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Roy F. Nill Photo Album
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Photographs (1-23)
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Interview Photograph
Roy F. Nill
Photograph by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
My Parents’ Precious
Day
Christian & Mary (Herman) Nill [Roy F. Nill’s
parents] were marred in 1916 [1916] |
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Herman Grandparents
Since Roy F. Nill’s grandparents stayed in Russia,
he only knew his Herrmann grandparents – Frederick
& Johanna Herrmann |
Our Last Family Photograph
Back Row (left to right): Edgar Nill,
Ione (Nill) Schaffer, Ann (Nill) Anderson, Roy F. Nill,
and Ruth (Nill) Janke
Front Row (left to right): Mary (Herman) Nill and Christian Nill |
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Nill Family Photograph
Roy was about 6 or 7 years old
Back Row (left to right): Ann (Nill) Anderson and
Ruth (Nill) Janke
Front Row (left to right): Christian Nill, Edgar Nill,
Ione (Nill) Schaffer, Roy F. Nill, and Mary (Herman)
Nill |
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Relatives
Roy F. Nill’s father also left behind a sister.
His sister married a German man, and they had only
one son (photographed here). |
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“That’s
Me” – by Roy F. Nill
Roy F. Nill served in the army for 2 years during
World War II. He was just 18 years old. |
Left Behind
Roy F. Nill’s father, Christian Nill, left Russia when he was 18 years
old. He never saw his brother (photographed here), Frederich Nill, again. |
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Distant Relatives
The Nills enjoying a visit by distant relatives from Germany
Back Row (left to right): Dorthy (Gackle) Nill, Dorthy (_____) Nill, Ann Anderson,
Ewald
Nill, Edger Nill
Front Row (left to right): Roy F. Nill, Engred Nill, Ruth (Nill) Janke |
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Cemetery Walk #01
Jessica Clark with Roy F. Nill at the New Beresina Cemetery near Kulm, North
Dakota
Photograph by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
Cemetery Walk #02
Roy F. Nill and Jessica Clark touring the New Beresina Cemetery near Kulm, North
Dakota
Photograph by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Cemetery Walk #03
Roy F. Nill standing next to his parents’ headstone in the New Beresina
Cemetery near Kulm, North Dakota
Photograph by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
Cemetery Walk #04
Roy F. Nill with videographer Will Clark
Photograph by Jessica Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Cemetery Walk #05
Reinhold E. Kladun’s headstone. He’s buried in the New Beresina Cemetery
near Kulm, North Dakota.
Photograph by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
Cemetery Walk #06
Roy F. Nill standing next to the entrance sign at New Beresina Cemetery near
Kulm, North Dakota
Photograph by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #01
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. One of the many stops they made was
to view the family’s old farmstead. Photograph
by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #02
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. One of the many stops they made was
to view the family’s old farmstead. Photograph
by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #03
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. One of the many stops they made was
to view the family’s old farmstead. Photograph
by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #04
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. One of the many stops they made was
to view the family’s old farmstead. Photograph
by Will Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #05
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. During this walk, they visited his land
that’s being used for the windmill project near
Edgeley, North Dakota. Photograph by Will
Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #06
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. During this walk, they visited his land
that’s being used for the windmill project near
Edgeley, North Dakota. Photograph by Will
Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #07
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. During this walk, they visited his land
that’s being used for the windmill project near
Edgeley, North Dakota. Photograph by Will
Clark
[12 July 2007] |
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Landmark Walk #08
Roy F. Nill took the Clarks on a tour of his home
area, during his interview for the Dakota Memories
Oral History. During this walk, they visited his land
that’s being used for the windmill project near
Edgeley, North Dakota. Photograph by Will
Clark
[12 July 2007] |
Photographs (1-23)
Permission to use any images from the GRHC website may be requested by contacting Michael M. Miller, project dirrector, at Michael.Miller@ndsu.edu. If you have additional information for identification
of these photographs, please contact Jessica Clark, project
coordinator, at Jessica.Clark@ndsu.edu. |
Permission
to use any images from the GRHC website may be requested
by contacting Michael
M. Miller |
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