Sarah Walker

3/23/2013: The dangers of an active imagination came to light on this date in 1921.

3/22/2013: In 1914, the Great Northern Railroad changed the name of the Banks town site in McKenzie County to Watford. This caused confusion with the Pierce County town of Wolford. As a result, Great Northern officials decided to change the name of Wolford to Orkney.

3/17/2013: Today is St. Patrick’s Day, when everyone has a bit of the Irish.

3/16/2013: On this date in 1932, a cow by name of Nakota Piebe Homestead Inka was on the minds of many North Dakotans. Inka had broken a world record—for producing milk and butterfat.

3/15/2013: As cars became more in vogue, cities started to develop traffic laws. On this date in 1940, residents of Bismarck were patting themselves on the back for changes they made to regulate traffic.

3/12/2013: It’s a “flock” of geese and a “murder” of crows, but what do you call a large group of town criers? On this date in 1929, the Park Hotel in Killdeer was full of them!

2/24/2013: What did American author Sinclair Lewis have in common with many other North Dakotans?

2/23/2013: On this date in 1948, students of the University of North Dakota music department took part in the Carney Song Contest.

2/19/2013: The winter of 1948 was yet another in a long line with cold temperatures, heavy snow and typical wintery conditions. On this date, a particularly bad two-day blizzard was sweeping across eastern North Dakota. In the Red River Valley, the wind hit 72 miles an hour. Bus service stopped and trains pulled into their stations five hours later than scheduled, finally canceling further trips. People were stranded as transportation routes closed.

2/17/2013: It had been a cold week in 1955. With temperatures hitting 20 below, it was not fit for man nor beast.