Edward Milligan was born June 4, 1903 in Michigan, ND to parents Robert & Emma (Behme) Milligan. Ed had 6 siblings - Annie, Alice, Emmet, Marie, William and Richard.
Ed graduated from Michigan HS with the class of 1921. He continued with his education at the Normal in Mayville, ND where he obtained his teaching degree. Ed also attended the University of North Dakota for additional undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He taught school at various points in the state of ND (Wing, Mercer, Fortuna, Michigan rural south school and Colfax). He taught for many years at the ND School of Forestry in Bottineau in the social sciences (history and anthropology).
Ed was a well known authority on Indian lore and former director and industrial consultant for the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission. He studied and wrote about the North Dakota Indians and collected their lore and artifacts. He had donated part of his collection to the State Historical Society at Bismarck, ND and to Bananzaville at Fargo, ND. Milligan had been past president of the ND State Historical Board and the State Historical Society, chairman of the sub-committee on Indian rights of the Federal Civil Rights Commission for ND, and former consultant to the Secretary of the Interior.
Milligan was an adopted member of the Little Shell Band of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa.
Ed served in the U.S. Army from November 1942 to September 1945. Milligan served in the European theatre, received the Bronze Star, and separated at the rank of Sergeant. Ed was active in the American Legion and served as the ND Department Commander, and also served as president of the National Timberwolf Association (104th Infantry Division).
Ed passed away on March 19, 1977 in Bottineau, ND. Bio primarily taken from Nelson County Arena dated Mar 25, 1977 and UND Chester Fritz Library Special Collections website.
Ed graduated from Michigan HS with the class of 1921. He continued with his education at the Normal in Mayville, ND where he obtained his teaching degree. Ed also attended the University of North Dakota for additional undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He taught school at various points in the state of ND (Wing, Mercer, Fortuna, Michigan rural south school and Colfax). He taught for many years at the ND School of Forestry in Bottineau in the social sciences (history and anthropology).
Ed was a well known authority on Indian lore and former director and industrial consultant for the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission. He studied and wrote about the North Dakota Indians and collected their lore and artifacts. He had donated part of his collection to the State Historical Society at Bismarck, ND and to Bananzaville at Fargo, ND. Milligan had been past president of the ND State Historical Board and the State Historical Society, chairman of the sub-committee on Indian rights of the Federal Civil Rights Commission for ND, and former consultant to the Secretary of the Interior.
Milligan was an adopted member of the Little Shell Band of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa.
Ed served in the U.S. Army from November 1942 to September 1945. Milligan served in the European theatre, received the Bronze Star, and separated at the rank of Sergeant. Ed was active in the American Legion and served as the ND Department Commander, and also served as president of the National Timberwolf Association (104th Infantry Division).
Ed passed away on March 19, 1977 in Bottineau, ND. Bio primarily taken from Nelson County Arena dated Mar 25, 1977 and UND Chester Fritz Library Special Collections website.
Edward Milligan was born June 4, 1903 in Michigan, ND to parents Robert & Emma (Behme) Milligan. Ed had 6 siblings - Annie, Alice, Emmet, Marie, William and Richard.
Ed graduated from Michigan HS with the class of 1921. He continued with his education at the Normal in Mayville, ND where he obtained his teaching degree. Ed also attended the University of North Dakota for additional undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He taught school at various points in the state of ND (Wing, Mercer, Fortuna, Michigan rural south school and Colfax). He taught for many years at the ND School of Forestry in Bottineau in the social sciences (history and anthropology).
Ed was a well known authority on Indian lore and former director and industrial consultant for the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission. He studied and wrote about the North Dakota Indians and collected their lore and artifacts. He had donated part of his collection to the State Historical Society at Bismarck, ND and to Bananzaville at Fargo, ND. Milligan had been past president of the ND State Historical Board and the State Historical Society, chairman of the sub-committee on Indian rights of the Federal Civil Rights Commission for ND, and former consultant to the Secretary of the Interior.
Milligan was an adopted member of the Little Shell Band of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa.
Ed served in the U.S. Army from November 1942 to September 1945. Milligan served in the European theatre, received the Bronze Star, and separated at the rank of Sergeant. Ed was active in the American Legion and served as the ND Department Commander, and also served as president of the National Timberwolf Association (104th Infantry Division).
Ed passed away on March 19, 1977 in Bottineau, ND. Bio primarily taken from Nelson County Arena dated Mar 25, 1977 and UND Chester Fritz Library Special Collections website.
Ed graduated from Michigan HS with the class of 1921. He continued with his education at the Normal in Mayville, ND where he obtained his teaching degree. Ed also attended the University of North Dakota for additional undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He taught school at various points in the state of ND (Wing, Mercer, Fortuna, Michigan rural south school and Colfax). He taught for many years at the ND School of Forestry in Bottineau in the social sciences (history and anthropology).
Ed was a well known authority on Indian lore and former director and industrial consultant for the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission. He studied and wrote about the North Dakota Indians and collected their lore and artifacts. He had donated part of his collection to the State Historical Society at Bismarck, ND and to Bananzaville at Fargo, ND. Milligan had been past president of the ND State Historical Board and the State Historical Society, chairman of the sub-committee on Indian rights of the Federal Civil Rights Commission for ND, and former consultant to the Secretary of the Interior.
Milligan was an adopted member of the Little Shell Band of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa.
Ed served in the U.S. Army from November 1942 to September 1945. Milligan served in the European theatre, received the Bronze Star, and separated at the rank of Sergeant. Ed was active in the American Legion and served as the ND Department Commander, and also served as president of the National Timberwolf Association (104th Infantry Division).
Ed passed away on March 19, 1977 in Bottineau, ND. Bio primarily taken from Nelson County Arena dated Mar 25, 1977 and UND Chester Fritz Library Special Collections website.
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