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Dolcye A. Johnson family history, 1961-2012
Dolcye A. Johnson family (all photocopied items). Includes: funeral service of Dr.Arthur Edwin Hanson (1894-1966); obituary for Alfred Bernhard (Ben)Torgerson (1889-1967); obituary for Augusta Alfrida Torgerson (1890-1982);obituary for Clarence L. Torgerson (1891-1975); funeral services for AlbinLlewellyn Torgerson (1900-1987), Wallace Ben Torgerson (1926-1984),William J. Torgerson (1897-1973) with obituary; funeral service andobituary for Irwin Ellickson (1904-1997) and Sydney Ellickson (1911-1997),funeral service for Margie Ferrero (1913-2012); funeral service for Aaron M.Ellickson (1872-1961); and funeral service for Knut K. Olson (1868-1961)with story by H.G. Torgerson, "The Kittil Olson Saete Family" -
Maxine Werner collection, 2013
Country Ragamuffins: Reflections on a Midwestern Farm Childhood (Minneapolis, Minn., Two Harbors Press, 2013. Recounts life inDalton, Minnesota. Grandmother Galena Hilaria Hansel Bergerson(1898-1975) "was a significant influence on our childhood. This is the storyof a grandmother who passed along a deep appreciation of her Norwegiancultural heritage to the generations that followed." Short writings on avariety of topics: Depot Agent, Barn Chores, Don't pop the Clutch (learningto drive), Cooking and Baking from Scratch, Garden Produce and a BlueSpeckled Canner, Wringer Washer, Cleanliness is Next to Godliness,Allowance, "Put an Egg in Your Shoe and Beat it", Summer Evenings,Hunting and Fishing, High Card Deals, Radio Flyer Sleds, Flour Sack Dresses,Cod Liver Oil, Four of July Picnics, Halloween, Christmas on the Farm,Hardcover Friends [books], Visiting, 4-H Country Club, Rural School,Religious Influences, Endless Talking, and Grandma Galena's Recipe Box -
Fra Fjord til Praerien, 2013
Fra Fjord til Prærien (2013). In1997, the authors inherited a small farm in Norway from their maternaluncle. In cleaning the home, they discovered many letters written by theirparents, Helmer and Elfrida Nord, Appam, North Dakota, from 1930 until1950. These letters, and addition to already known correspondence from1923-1929, comprise the book (transcribed, in Norwegian) -
Hans and Anna Skinvik family history, 2003
Hans and Anna Skinvik: From Norway to Wisconsin (2003). Family settled in Minong/Frog Creek (1891-1913) and Oak Grove Township(1914-1925). -
Slektningene: Etta Marine Hokenstad Berge, 1995
Includes a 7 typescript autobiography (1995)and transcript of diary of her first year of marriage near Garretson, SouthDakota (1933-1934). -
Bjerke family history, 1967
Family history of the Erik and Berthe Marie Bjerke family, 1818-1967. -
Letters from Betsy Larson, 1977
The following notes were compiled by John E. Bye, Fargo, N.D., March 2013: Author Beryl Ebersviller Toftley appears to have used the immigrant letter format to tell the story of her grandmother, Norwegian immigrant, Betsy Larson and her family who lived in North Dakota and Minnesota. No publication date is given with Letters From Betsy typescriptbut it had to be done before 1977 when Toftley died. A copy was acquired by Connie Lillehoff of Fargo, although she does not recall when or how sheacquired the copy; it may have been an online purchase. BetsyEngebretsdatter was born July 6, 1862, according to church records, in theparish of Nes, Norway. Her parents were Engebret Larsen and KristianaLarsdatter and were living on the Folberg farm at the time of her birth. OnJune 18, 1880, Betsy and brother Edon were found in the Oslo emigrationrecords leaving for America with their destination listed as Elgin, Illinois.Edon and Betsy make their way to Northwood, N.D., where he homesteads northwest of Northwood and receives title to his land in 1888. Betsy married Frank George Smith on Sept. 4, 1887 according to Grand Forks County marriage license. By 1900 the family is living in Dickey County, N.D.(Porter Township) and there are six children listed (Della, Nora, Clarence, Florence, Marion and Dorothy. The family later moves to Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Betsy died on July 11, 1936 and is buried at the Vergas City Cemetery. -
Orlean Nelson Rue family history, 1929
Life Story by Orlean Nelson Rue (handwritten, 42 pages). Includes three sections: My Heritage, My Education, and My Present and Future Self. Note from donor, Oyvind T. Gulliksen: “Orlean Rue grew up on his parents’ farm in South Dakota and went to Concordia College [Moorhead, Minn.]. I assume he wrote his lifestory while a student at Concordia, as some sort of student assignment.” -
Bakken family history, 2013
Douglas and Jacquelyn Bakken, Bakken Family History, Day County, South Dakota (2013).Descendants of Ole Eriksen Bakken (1855-1939) and Anne Oline Ellanson(1865-1908). -
Rodahl family history, 2012
The Rodahl Family: The Descendants of Ole K. Bakken, Bergitte ‘Betsy’ Peterson, &Halvor Rodahl 1840-2012, by Jean Trueblood Bye. Family settled in Swift County, Minnesota.