Dave Seifert

11/11/2007: Newspaper advertising has a long history in the North Dakota Red River Valley.

11/10/2007: What does a man do who has rheumatism?

11/9/2007: FA contested land case reported by the Grand Forks Herald on this date in 1901 resulted in some surprising testimony.

10/29/2007: Like most states, North Dakota was built on dreams. On this date in 1970, one of those dreams came to an end.

10/28/2007: If this sounds like a scene from the old Wild West, it’s because it was!

10/27/2007: These days, pedestrian safety can sometimes be taken for granted. But what was it like walking in downtown Fargo before our current “Walk-Don’t Walk” signs were around?

10/26/2007: On this date in 1900, the citizens of North Dakota had available to them the latest in medical treatment. By today’s standards however, some of the treatments seem a little suspicious.

10/25/2007: A terrible tragedy took place on this date in 1913 near Ray, North Dakota. Three people were brutally shot down. The motive seems to have been revenge.

10/24/2007: On this date in 1882, even before it became a state, North Dakota experienced its first known lynching. Unfortunately, it was not to be the last. Perhaps even more unfortunate is what eventually happened to the mobs of vigilantes who perpetrated these crimes.

10/21/2007: We’ve all heard of swarms of mosquitoes. We’ve heard of swarms of bees. But swarms of ducks?