Elias Steenerson papers, 1990-1937

Elias Steenerson papers, 1990-1937

P1488

1990-1937

"Memoirs of Pioneer Days" (mimeograph) which includes a brief family history taken from History and Biography of Polk County, Minnesota; pioneer experiences; information about drainage and better roads in the Sand Hill area of Polk County; farming and logging; accounts of Steenerson's travels; an address to old settlers (1937), and an "Ode to First Settlers of Polk County, Minnesota" (1921); several other poems; "A Pioneer Story as Related by Tollef Ose in 1916," 39 pages; and 11 clippings about the Steenerson family. Elias was the son of Steener Knutson who emigrated from Telemark in 1850. The large family eventually settled in Polk County, where the sons were active in farming, real estate, and politics.

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