history of Butte (Minot, Velva, Max: live, farming, parents)

[historygirl]

Hi all, Does anyone know of material about the earliest history of the area-Dogden (Butte) etc? Does the centennial book of Max cover this area? My great-grandparents lived there 1905ish to maybe early teens or beyond, and would love to get the feel of what their life was like. Thanks from a Californian.

[DaninEGF]

Originally Posted by historygirl

Hi all, Does anyone know of material about the earliest history of the area-Dogden (Butte) etc? Does the centennial book of Max cover this area? My great-grandparents lived there 1905ish to maybe early teens or beyond, and would love to get the feel of what their life was like. Thanks from a Californian.

Here is all I could find about Butte ND in McLean county ND...
Links on the main web page may help you out more.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndmclean/Mc...s/ButteTwp.htm

My wife's parents grew in up in the Velva area just north of your area in question and currently live between Max and Minot. Very open area but somewhat hilly at times. Farming is the mainstay with very small towns.

Dan

[historygirl]

Thanks, Dan. I was also able to find out a bit more from some history books. It's funny to think it was more populated in 1910 than it is now.