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Staub family history, undated
History of Anneliese (Staub) Thorson, Erika Ruth (Staub) Niemi, and Henry P. Straub. Edited by Henry P. Staub.
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Stavanger Boarding School journals, circa 1890
Issues of the "Stavanger Mirror" published by a boarding school near Le Grand, Iowa, founded in 1890 by the Society of Friends. -
Stavangeren of Chicago papers, 1920-1966
Records of a local Bygdelag organized by immigrants from Stavanger in Chicago, whose stated purpose was to sustain Stavanger traditions and ties. For a time the group published a newsletter, Mortepumpen. -
Stavangerlag papers, circa 1915-1973
About Stavangerlag:
Also known as the Stavanger Amt Laget in America. Organized in Story City, Iowa, September 8, 1911.Past presidents include:
Rev. C.J. Eastvold (1911-29)
Rev. J.E.H. Akre (1929-51)
Rev. Nils Klungtvedt (1951-69)
Rev. H.A. Peterson (1969-73)
Iver Olson (1973-)Past secretaries include:
Berthel Bellesen (1911-27)
Ordin Mjolsness (1926)
John Maland (1927)
Rev. J.E.H. Akre (1927-29)
Rev. Nils Klungtvedt (1929-51)
Rev. A.M. Hegre (1951-59)
Iver Olson (1959-70)
Paul B. Nornes (1970-)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). -
Stavig letters, 1882
Translations of over 150 letter between the Lars A. Stavig family and that of his half-brother, Knudt Stavik. Lars emigrated from the Stavik farm in Romsdal in June 1876 with his wife and three sons. In 1882 they homesteaded near Nutley in Day county, South Dakota. Knudt remained on the home farm. The letters were preserved by Lars' grandson Harold Torness, and translated by Marta Boyce.
Folder 1- Includes family photographs, maps. Two brochures: "Through the eyes of an immigrant: a conference on Scandinavian immigration told through history, drama, and architecture, October 12-13, 1996," at the Stavig House Museum, Sisseton, S.D.; and, "The Stavig letters: the story of a Norwegian immigrant, Monday, July 16, 2001, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul." (Dr. Wayne Knutson (University of South Dakota) "developed this dramatization based on the letters."
- DVD "The Stavig Letters: The Story of a Norwegian Immigrant" is a dramatic performance of the letters selected, edited and Dramatized by Dr. Wayne S. Knutson, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Dakota. The cast of three includes a narrator and the two half-brothers, Lars Stavig, who comes to the prairie, and Knut Stavik, who remains in Norway. Using direct excerpts from the letters and basic theater props, the play lasts approximately 70 minutes and can be performed anywhere. "The Stavig Letters" is a program of the South Dakota Humanities Speakers Bureau: http://www.sdpb.org/stavigletters/
- Jane Torness & John S. Rasmussen (compiled & annotated), Dear Unforgettable Brother: The Stavig Letters from Norway and America, 1881-1937 (2013). Includes essays from Edvard Hoem, “One Family, Two Lands. Why Did We Leave?” and Betty A. Bergland, “Norwegian Immigration to the United States and the Northern Great Plains.” Over 130 years have passed since Lars Stavig first wrote home to Knut Stavig. Like the lives their authors lived, their letters reflect the challenges faced by families in both Norway and America. Covering the span of five decades, these letters gained popularity through an award-winning South Dakota PBS film. The communication among the Stavig relatives gives readers personal insight into the lives of those who emigrated and those who stayed behind.
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Stavney family history, 1997
Stavney family history, compiled and researched by Jay M. and Dorothy E. (Bergh) Steinberg -
Steberg family history, undated
No description available.
Formerly part of P539. -
Steen family history, 1966
"Vibe" by Robert C. Steen. -
Stella Olson Rainey family history, 2017
The Churches Left Behind (2017). A collection of photographs and short texts which retrace the author’s great-grandparents’ time in Norway. Steinar Olavsson Nordskog/Stener Olson (1830-1910), from Kvitesied, Telemark, Norway, immigrated to the U.S. in 1860. Kari Andersdotter Maarem/Carrie Olson (1836-1908), from Atrå, Telemark, immigrated to the U.S. in 1851. The couple met in Wisconsin and was married May 30, 1861. -
Stener M. Stenby papers, 1941
Photographs and other items about an 1882 immigrant from Biri, Norway, who was ordained in 1886. He served the Bethlehem Lutheran Congregation, Clear Lake, Iowa, throughout the 55 years of his ministry. He was president of the Elling Eielsen Synod, 1902-1941. Includes: Articles (n.d.); Memorials (1941); Photographs (n.d.).