This has truly been a cooperative work, one that could never have achieved the size and scope it has without the contributions of many people. Here is a brief listing of who has provided what. If I have left anyone or anything out, I apologize, and I hope folks will provide additions and corrections.

SOURCE CREDITS

Richard Kenneth Dibble

My father was the inspiration for the creation of this site. He provided most of the initial information to get this project started, has connected me with other members of the family, and has obtained very valuable resources, particularly on the Norwegian branches.

Magaret "Peggy" Dibble Hanson

Peggy has tirelessly searched her own records and those of the Goodhue County Historical Society to provide information on Dibbles and their descendants from Lieutenant Jonathan Dibble of Connecticut up to the present. She was the first to provide information on Dibbles before Richard "Dick" Dibble of Cannon Falls, MN, and she has taken the trouble to shoot and send photographs of important Dibble locations.

George A. Dibble III

George maintains an email community of Dibble researchers. He has painstakingly documented his research, and has provided a clearinghouse of Dibble information collected by many people, including the pioneering work of Van Buren Lamb, Jr., the "godfather" of Dibble geneology. His information has enabled me to compare and evaluate sources for information on the Dibbles from their arrival in North America up to the migration to Indiana.

Van Buren Lamb, Jr.

From the 1920s into the 1980s, Van Buren Lamb, Jr. exhaustively researched the Dibble line, traveling to Dibble family sites and corresponding with family members, sending out thousands of queries to collect information. He carefully recorded the results on index cards, and published them in a geneology magazine called "Your Ancestors". He is considered the most important source on Dibble geneology. No one could work in this field without his help.

Olga "Ollie" Morud Amundson

Ollie Amundson provided extensive anecdotal and geneological history on the Morud and Halden families, most of which I have paraphrased, and some of which I have quoted, here.

Cannon Falls Historical Museum

This museum and its curator, Heidi Holmes-Helgren, provided a wealth of primary source information and publications that greatly expanded my knowledge of the details of the lives of the Dibble, Kowitz, Wilson and Coplin families.

Goodhue County (MN) Historical Society

The Society has provided Peggy Dibble Hanson and me with invaluable information including obituaries, excerpts from history books, and a plat map of Stanton Township.

Linda Dibble McCool

Linda provided much of the information to be found in the "Indiana Dibbles" page linked to this site.

Bonnie Cattnach

Bonnie is a descendant of Stephan Orzechowski, and has provided much of the information on that family.

Marilyn Lamb

Marilyn, a grandchild of Ole and Ella Morud, furnished a great deal of information on Morud descendants

Jeff Cullison

Jeff provided some of my first leads on the Indiana Dibbles.

Wilma Lohide

Wilma provided additional detail on Indiana Dibbles.

Jennifer Warren

Jennifer provided additional sources for the possible paternity of Jonathan/Jonathon Dibble by John Dibble of Bedford, NY.

Dorothea Butler Macnamara

Dorothea was one of the original sources of much early Dibble information archived by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

IMAGE CREDITS

Dibble Coat of Arms: line drawing, probably drawn by Van Buren Lamb, Jr.; provided by George A. Dibble, III

The Middle Colonies 1607 - 1760: map, origin unknown; provided by Ancestry.com website

Stamford Harbor: painted postcard, origin unknown; from the Stamford Historical Society website

Lt. Jonathan Dibble's headstone: photograph, probably by Della Dibble Aslakson or Ann Wold Armiger; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

George Dibble's headstone - Stamford, CT: photograph, probably by Della Dibble Aslakson or Ann Wold Armiger; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Southeastern Indiana 1895: map, origin unknown; from the 1895 US Atlas website

The "Dibble Homestead", Quercus Grove, IN: photograph; provided by Linda Dibble McCool

Minnesota Territory 1832 - 1857: map, origin unknown; provider unknown

First house in the village of Cannon Falls: photocopy of photograph, published in Historical Sketches of Cannon Falls, 1854-1954; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Sod-cutting plow used by Goodhue County settlers: photograph from the Goodhue County Historical Society; published in Goodhue County Minnesota: A Narrative History by Frederick L. Johnson (2000)

Dakota people circa 1862: photograph, "Dakota group shortly before outbreak"; from the Dakota Conflict Trials website

Execution of Dakota ringleaders at Mankato: drawing, "Hanging of 38 Sioux"; from the Dakota Conflict Trials website

Some of Cannon Falls' earliest businesses: photocopy of photograph, published in Historical Sketches of Cannon Falls, 1854-1954; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Early view of downtown Cannon Falls: photocopy of photograph, published in Historical Sketches of Cannon Falls, 1854-1954; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Main St. looking east, Cannon Falls - "very early": photocopy of photograph, published in Historical Sketches of Cannon Falls, 1854-1954; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Jonathan Dibble's house, Cannon Falls: photocopy of photograph, published in Chronicles of Cannon Falls (1976); provided by Goodhue County Historical Society

West side of 4th. St., looking south from Mill St., Cannon Falls, before 1878: photograph; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

Judge John Wilson: photograph; published in Chronicles of Cannon Falls 1976 by the Bicentennial Heritage Committee, published by the Cannon Falls Beacon

Jonathan Dibble family monument: photograph by Peggy Dibble Hanson, 1999; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Rev. J.R. Barnes house ("Dell Nook"), Dibble farm, Stanton Twnshp.: photograph published in Chronicles of Cannon Falls 1976 by the Bicentennial Heritage Committee, published by the Cannon Falls Beacon

Preston, MN - 1865: photograph, "Businesses, Preston"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Example of a sod house, 1880: photograph, "Dakota sod house"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Fergus Falls, MN - 1880: stereograph photograph, "Street in Fergus Falls"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Red Wing, MN - 1880: photograph, "View of Barn Bluff and Red Wing"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Fergus Falls, MN 1900: photograph, "Birds eye views of Fergus Falls"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Wheat harvest, northern MN, 1900: photograph, "Scene in a harvest field binding wheat, Red River Valley"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Main St., Warren, MN - 1909: photograph, "Main Street, Warren"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Postcard - Warren, MN 1911: painted postcard, "Bird's eye view, Warren"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Fergus Wagon Works, Fergus Falls 1890: photograph; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Snake River, Warren, MN 1919: color printed postcard, "Snake River in Warren"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Goodhue County 1890: map, origin unknown; from the 1895 US Atlas website

Richard Dibble: photograph, origin unknown; provided by Richard Scott Dibble

Dick Dibble's House - Cannon Falls - 1999: photograph by Peggy Dibble Hanson; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Cannon Falls Baseball Team 1887: photocopy of photograph, published in Historical Sketches of Cannon Falls, 1854-1954; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Ruins of fire of 1887: west side of 4th. St. and Mill St., Cannon Falls: photograph from Cannon Falls Beacon files; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman, 1996

West side of 4th. St. looking north from Main St. Cannon Falls, late 1800s: photograph from the Cannon Falls Historical Museum; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman, 1996

Dr. Ed Conley, dentist C.E. Conley, A.T. Conley, about 1890: photograph from Goodhue County Historical Society; published in Goodhue County Minnesota: A Narrative History by Frederick L. Johnson, 2000

Alonzo Dibble monument: photograph by Peggy Dibble Hanson, 1999; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

A steam thresher and threshing crew, about 1900: photograph from the Goodhue County Historical Society; published in Goodhue County Minnesota: A Narrative History by Frederick L. Johnson, 2000

The Dibble Farmhouse: photograph, origin unknown; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

The Cannon Falls in 1890: photograph; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Clair (left) and George "Dody" Wilson, about 1910: photograph supplied by Rose Wilson; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

Bertha Kowitz Dibble: photograph; provided by Richard K. Dibble

Winona, MN 1915: photograph; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

3rd. St, Winona, MN 1918: postcard entitled, "Third St., Winona, Minn. - Merchants Bank on Right"; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

St. Stanislaw's Church and School, Winona, MN 1905: postcard painting; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Excursion paddleboat, Winona, MN 1908: postcard photograph; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Stephan Orzechowski Family about 1922: photocopy of photograph; provided by Bonnie Cattnach

Stephan Orzechowski in 1941: photocopy of naturalization certificate photograph; provided by Bonnie Cattnach

Mary Banacek Orzechowski, age 53: photocopy of photograph; provided by Bonnie Cattnach

Angeline Orzechowski Johnson: newspaper photograph from Angeline Johnson's obituary; provided by Richard K. Dibble

Stephan & Mary Orzechowski gravestone, St. Mary's Cemetery, Winona, MN: photograph; provided by Bonnie Cattnach

The Moruds, circa 1914: photograph; provided by Richard K. Dibble

Warren City Hospital, 1908: postcard photograph; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

West side of 4th. St. looking north from Main St. Cannon Falls, early 1900s: photograph; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

Liberty Bonds poster: digital image of poster; from the Minnesota Historical Society on-line photo database

Mill St. looking west from 4th. St., Cannon Falls, about 1920: photograph; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

1rst. National Bank, Cannon Falls, c. 1925: newspaper photograph, from a bank advertisment probably in the Cannon Falls Beacon, circa 1970; provided by Richard Kenneth Dibble

Mineral Springs Sanatorium, Cannon Falls, 1920s: photograph; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

Ed Wilson (seated), George "Dody" Wilson, standing, Jim Wilson, on Ed's lap: photograph; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

West side of 4th. St. looking south, Cannon Falls, 1930s: photograph provided by M.J. Olson; published in Roots & Wings: a Scrapbook of Time by Connie Bickman (1996)

Archie & Alice Dibble: photograph, date unknown; provided by Richard Kenneth Dibble

Glee Dibble & Vic Johnson: 50th. wedding anniversary photograph, date unknown; provided by Shirley Johnson Nelson

Eline Morud: photograph; provided by Richard K. Dibble

Four Generations of Dibbles: photocopy of photograph, published in Cannon Falls Beacon, 11/24/1998; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Dick Dibble family monument: photograph by Peggy Dibble Hanson, 1999; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Gladys Johnson about 1947: photocopy of photograph; provided by Bonnie Cattnach

Willard Dibble, Sr.: photocopy of obituary photograph, published in Cannon Falls Beacon, 11/26/1972; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

One of the Cannon Falls - circa 1950: photocopy of photograph, published in Historical Sketches of Cannon Falls, 1854-1954; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson

Richard Kenneth & Gladys Dibble 1950: wedding photograph, April 13, 1950; provided by Richard Kenneth Dibble

Glee Dibble & Bertha Kowitz Dibble: photograph, origin unknown; provided by Richard Kenneth Dibble

Clarence C. Johnson with a grandchild: photograph; provided by Richard K. Dibble

Orzechowski Homestead, Winona, MN: photograph; provided by Bonnie Cattnach

Francis & Rose Johnson's house, Bay City, WI, 1990s: photograph taken by Duane Johnson; provided by Duane Johnson

West side of 4th. St. at Mill St., Cannon Falls, 2000: photograph by Richard K. Dibble, 2000; provided by Richard K. Dibble

Jonathan Dibble house, Cannon Falls, 2000: photograph by Richard K. Dibble, 2000; provided by Richard K. Dibble

The Dibble Farm: photocopy of photograph, published in "Centennial Farms"; provided by Peggy Dibble Hanson