Norwegians--United States]]> Women immigrants]]> Vågespel (A Daring Journey) is a podcast series highlighting the voices of selected Norwegian emigrant women from Western Norway, both in English and Norwegian.

The following people are involved in the podcast:

Reidun Horvei is a storyteller and one of the scriptwriters for Vågespel. She has long experience with Norwegian folk singing and storytelling and helps bring emigration stories to life through her performances.

Inger-Kristine Riber helped write the script and creates the soundscape for Vågespel. She uses music and sound to support the stories and connect emotions from the past to the present.

Ragnhild M. Gudbrandsen is a storyteller in Vågespel. She has performed many roles on stage and uses her voice to share the experiences of the women whose stories appear in the production.

Katherine Jane Hanson contributed to developing the script. Her knowledge and insight help highlight the daily lives and challenges faced by the women whose stories are told.]]> Horvei, Reidun, 1958-]]> Riber, Inger-Kristine]]> Gudbrandsen, Ragnhild]]> Hanson, Katherine J.]]> Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of America]]> Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of America]]> Fishing]]> Minnesota]]> North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum]]> World War, 1939-1945]]> Haakon VII, King of Norway, 1872-1957]]> Ole E. Langli, originally from Selbu, Norway, immigrated to the United States in 1912 at the age of 17. His older brother, Ingebrigt, was already farming in Minnesota and sent Ole money for his passage. When it came time to book the journey, Ole found he didn’t have quite enough for a ticket on the Titanic—so he chose a different ship instead.

Once in Minnesota, he worked on his brother’s farm and in the logging industry. He eventually met and married Anna Henmo, who had emigrated from Tydal, Norway, along with her sister. Ole later found long-term employment at the Ford plant, where he worked for 40 years.

Ole and Anna settled in North Minneapolis and raised two children together.

Collection includes letters and photographs.]]> Kenyon (Minn.)]]> Wanamingo (Minn.)]]> Zumbrota (Minn.)]]> Flashdrive of obituaries from 1897-1934 from the Kenyon, Wanamingo, and Zumbrota areas in Minnesota. Originally compiled by Kenneth Nygaard. All files are born digital. ]]> Romo, Ann]]> Nygaard, Kenneth]]> Pacific Fishermen, Inc.]]> Fisheries]]>
Transcript only.]]> Poyner, Fred F., IV, 1969-]]> Pacific Fishermen, Inc.]]> Fisheries]]> Poyner, Fred F., IV, 1969-]]> Wisconsin]]> Biography/History:
Carter J. Johnson and Bessie (Berg) Johnson were Norwegian American residents of the Wausau, Wisconsin, area, born in the 1890s to parents who had immigrated from Norway between the 1870s and 1880s. Following their marriage in 1919, the couple relocated to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where they raised one daughter. During her studies at the University of Wisconsin, their daughter met an Alabama native enrolled in Officer Training School; the two married in September 1945 and subsequently settled in Birmingham, Alabama, where they raised six children.

Scope and Content:
The collection includes numerous photographs and photo albums spanning many years, along with a set of postcards containing correspondence. The postcards document a range of Wisconsin communities, including Wittenberg and the Bethany Indian Mission.

Location:
20/C/6]]> Appleton (Minn.)]]> Norway letters]]> Biography/History:
Karl Enok Eliason (1847-1925) was born in Kolvereid, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, to Elias Larsen Rygvold and Berethe Einarsdatter. In 1875, he married Kathrina Synnes in Folderied, Norway. Kathrina Andrea Eriksdatter Synnes (1847-1938) was born in Høylandet, Nordre Trondhjem, Norway, to Erik Pedersen (mother unknown). They had three children born in Norway and two in the United States: Sofie, Elias, Erik, Martin, and Alfred. In 1882, they immigrated and homesteaded near Appleton, Minnesota. Their first home was a dugout in the side of a hill on the farm.

The first child born in the United States was Martin (1885-1961). Martin A. Eliason married Allie Mae Olsen (1888-1956). They also farmed near Appleton, Minnesota. Martin was a member of the Horticultural Society and developed his own peony seedling called Le Charme, which can still be ordered from seed catalogs. He served as a School Board Clerk and was active in the local church.

Scope and Content:
Correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, and other records about the Eliason family of Appleton, Minnesota. Correspondence includes many letters either sent from Norway or in Norwegian.

Location:
20/C/6

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