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Spike89

(1,569 posts)
9. Never been there myself, but have deep family roots
Fri May 18, 2012, 02:48 PM
May 2012

My great grandfather (paternal) was one of the original settlers in the area around Cooperstown. My Mother and father were both born near Cooperstown and both of their families moved in 1938 to Oregon and settled within a few miles of each other. It wasn't until they'd been in Oregon for a few years that they met for the first time.
I've still got relatives on both sides living in ND. Some day I hope to make it there and stomp around a bit.

My dad lived in Dickinson for awhile at a coal (I think) gasification plant catbyte May 2012 #1
I've been there many times. yesphan May 2012 #2
The only state to ever issue me a speeding ticket. I was going about 62 sinkingfeeling May 2012 #3
I have lived there for 45 years. It truly does exists. RC May 2012 #4
North Dakota is so rural... Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #5
hey, I lived on the James hfojvt May 2012 #11
I grew up in Huron. It seems busier in recent years. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #19
Wait, you mean we know each other hfojvt May 2012 #20
Can't offer much but... dmallind May 2012 #6
Big Oil is taking over ND. Odin2005 May 2012 #7
ND Will Be The Biggest Oil-Producing State In The Country. Paladin May 2012 #16
So I walked into this isolated bar, Zorra May 2012 #8
Never been there myself, but have deep family roots Spike89 May 2012 #9
Born, grew up, left. It used to exist. There is quite a bit of computer software stuff going on in uppityperson May 2012 #10
Why, there's an entire movie about it. Fargo. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #12
...except the movie is set in Minnesota dmallind May 2012 #13
Well, Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota, and it crosses over into MN. nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #15
That's Moorhead on the MN side. geardaddy Jun 2012 #26
my dads family is from there, and I lived there when I was a kid.. Volaris May 2012 #14
NDans score #1 in both Agreeableness and Extroversion Odin2005 May 2012 #17
They still talk funny Major Nikon May 2012 #23
Uffda, ya, sure, you betcha we do talk funny! Odin2005 May 2012 #24
I drove through it twice (there & back to Montana) JNelson6563 May 2012 #18
Spent a lifetime there one winter Major Nikon May 2012 #21
Next state to the east from me (Montana) ibegurpard May 2012 #22
I have relatives there, close to the Canadian border and have Raine May 2012 #25
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