 1908. In 1873 Howard County was created from unorganized county area. Then in 1883 Dunn County was created from Howard along with other counties. Dunn was elongated east to west and bore no resemblance to its final form. Boundaries changed again in 1885 when a more north south orientation was chosen. In 1896 Dunn disappeared into Stark County. Then in 1901 it reappeared as it was pre 1896. In 1908 the morphing was complete and Dunn became the Dunn we know today. Joe On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 13:25:30 -0400, Holly Timm wrote: > >Thanks for the welcome!!!! > >I'm working with Judy Klee to build the Dunn County site and in >pursuing >information for Dunn County, I find that the probable location for >1880 >census information for the area is in the short lived county of >Howard >which is listed no where on the state page nor in the archives >listings. I >believe there are a few others with similar short term existences. >Can we >perhaps produce some pages or sites that explain what/when they were >and >where to pursue information and include any data attached to them >such as >1880 Howard County census images? I need to look further into the >1883 >pensioners listing and see whether that was listed as the earlier >incarnation of Dunn County or perhaps also as Howard County [Dunn >formed >from Howard in 1883]. > >Not only might we thus capture elusive bits of information but also >help >the researcher understand the chronology of a location they may be >researching. These pages or sites probably won't require much >maintenance >once built but might save a few researchers from snatching their >heads bald >trying to figure out that reference to born in Howard County ND in >great >grandma's marriage or death record. > >What do you all think? Joe? Lee? Michelle? > >I'd be willing to build the pages if some of you all will help me >gather >the information. > >Holly > > > > >