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Date & Time
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Speaker &
Program
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Description
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6:00 PM Saturday 9 September
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Chandice Johnson,
“The Sibley Expedition: Military
Exercises in Literature”
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Following the Dakota Conflict in Minnesota,
General Henry Hastings Sibley led a military excursion into what is now North Dakota. Chandice Johnson, formerly Director of
the Center for Writers at NDSU, focuses on the literature—newspaper
accounts, magazine articles, diaries, and journals—related to the
expedition to capture the personal side of this historic event. Of local note: near Ladbury Church
are a DAR monument to the Sibley expedition and the grave of Kristian
Peterson, a soldier who died on the trail.
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6:00 PM Saturday 30 September
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Richard Stenberg,
“The Fur Trade on the Northern Plains”
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History prof Richard Stenberg, from Williston State
College, appears in period dress and brings to life the experiences of
early fur traders on the northern plains.
Whether trapping beaver or hunting buffalo, these individuals were
engaged in a sophisticated trade network of Native Americans and French,
British, and American companies. Of
local interest: just a few miles west of Ladbury church, on Baldhill Creek,
is the site of an American Fur Company outpost.
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6:00 PM Saturday 21 October
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Tom Isern & Jen Wilkie,
“Growing Up on Bald Hill Creek”
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Harvey M. Sletten was the author of a remarkable memoir
called Growing Up on Bald Hill Creek. The book recounts a childhood in the Ball
Hill valley and in the town of Hannaford
and is full of the particulars of place.
NDSU History prof Tom Isern and assistant Jen Wilkie invite
residents of the are to explore the historical background of Sletten’s book
and to share their own recollections that relate to Sletten’s. Along the way there will be a conversation
about the phenomenon of memory—what we choose to remember about our past,
and how we tell the story.
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Programs are held in the church. Scholarly presentations take place in
informal manner, with attendees invited to join discussions and ask
questions. Attendees are welcome to
come early and picnic on the grounds.
The old Ladbury
Church is 4 miles W, 1
N, ½ W of the Sibley Crossing of Lake Ashtabula. See the map of the locality below.
Further information about the Ladbury Lecture Series is
available from the Center for Heritage Renewal, North Dakota State
University. Call Tom Isern: 701-799-2942. Or write him: isern@plainsfolk.com
Poster for
Ladbury Lectures 2006 (PDF)
Press Release
for Lecture 1
Center for Heritage Renewal
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