BOOK TALK AT CASS COUNTY EDUCATORS LUNCHEON @ FARGO RAMADA INN
11:15 A.M. THURSDAY APRIL 11, 2024
CONCORDIA EMERITI FACULTY & STAFF BOOK CLUB
3;00 P.M.WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024
FARGO FARM TOY SHOW
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2024 9:00 A.M -5:00 P.M.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2024 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Toy farmers are interesting people. For a former farm kid it was a trip down memory lane. Jo and I enjoyed visiting with lots of folks. I sold and signed nine books.
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SONS OF NORWAY BOOK CLUB
12:15 - 1:15 PM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Former student Lynne Olson Rommeso, DDS, invited me to speak. I enjoyed visiting with the group, which turned out to be mostly "daughters," touring the library, and Lynne paying for our "free lunch."
MOORHEAD CENTER MALL HOLIDAY FESTIVALOF VENDORS
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2023
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Jo and I enjoyed visiting with lots of people. We sold and I as signed twenty books.
CONCORDIA COLLEGE HOMECOMING
COBBER BOOKSTORE
MOORHEAD, MN.
2:00 - 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023
9:30 - 12:00 A.M. SATURDAY 14, 2023
11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. SUNDAY OCTOBER 15, 2023
I enjoyed visiting with former students and signing fourteen books. Steve and Joann Hall Swenson met in my American History class. They had returned to Concordia for their Fortieth Anniversary Class Reunion.
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PROBSTFIELD FARM HARVEST AND CHILI COOKOFF
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. SATURDAY OCT0BER 7, 2023
It was a cold and damp day but Jo and I had a grand time visiting with Probstfield descendents (pictured), as well as Jo selling and my signing ten books. I also joined volunteer Charles Leitheiser for a photo with his John Deer tractor.
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HILLSBORO WOMEN'S CLUB
6:30 P.M. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
HILLSBORO PUBLIC/HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Only eight women and one man attended, but Jo still sold and I signed four books. An interesting talk by the School Superintendent about a pending school bond vote preceeded my presentation. Unfortunately,voters did not approve the bond issue. Later that evening I became very ill, and was hospitalized for emergency gall bladder surgery. It was not removed until September 15th, my most memorable birthday gift.
MOORHEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY
6:30 P.M. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Fifteen people attended the talk. Jo sold and I signed five books.
NORMAN COUNTY PIONEER DAYS
10:00 - 4:00 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
ADA, MN.
Jo and I enjoyed visiting with lots people but we only sold three books.
MOORHEAD CENTER MALL SUMMER VENDORS FAIR
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
FRIDAY JULY 21 AND SATURDAY JULY 22, 2023
Jo sold and I signed a dozen books. We had a good time visiting lots of folks.
SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL
HJEMKOMST CENTER - MOORHEAD, MN.
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
FRIDAY JUNE 23 AND SATURDAY JUNE 24, 2023
Jo sold and I signed twenty books. We chatted with many other people.
HJEMKOMST CENTER - MOORHEAD, MN.
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
FRIDAY JUNE 23 AND SATURDAY JUNE 24, 2023
Jo sold and I signed twenty books. We chatted with many other people.
NORMAN COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM - ADA
10:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 2023
When I spoke about the R. M. Probstfield family at the Norman County Historical Society, I had an appreciative audience of about twenty people who asked questions and bought books. The event was live streamed for others to watch:
https://www.facebook.com/NormanCountyHistoricalAndGenealogySociety/videos/272813335209005
https://www.facebook.com/NormanCountyHistoricalAndGenealogySociety/videos/272813335209005
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EVENTIDE UNIVERSITY AT THE LINDEN - MOORHEAD
2:00 p.m. FRIDAY APRIL 21, 2023
More than twenty people came to my Probstfield talk including a few from Moorhead.. My remarks were well received but no one bought books though some picked up fliers. One gentleman gave me a copy of his German family history. They settled near Sabin with many Germans.
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Moorhead Center Mall
spring festival of Vendors
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Friday-Saturday April 14-15, 2023
Lots of people stopped by to visit about the Probstfield family. We sold fourteen books, including a pricy hard cover.
Riverside Place - fargo 2:00 p.m. Wednesday April 12, 2023
Fifteen people attended my R. M. Probstfield slide presentation. Others may have watched on TV in their rooms. A few asked questions. The Activities Director bought a book for the library and two former faculty colleagues bought copies.
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TOUCHMARK AT HARWOOD - FARGO 2:00 p.m. THURSDAY APRIL 6, 2023
Twenty-some people came to hear my slide presentation about the R. M. Probstfield family. Several ask questions and five with Concordia ties bought copies.
Hjemkomst Center - moorhead 6:30 p.m.Tuesday March 21, 2023
It was a dark and stormy night, but twenty-some people came to my talk about the R. M. Probstfield family at Oakport Farm. I showed slides and read passages illustrating how I used images, letters, and journal entries in writing the book. Cathy Scheibe, a great grand-daughter of Randolph and Catherine Probsfield, shared some entertaining family stories.
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ZANDBROZ VARIETY - FARGO 2:00 P.M. SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 19, 2023
I enjoyed speaking about By the Sweat of His Brow to a full house on a frigid winer day. I read several passages from the book and talked about the R. M. Probstfield family and their life as pioneers at Oakport Farm in the Red River Valley. Cathy Scheibe, a great grand-daughter of Randolph and Catherine Probstfield, attended the event.
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