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Copy of a letter and a typescript translation of another, both from Four Mile Prairie, Texas, by a cobbler, describing geography, government, settlements, health, farming, Indians, church, and school. Also a 12-page typescript biography of Smeland by his great-granddaughter, Mildred Hogstel.
A Norwegian American Cabinet Maker in Wisconsin, 1848-1886, a paper by Jack Holzhueter presented at a meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians held in Madison, Wisconsin. The paper describes the work of an 1848 immigrant from Valdres, Norway. Olson was also a carpenter, blacksmith, and designer. See article, "the Aslak Olson Lie House: a first phase of restoration," by Paul Scheffel, in "Budstikken," May 2004, pp. 7-9, reference is made ot an article in the December 2003 "Budstikken," and to a photograph (ca. 1875) by Andreas L. Dahl of the house and famiy.
Deeds (1857-60, Wanamingo Twp, Goodhue Co., MN), college report cards from Luther College (1877-82), and a letter (July 18, 1880) to Mrs. Huset from her brother, Lars Aaker, Alexandria, Minnesota, in which he reports the arrival of Torjus Schibstad, the grandfather of Henrik Shipstead.
Content: Aslaug Aaker Huset Papers: Letter and Records
A typescript "Bridges of Brotherhood," chronicling the experiences and life of the Norwegian "colony" at San Pedro, California. The author was born in Tvedestrand, Norway, and emigrated to the United States in 1914. A letter explaining her project in writing this history is included.
"The Memoirs of Athena M. Lyseth," compiled by the Lyseth family. Athena Lyseth finished high school at the age of 17, and ventured out of her south Minneapolis neighborhood to be a rural school teacher. There she met her husband, a farmer named Harvey. Together, they ventured to Montana as homesteaders, and her memoirs recall the "16 dry years" in the state. The last few entries tell about the years on the farm in Hinkley, Minnesota. Her memories tell the story of an everyday woman and her everyday life.