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Papers of a Norwegian-born Lutheran minister's wife at Highland Prairie, Minnesota: reminiscences; the congregation's formal request (Aug. 29, 1956) to the Norwegian Synod for a pastor; and her husband's first sermon in the parish. The reminiscences (5 manuscript leaves) include a description of the journey to America, the parsonage, living conditions, and parish activities. Manuscript sermon, July 24, 1859, 17 p. Nils Edward Schancke Jensen (Sept. 21, 1824-1874) emigrated 1859, was pastor at Rushford, 1859-69; Houston, Minn., 1869-73; Winona, Minn., 1860-73).
Transcriptions of American letters by Houkom to members of his family in Norway, describing his 1870 journey from Kviteseid, Telemark to Coon Prairie, Wisconsin, and discussing his experiences and church relationships at Highland Prairie, Minnesota; Sparta and La Crosse, Wisconsin; and Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis.
Content: Olaf S. Houkom Correspondence: America Letters.