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2/7/2008: When the settlers first arrived in Dakota Territory they found an abundance of wildlife which would supplement their diets and it played a significant part in their ability to survive those first years. Dakota Territory lay in the Central Flyway for thousands of geese who made their way from the southern coast of Louisiana to the tundra to nest.

2/9/2008: The Great American Desert proved to be fertile farmland which attracted thousands to Dakota Territory.

2/11/2008: Fifteen hundred shining bulbs of light can make a very nice display. Of course, we don’t often think of bulb counts, these days, unless we’re out buying a string of lights. Fifteen hundred bulbs is nice, but they really aren’t hard to accrue.

2/14/2008: Theodore Roosevelt first met 17-year-old Alice Lee Hathaway at the home of a friend and Harvard classmate in October of 1878. By Thanksgiving of that year Roosevelt had already determined that he was going to marry her.

2/18/2008: Otto Bremer and his brother Adolph immigrated to Minnesota in 1886 and within a few years Otto had entered into the banking business as a bookkeeper. He then decided to make a run at politics as a candidate for the City Treasurer for St. Paul, an office he held from 1900 to 1910. In 1903 Bremer became a charter member of the American National Bank in St. Paul and served on the board of directors. He joined his brother Adolph in the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company as secretary-treasurer in 1910 while retaining his position at the bank.

2/28/2008: Our homes and offices are dotted with photographs which capture a moment in time and our world is dominated by visual records which we take for granted. But documenting people and events once relied on the skills and talents of individuals who provided slice of life renditions with their art. In 1832 George Catlin journeyed up the Missouri River as part of his quest to document the manners and customs of the Native Americans.

2/29/2008: This is leap year—a one-in-every-four-years time when February claims an extra day. Blame Julius Caesar for introducing the idea to the calendar system—or blame Pope Gregory, who helped set up the calendar as we use it today.

3/2/2008: During most of the 1850’s, the modern-day region of North Dakota belonged to two different territories. Land west of the Missouri River was part of Nebraska Territory. The region east of the Missouri belonged to Minnesota Territory. When Minnesota was granted statehood in 1858, land east of the Missouri was left unorganized while the west remained a part of Nebraska Territory.

3/4/2008: Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States during one of the most tumultuous times in our nation's history. By 1860, the issue of the expansion of slavery into western territories was threatening to tear the country apart In the three months following the 1860 presidential election, seven southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. This was the situation Abraham Lincoln faced upon taking the oath of office, on this day, March 4, 1861.

3/5/2008: LaRoy Baird was born at Martel, Wisconsin on February 27, 1881, obtained his law degree from the University of Minnesota and came to Dickinson in 1907 to set up a law practice. He joined the North Dakota National Guard and served in the Mexican Border campaign in 1916 and in WWI he was stationed at Bismarck as property and disbursing officer. He attained the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the 164th Infantry from 1931 to 1941. From 1941 to the end of World War II, he had also served as Chairman for the North Dakota Defense Council. He served as a state senator from 1921 to 1927 but resigned his fourth term to accept the post of receiver of closed banks.