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Laurits J. Fribert handbook, circa 1930
Haandbog for emigranter til Amerikas vest is a typewritten copy (circa 1930) of a published work (1847) by Fribert, a former Danish official, who farmed near Pine Lake, Wisconsin, from 1843 to about 1847. Although containing comments on Native Americans, church, and government, it is largely a discussion of methods of agriculture.
Note: see Theodore C. Blegen, "Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860" (1931), p. 256-257.
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Laurits J. Fribert Book: "Haandbok for emigranter" (1847), typewritten copy, ca. 1930. Note: see Theodore C. Blegen, "Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860" (1931), p. 256-257. -
Knudt Olsen Dahl Folkedahl papers, 1836-1884
Correspondence of a Norwegian-born Dane County, Wisconsin, farmer. The letters (1876-1884) were written from Winona, Minnesota; East Grand Forks, Minnesota; Canton, South Dakota; and Auburndale, Wisconsin.
Contents:- Correspondence
- Vaccination certificates (1836-1863)
- Commencement program (1894) for Dodgville, Wis. High School.
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Peter O. Floan reminiscences, circa 1938-1942
Reminiscences from the Pioneer Days in Goodhue County, Minnesota, containing names of early settlers and anecdotes concerning methods of acquiring land, establishment of churches and schools, fear of American Indians, and general community life.
Contents- Article: "Reminiscences, Goodhue Co." with notes on Muus, Holden parsonage school
- Pedigree chart (1941)
- Biography, "Reminiscences of the Early History of Singing in Holden Congregation, Goodhue County, Minnesota," by P.O. Floan (1938, 16 typescript pages) which mentions B.J. Muus, Dr. Grønvold, Christofer Johnson, Bjorstherne Bjorson; "A Family History" by P.O. Floan (1942, 70 p. manuscript, photocopy)
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Ingebret (Tveten) Eriksen papers, 1826-1948
Letters to Eriksen, farmer and merchant at Scandinavia, Wisconsin, from Lutheran clergymen regarding theological disputes; from friends and relatives concerning agricultural profits and losses; and from Civil War soldiers. The compilation volume contains typewritten copies of these letters, copies of documents, and a family history. Correspondents include O. F. Duus, N. J. Ellestad, W. J. L. Frich, J. Krohn, Amund Mikkelsen, H.G. Stub, and H. A. Preus. Alfred O. Erikson's article, "Scandinavia, Wisconsin," in "Studies and Records," volume 15, 1949, is based partly on these papers.
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Ingebret Eriksen Papers: Correspondence. Includes a vaccination certificate (1826). -
John Einerson (Tjøn) papers, 1823-1953
Immigration and vaccination documents and a bill of sale issued by a general country store to a Norwegian-born Green County, Wisconsin, farmer, who emigrated from Leikanger, Sogn, in 1853. Also includes a family history, "The Einarson Clan in America," by Beulah Folkedahl (20 pages, 1953). -
Evan I. Evanson papers, 1879-1965
Correspondence and articles of a Norwegian-born farmer of Portland, North Dakota, and Stanwood, Washington, dealing with church, farm, family, health, and patriotism. Correspondents include Bjug Harstad and Johannes Tingelstad.
Contents- Four letters (in Norwegian) from J. Tingelstad (pastor of the Bruflat Lutheran Church, and principal of Bruflat Academy, Portland, North Dakota.
- Evan I. Evanson's Fourth of July, 1879, speech in English at Portland, Dakota Territory.
- Fiscal Report on the United States by Evanson.
- Letter from Knut K. Bjørgo (1900).
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Oline Ernstsen reminiscences, 1939-1956
Eleven pages of handwritten recollections by a Norwegian-born pioneer housewife at Bear River, Minnesota, of her passage to America and of early pioneer days. Deals largely with religious life, transportation, and communication. Also, a 5-page handwritten historical sketch of the origin (1906) of the Ladies Aid at Bear River, Minnesota, Lutheran congregation, and a photo of a yoke of oxen at work.
According to the congregational directory, D. Ernstsen was a trustee of the Bear River Lutheran Church in 1908 when it was founded. Oline Mathisen and Daniel Ernstsen were married at Harstad May 27, 1902 one day after leaving their home in Troms; went to Trondheim for a ship to Hull. -
Ole O. Enestvedt, 1932-1944, 2013
Articles and clippings of a Norwegian-born Minnesota farmer. The clippings are a series on local history that appeared in "Sacred Heart News" in 1944. "De Forenede Staters Vrste Indianerkrig" (39 pages) deals with the Sioux uprising in 1862, as does "Intervju med Guri Endressen" by Gabriel Stene. The latter appeared in revised form in "Minneapolis Tidende" (January 19, 1933). The third article, which appeared in "Skandinaven" (January 1, 1937), concerns the snowstorm of January 7, 1873. Enestvedt wrote a column for "Decorah-Posten," "Norske Pionerslegter," and was editor of the Numedalslag yearbook for many years.
Contents- Articles & Clippings
- Manuscript Translations. Poetry clippings.
- Added Dec. 4, 2013: Jacqueline Nasseff Hilgert, Seeds Sown Through Time: The Legacy of Johannes & Sis Enestvedt. Family and business history of Enestvedt’s Hybrid Seed Corn, Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota.
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John Ellingsen papers, 1891 - 1960
Correspondence and articles of a Norwegian-born (Stavanger, emigrated 1883) farmer and mason, Platte, South Dakota, which discuss local church life, the snowstorm of 1888, the depression in the 1890s, and World War I. References are made to Sven Oftedal, Theodor S. Reimestad, and Georg Sverdrup. Includes clippings of articles by son, Elling Ellingsen, about "some of the experiences my father had in the terrible blizzard of Jan. 12, 1888" (1960).
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John Ellingsen Papers: Articles and Correspondence. Incluses clippings of articles by son, Elling Ellingsen, (1960) about "some of the experiences my father had in the terrible blizzard of Jan. 12, 1888." -
Lars Bastiansen Eide letter, circa 1860
Letter written in Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway by Lars Eide to his children, Lars, Britha, and Margrethe in America. Britha, married to Ole Berhow (Berhaug), immigrated (1858) first to Illinois and then to Iowa in 1860.
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Lars Bastiansen Eide Letter. n.d.