Name/Title
Dakota Attitude: Interviews from every town in North Dakota, 2019, by James PuppeEntry/Object ID
2026.15.1Description
Dakota Attitude is a 633-page book with a one-page interview for someone from every town in North Dakota. Interviews were collected over 15 years by James Puppe, a VA Veteran of 34 years in Fargo, who grew up in Pembina County, ND. James self-published his interviews in a 2019 book.
Dakota Attitude pages from 532 to 543 are interviews from people in towns within Traill County, including Blanchard [Jim Andre], Buxton [Gene and Jean (Mathre) Rosholt], Caledonia [Kenneth and Delores (Ackerman) Vettel], Clifford [Shelia (Woell) Anderson], Cummings [Basil and Senora (Swanson) Almquist], Galesburg [Paul Satrom], Hatton [Eileen (Osking) Mork], Hillsboro [Ed and Marlis (Theilman) Olsen], Kelso [Tim Eisenhardt], Mayville [Don Moen], Portland [Harold Tastad], and Reynolds [John Solberg].
Dakota Attitude includes Acknowledgement, Dedication, and preface pages at the beginning and an Index at the back from pages 619 to 633.Acquisition
Accession
2026.15Source or Donor
Louis Rosenau Estate Collection, Traill County Historical SocietyLocation
* Untyped Location
Resource RoomBuilding
Plummer House