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Eigel Strömsöe article and letters, 1892-1906
"A preliminary English version" of an article published in a Norwegian journal, based on about eighty letters written to his parents in Levanger by Andrea Stomsoe between 1892 and 1906, with extensive excerpts from the letters. Stromsoe was born 1869 and studied pharmacology at the University of Kristiania. He immigrated to America in 1892, and worked at drugstores in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Park River, N.D.; Morris, Minn.; Chicago. In May 1895 he returned to Brooklyn where he spent the rest of his life. In 1893 he married a fellow emigrant whom he had known in Kristiania, and they had four children. The family made an extensive visit to Norway in 1906. Andreas died in 1917, 47 years old.
"The letters describe Andreas' working and family experiences as an immigrant…making his way in America, include his observations on numerous aspects of the American and Norwegian scenes of the era, comments on the doings of many relatives, and expressions of his outlook on life." (Introd. by Richard Palmer). Includes a family tree compiled by Palmer, and photographs of the family and places in Norway associated with the family; and information about Andreas' four sisters.
Also includes letters from Andreas Strömsöe to his parents, Peder Gustav and Emilie Wold, 1892-1906. -
H.H. Strom records, 1896-1915
A receipt book and ledger showing receipts and disbursements in connection with the guardianship of the minor children of Martin Hermanson. Strøm was a State Senator from Hillsboro, North Dakota. -
Peer O. Strømme papers, 1888-1971
Papers of an author, journalist, and lecturer, consisting of a resignation letter addressed to the faculty of St. Olaf's school, a volume of travel letters published in Normanden, biographies, clippings, and a photograph.
Includes:
- Erindringer (Translation), 1920
- Handwritten manuscript of "Erindringer" translated by Armyle Jacobson (1894-1977), a retired dentist from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1920
- Publications and Works
- "Den Vonde Ivold" by Halfdan Moe, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910; "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by Peer O. Strømme, (Decorah, 1893, 3 copies; Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910); "General Nelfons Speider" by Byron A. Dunn, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Chicago, John Anderson, 1902; "Unge Helgeson" by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1911, 3 copies.
- "Peer Strømme's Memoirs of a Winchester Childhood", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 1; "Peer Strømme's Noraville Stories", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 2; "Merry Christmas" by Peer Strømme, December Luther League Issue; newspaper clippings, 1885-1921.
- Book of Family Prayer: Bible Lessons with Meditations for Each Day" by N.J. Laache, translated from Norwegian by Peer O. Strømme, Lutheran Publishing, Decorah, Iowa, 1902; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923, 6 copies (5 hardcover, 1 paperback); "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by P.O. Strømme, Decorah, 1893.
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Yours' Andreas: 15 Years of Letters Home
Description on the back of books reads: "Sometime in the 1980s, a box of old letters was discovered in the attic of a bakery in Levanger, Norway. The collection turned out to be letters written by Andreas Strømsøe from 1892 to 1906 to his parents back home in Levanger. The 80 letters translated in this book give a unique picture of the immigrant experience in New York, North Dakota, and Minnesota, as well as personal views on both events in Norway and America. Enjoy this incredible history from a bygone era!" -
Hans Andreas Stub letters, 1881-1931
Speeches, articles, lectures, clippings, and a photograph of a Lutheran clergyman: "Foreningens gang," 1916, 48 pages; "Svar paa Pastor Ellestads og hans partis pamflet," 1889, 36 pages; "Hva staar iveien for det Kirkelige enighedsarbeide blandt os," 1911, 47 pages; "What Can Be Done to Awaken Greater Spiritual Life in Our Churches," 1922, 20 pages. Includes: letter from Stub to C.G.O. Hansen (May 13, 1922); reprint ("Decorah Posten," Oct. 24-Nov. 14, 1922) of Stub's account of his parents, first published in "Symra," 1907; clippings 1906-1932; program "Dr. Hans Gerhard Stub ...1872-1922."
Added 1998, transf. from Library collection: Foredrag om den norsk-lutherske mission i Utah, holdt i Kristiania lode April 1894; udgivet efter opfordring of missionens bestyrelse i Kristiania. 16 p. What can be done to awaken greater spiritual life in our churches? Augsburg, 1922. 20 p. (Lutheran Book Mission Booklets, no. 20) Bibliographical note: see his article "Fra fars og mors liv" in "Symra," 3 (1907) pp. 14-42.A photocopy of this article is included here. "Foreningssagens gang:' Supplement to Evang. Luthersk Kirketidende, April 19, 1916. 48 p. "Svar paa Pastor Ellestads og hans partis pamflet paa Scandinavia menigheds vegne." Minneapolis, trykt i Felt Raabet Job-trykkeri, 1889. 36 p. "Hvad staar iveien for det kirkelige enighedsarbeide blandt os? Aftryk av "Evangelisk Luthersk Kirketidende." Decorah, Iowa, Luth. Publ. House, 1911. 47p. "Om naadevalget...et foredrag. Decorah, Iowa, Den Norske Synodes Bogtrykkeri, 1881. 41p. -
Jacob Aal Ottesen Stub papers, 1925-1936
Letter by a Lutheran clergyman to Johan A. Aasgaard, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1936, 9 typescript pages, and 12 clippings on Stub and members of his family. -
Isabel Styve and W.C. Lembke family history, 1903-2010
Organized by Joan Styve for online documents. Includes:
Photocopies of photographs of Isabel Styve and W.C. Lembke and family from the collections of Isabel and W.C. Lembke, Pernilla Lembke, and Lucille Brandt Lembke
Recollections of "house car" built by W.C Lembke in 1923 for family camping trip
Civil War letters (translated) from Ole O. Styve
Enlisted under the name Ole Oleson (Olson), Co. K, 5th Wisconsin Infantry, May 13, 1861-July 11, 1865. According to family lore, Ole met Abraham Lincoln during a hospitalization after being wounded.
Family pedigree charts and recollections
Topics include: Grain buying in 1903, weather and blizzards in North Dakota, logging camp near Kelliher, Minnesota, baseball career from 1904-06, courtship, rattle snake scare, tornado/cyclone of 1919, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, dog named Rusty.
Transcript interview of Bernadine Lembke and Pernilla Lembke
Topics include: Model School, run in with barbed wire and a crochet hook, tornado in Fergus Falls, little girls clothes, cold bedrooms and crowded beds, dog fights and struck by lightening, dating and boyfriends
Letters from Pernilla Lembke to her parents, 1951-1968
Holiday traditions: Stories and Recipes from the W.C. and Isabel Lembke Family, 2010
Formerly part of P539. -
An Emigrant's History from Sogndal
This 37-page pamphlet covers the story of Christian Nilson Flagum who was born on Fretland in Sogndal on January 17, 1859 and died in December 13, 1927 in his home near Lake Mills, Iowa. Christian emigrated with his parents and two brothers in 1867. It is noted that this is a local instruction pamphlet about emigration from Sogndal for use in school. In English and Norwegian.
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Jerve-Andreas family history, 2010
Jerve-Andreas ancestry (Laumb, Rye-Rear, Jorve-Jerve, Alvik, Stensby-Jahren-Johnson, Olsen-Andreas) prepared by Joyce Sundrum (Anundsen Publishing, Decorah, Iowa, 2010).
Includes sections: Jerve Remembrances, Andreas Family Memories, and Tasty Memories.
Formerly part of P539. -
Joyce Sundrum family history, undated
Includes "Biography of E. E. Rear and Wife Anne" (1-page typescript translation, includes a photocopy of 1-page Norwegian document); "Biography of Haldor Ostensen Rye and His Family" (4 page typescript translation, includes photocopy of 8 page Norwegian document); newspaper photocopy "From This Corner in Adams" (August 16th, 1973) which mentions Gullik Rear; newspaper photocopy of obituary for "Edith M. Severson" granddaughter of Gullik Rear. Also includes a list of church and community anniversary booklets which are filed separately.
Formerly part of P539.