Residents of Divide county, whether they be descendents of pioneer families, newcomers, snowbirds, or just occasional visitors, all recognize the importance of preserving the unique history and culture of the area.  To this end, volumes have been written.  Significant historical documentary works can be found at the Divide County Library.  Of particular note are:

• Stories and Histories of Divide County 1964

• Divide County History 1974, Crosby, North Dakota

• Divide County Schools to 1963, compiled by Charlotte F. Taylor,
  Superintendent of Schools

• Memories of a Norwegian Immigrant, by Sigurd Hofstad

• The Blooming Prairie, by Erling Ebbeson  <BUY IT NOW>

• Pamphlet - Immanuel Church - Golden Anniversary 1908-1958

• Pamphlet - Trinity Lutheran Church - Golden Anniversary 1908-1958

• Pamphlet - Ambrose Lutheran Church - Centennial Anniversary 1905-2005

Other resources:

• A History of Ambrose, by Delroy J. Gorecki, Minot, ND, May 31, 1962   <BUY IT NOW>

• Booklet - Ambrose Alumni Reunion 1920-1970, July 1970, author unknown

• Booklet - Over the Great Divide  - published by the enterprising business men of Ambrose for the purpose of telling you in a plain truthful manner of the opportunities to be found in the country “OVER THE GREAT DIVIDE", - Copyrighted 1915 by Edwin Bonde - thank you to Jim Opperud

• "The Viking" - Ambrose High School Yearbooks 1949-1954, with a special thank you to Merle Parsley.  (Click here to see yearbook excerpts online.)

• Headlines in History,
  100 years of Crosby news from the pages of
  Divide County Newspapers,
  compiled by Cecile Wehrman,
  
  available from:
  Journal Publishing Inc.,
  P.O. Box E, Crosby, ND 58730
  or from www.crosbynd.com/journal

Many works of fiction and historical narrative depict early life in North Dakota.  These provide great background material and make for enjoyable reading. 

The following two books are available directly from J. Co. Drug in Crosby, North Dakota.  Call them at  1-800-201-6671 or write to them at 120 North Main Street, Crosby, ND 58730.

Jake's Orphan, written by Crosby resident Peggy Brooke and published by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.  This is a wonderful "young adult" book depicting North Dakota farm life from the perspective of a twelve year old Minnesota orphan.  The setting is Divide County and the time is 1926.  "Older adults" will enjoy this book as well.
 

Nothing to Do but Stay, My Pioneer Mother, by Carrie Young is an account of the author's parents who came as children from the same county in Norway, separately proved up homesteads in North Dakota, and eventually met at a threshing rig.

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