Curtis Olafson portrays G.B. Gunlogson while seated in an antique automobile at the Pembina County Historical Museum on Sunday, Aug. 16. Photo by Larry Stokke
A collection of local memorabilia surrounds a time capsule prepared by the Pembina County Historical Society on Sunday, Aug. 16. The display includes newspapers, photographs, publications, currency and other items representing life in Pembina County in 2026. Photo by Larry Stokke
Brian Hardy portrays a Civil War soldier, holding a period rifle during the Living History Day on Aug. 16. Photo by Larry Stokke
Visitors to the Pembina County Museum had the chance to step back in time Sunday, Aug. 16, as historical figures from different eras of the county’s past came to life during Living History Day.
Throughout the museum grounds, reenactors portrayed people ranging from early fur traders and settlers to a 1950s farmer and 1980s North Dakota Highway Patrolman. Each had a story to tell and a piece of loca…