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Naesheim-Moe families America letters, 1851-1908
A collection of letters, some photocopied and some transcribed, written by members of an extended family who settled in Wisconsin. Though some of the writers use different surnames, reference in the letters indicates a close relationship between all of them. The earliest letter, 1851, from Koshkonong, tells of the journey from Bergen to New York and ultimately to Milwaukee.- Letter to Svend Nesheim, 1851
- Inga Lewis correspondence. 1908-1908
- America Letters. Iver Iverson Moe, 1862; Ettrick, Wisconsin, 1864; Osseo, Wisconsin, 1878. 1862-1878
- America Letters. January-June 1881, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. 1881
- America Letters. Letter from Northfield, Wisconsin, 1880 1880-1881
- America Letters. Letter from Arlington, Wisconsin, 1862; Letters from Lodi, Wisconsin, 1871 and 1897. 1880-1881
- America Letters. Letters from Christopher Pederson, Pleasant Township. 1868-1876America Letters. Hans Seim letters, Chicago. 1869
- America Letters. Unidentified letters. undated
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NAHA financial records, 1925-2013
Financial records of the Norwegian American Historical Association.
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NAHA Publication records, 1925-
Records of the Norwegian American Historical Association's publication program. -
NAHA Secretarial records, 1925-2003
Records of the secretary of the Norwegian American Historical Association. -
NAHA Secretarial records, 1982-2013
General NAHA records, 1982-2013: includes correspondence, research requests, financial records, select publications, and membership information. -
Namdalslag papers, circa 1921-1953
About Namdalslag:
Also known as the Naumøla Samband (National Namdalslag of America). Organized at Klondike, Iowa, September 8, 1926. In 1929, they reported a membership of about 500. Duluth Namdalslag, Viknalaget in Minneapolis, and the Sioux Valley Nordtrønderlag associated closely with Naumdøla Samband/Namdalslag. They continued to meet until the 1950s.Past presidents include:
Einar Hilsen (1926-29)
Arne W. Nakling (1929-32)
Stokflet Myrvold (1932)
Rev. H.O. Bach (-1947)
Peter J. Peterson (1947-51)
A. Jacobsen (1951-)Past secretaries include:
Arne W. Nakling (1026-29, -1947)
Jacob Skillingstad (1929-)History of the Bygdelag:
Papers of "bygd" societies and their Common Council ("Bygdelagenes Fellesraad"), clippings, constitutions, correspondence, minutes and financial records, pamphlets, pictures, programs, and reports, dealing with conventions, officers, special projects, and the Norse-American Centennial of 1925. The bygdelag, organized around the turn of the century, are societies based on regional origins in Norway. They were active in the Eidsvoll Centennial in 1914 and the Norse-American Centennial in 1925. While activity dropped off after the beginning of World War II, a revival began in the 1980s as a result of renewal of ethnic interest, and with emphasis on family history. Odd S. Lovoll's "A Folk Epic; The Bygdelag in America" (NAHA, 1975), which includes a. bibliography of lag publications.Papers of the various "bygdelag," "social organizations of (Americans) from the same homeland district, usually rural" which began in 1899 with the organization of the Valdres Samband. About fifty other lag with national-wide appeal were formed, as well as many others which were more local. They held annual "stevner" (meetings) and many published periodicals, yearbooks, or monographs which often contained extensive genealogical materials. A decline came after World War II, with a revival in the 1970s particularly through renewed emphasis on genealogical research.
A Council of Bygdelags (Bygdelagenes Faellesraad) coordinates activities of the groups. They were very active in the Eidsvoll centennial celebrations in 1914, and the Norse-American Centennial in 1925. Holdings for the various lag vary, but usually include clippings of newspaper articles about their meetings, correspondence, programs, and copies of their publications, duplicates of library holdings, in the periodical and book collections (monographs and annuals included in the latter). In some cases regional associations are included with the national groups, and in others separate groups which later merged are included under the merged name.
Oversized lag photographs and panoramas are located within the Photograph Collection (P0655). -
Nancy L. Jensen family history, 1996
No description available.
Formerly part of P539. -
Nanna T. Boedker pamphlets, 1915
Catalogues from "The Norwegian Shop," which operated at 203 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, in 1915, and which featured items of Norwegian handicraft, especially those of Norwegian needlework. -
National Ski Association of America, 1892-2002
Miscellaneous materials about the Association (founded in 1904) and about Norwegian-American participation in the introduction and promotion of the "ski sport" in America generally. -
Natvig family history, 1967
Clippings from "Des Moines Sunday Register."