Polio was a crippling and deadly infectious disease that ravaged families and communities in the first half of the 20th Century as these first-hand accounts testify.

Folk songs sung in the Germans-from-Russia dialect continues in the heart and mind of traditionalists like 94-year old John Gross, patriarch of the Young German Singers of southcentral North Dakota, and mentor to fellow folk singers Joe Gross, Andy Gross, Joe Johs, and Gaylynn Becker.

Elders from central North Dakota reminisce about staying warm and having fun during the harsh cold winters of their childhoods.

For many people, just the warning sound of a rattlesnake is enough to make one shiver, but for many in western North Dakota these creatures are a part of everyday life.

Residents and visitors to an elder care facility in New Salem, North Dakota opine about small-town life.

Recollections of moonshine and Prohibition are shared by people in southwestern North Dakota.

This personal experience narrative describes the memories of a then-3-year-old girl in San Haven Sanitarium near Dunseith, North Dakota.

Blizzard stories with their themes of danger and beauty, such as this one experienced around Grassy Butte, North Dakota, are a staple of lore on the Northern Great Plains.

Elders in McKenzie County, North Dakota remember regional folk legend “Poker Jim,” an itinerant cowboy and card-playing enthusiast in this dramatic yet humorous story.