Benjamin Franklin Haas--Manuscript
Content Description
The collection consists of a seventy-one page Microsoft Word manuscript of Benjamin Franklin Haas. Originally written in 1958, the transcribed manuscript offers accounts of the life of Benjamin Franklin Haas, born on January 8, 1880 in western Brookings County. The manuscript offers information on the Haas family genealogy, Benjamin’s parent’s trip to Dakota Territory, and the early towns, people, and history of Brookings County. The manuscript is split into chapters including a preface. The chapters are titled: My Ancestors, Westward Ho!, Getting Started, Transportation and Travel, Stacking and Threshing, Animals Birds Fish and Insects, and The Neighbors. Benjamin Franklin Haas died on March 30, 1974 in Estelline, SD. The manuscript is a valuable tool for researchers interested in Brookings County history, early homesteading, agriculture, and life in Dakota Territory. A printed version is available, as well as a digital copy.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Event: ca. 1880-1958
- 1958
Extent
0.69 Gigabytes
1 cds
0.1 Cubic Feet
- Agriculture -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- CD -- Content Disc Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dakota Territory -- Description and Travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Digital Media Collections -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Homesteading -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Brookings County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
