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Ygdrasil, 1896-1971, a booklet prepared as a souvenir record for the 75th Anniversary of the Society in Madison, Wisconsin, and written by Olaf A. Hougen. The contents covers lists of members, a brief history, the constitution and by-laws, together with lists of officers, speakers, programs and papers by Ygdrasil members. One appendix lists the papers which have appeared in the publications of the Norwegian-American Historical Association. In addition, there are commemorative programs from 1917 and 1921; and clippings, 1921-1967.
Emigration papers, financial records, diaries, poems, and correspondence of a Norwegian-born farmer who emigrated in 1869 from S. Land, to Gale township, Trempeleau Co., Wisconsin.
Content: Hans C. Hougstad Papers: Correspondence and Reports. Includes letter by his brother, Anders, written in Galesville, Wisconsin (dated: Feb. 18, 1869).
A Pioneer Family, written primarily for the author's family, relating incidents from her life as a daughter of a Worth County, Iowa, farmer; as a college student; and as a teacher of piano and organ in Northwood and Decorah, Iowa, and in Minneapolis. Her husband, Christian Hougstad (1867-) a Lutheran clergyman, served parishes in Wisconsin. Her parents, Ole and Kari Hove, emigrated from Vikim (1854).
Content: Martha Hove Hougstad handwritten manuscript: "A Pioneer Family."
A selective compilation of "Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish Authors Translated into English," prepared by the Head Librarian at St. Olaf College, 1933-1955. Also, "He Was a Builder of St. Olaf," by Kenneth O. Bjork, in St. Olaf Magazine, 1955.
A collection of sketches of pioneer farm life in Muskego and Trempealeau Valley, Wisconsin, dealing with health, travel, Yankee neighbors, and church activity. Mention is made of Marcus Thrane, P. A. Rasmussen, J. B. Frich, and Gjermund Hoyme.
Includes: Family chronicles and photocopies of two articles: "Glimpses of Pioneer Days," by Mrs. J.E. Engstad (a sister), (Oct. 1937); and "Graphic Descriptions of Pioneer Days," by Mrs. Houkom (1952).
Transcriptions of American letters by Houkom to members of his family in Norway, describing his 1870 journey from Kviteseid, Telemark to Coon Prairie, Wisconsin, and discussing his experiences and church relationships at Highland Prairie, Minnesota; Sparta and La Crosse, Wisconsin; and Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis.
Content: Olaf S. Houkom Correspondence: America Letters.
"Sand Creek -- A Childhood Legacy" by Carl Soren Hoveland, published by Vantage Press, 2009. Includes information about growing up during the Great Depression on a dairy farming community in Northwest Wisconsin. The great-grandchild of Norwegian immigrants, Carl Soren Hoveland describes his great-grandparents' rich history as well as the history of their children and grandchildren.
Formerly part of P539.
A 3-page typescript biography of Mrs. Knute B. Norswing (his sister) and a program for Constitution Day (1933). Hoverstad was superintendent of agricultural stations in Minnesota.
Includes poster, "Constitutional Convention and Patriotic Celebration. Warsaw Town Hall, Sept. 18. Purpose of considering adopting a Township Constitution" and family obituaries.
Articles by Hoverstad regarding Johan Falkberget; a Norway Day Address in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, July 17, 1949; and an assortment of clippings (1919-1949) about Hoverstad.