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Katarina Thorwaldsen (born 1877 in Sandsvaer, Norway; died 1954 in Brooklyn, NY) emigrated from Norway in 1911 and settled in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Theodore Thorwaldsen (born 1875 in Tonsberg, Norway; died 1969 in Brooklyn, NY) a ship captain, who had emigrated from Norway two years earlier. Katarina traveled to the United States with her young daughters, Esther and Eldrid.
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Handwritten recipes and other handwritten material all in Norwegian. 8 notebooks dated 1892-1896.
Sample of knitting and sewing
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Book titled, “Norge I Vare Hjerter” by Nordahl Grieg published in 1929.
Affixed to the inside cover of this book is a handwritten letter in Norwegian, dated Julen 1942, signed by Haakon VII of Norway.
In this series of interviews by Odd Lovoll for his books “The Promise of America: History of the Norwegian-American People” and “The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today,” Lovoll interviews Andreas Rhude.
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The Fox Lake [Rice County] Album, edited by Kenneth Hokeness (2009). Book focuses on Astri Engebretsdatter and son KnutAsleson Knutson. Includes CD: “Ancestors of Martin Hokeness, 30 Generations (850 A.D. to 1951).
Correspondence, book reviews, speeches, offprints of articles, personal financial papers of a professor of history at St. Olaf College and NAHA editor, 1960-1980.
Collection of books published by Kent E. Freeland. Includes:
Norwegian Saga: "Andrew's life seem to stop when he found out his father was dead and that his mother and siblings were going to move, not to another town, but to a different country. The new country was America in the 1880's, and the prairies were still a lonely place to roam. Young Andrew finds his place in his adopted home with the new love of his life. He faces the challenges of raising a family with all the problems of language, prejudice, and fears that accompany have accompanied immigrants throughout history. Family tragedies of death, relationships destroyed, and heartbreaks end a victory that you must read."
Prairie Pioneers: "Prairie Pioneers is an adventure story of a group of Norwegian immigrants who traveled from Lisbon, Illinois to Story County, Iowa in 1854. It is historical fiction, based on some facts, but generously augmented with interesting invention. The central character in the story is Ole Apland, who gives leadership and inspiration to his traveling companions. Ole braves hardships and faces dangers on the 600-mile trek. Along the way, he forms a friendship with one of the young women, so that, at the journey's end, the two of them are ready to begin a new life in the Midwest Scandinavian community."
Copies of articles appearing in Norwegian newspapers. Mr Finstad, a third generation Norwegian-American, a graduate of St. Olaf College, 1956, taught at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.