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Olaus & Mardy Murie Olaus's Death: •He died October 21st 1963 •He died of cancer Mardy's Death: •October 19th 2003 Olaus's Early Life: •Lived on a small farm near Moorhead, Minnesota •His parents are from Norway •He has two brothers Mardy's Early Life: •Her nickname was Mardy •She lived in Seattle Washington •Her parents divorced when she was young so she was raised by her mom and step father •She has two step sisters Louise and Carol Olaus's Early Interes: •The land where he lived with being by the Red River •His Norwegian immigrants •At a young age he had an interest in natural history Mardy's Early Interests: •Being a wife to a biologist •Saying that she would always be by Olaus side wherever his explorations were Olaus Education: •Studied zoology and wildlife biography •Went to Pacific University in Oregon •Graduated in 1912 Mardy's Education: •Went to Simons College in Boston •Finished her degree in Alaska Olaus Birth Date & Place: •March 1st 1889 •Frontier Community of Moorhead, Minnesota Mardy's Birth Date & Place: •August 18th 1902 •Born in Seattle 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 6.jpg Jackson Hole •Mardy served on school board, supported the public library, organized dances for teenagers with Olaus •Mardy did volunteer work, grew the victory garden, and managed a dude ranch •Olaus served as the superintendent of the hospital, studied “Coyote Problem,” in Yellowstone Their Marriage and Honeymoon: •Married in 1924 •They had a sunrise ceremony that was at 3 a.m. •In the village of Anvik on the Yunkon River •For their honeymoon they traveled over 500 miles around Koyukuk region by boat and dogsled conducting caribou