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Thomas Nelson papers, 1894-1935
Born Tobias Nielsen Jensveen, 1848-1935, and was a farmer from Kindred, North Dakota.
Includes:
Daily account book kept from 1894-1917 (household, livestock and crops)
Ledger includes subscription list for Christiania Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kindred, N.D.
notebook issued by WM. Deering and Co.
1935 Wheat Allotment Contract
The Blizzard, by Albert Harris
Author was teaching in North Dakota at the time (boarding at the Kjos residence, location unknown)
My Safety Pledge, issued by the North Dakota Safety Council (automobile, 1927).
Three photographs of Tom Nelson family and farmhouse, circa 1915. -
Aardahl family papers, 1882-1906
Aardahl family emigrated from dalsnes, Norway in 1881 and settled in Barnes County, North Dakota. Son, Fred Aandahl, served as Governor of North Dakota from 1945-1950.
The boxes contain over 150 letters written between 1882-1906. Also includes "Remember the Maine" stationery (1898) and one binder of miscellaneous documents including: "The Aandahl Family," by Odd Meringdal (87 pages typescript); calling cards, including Knud M. Eide, Henry E. Nelson, Hildegard Djuberg, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Aarrdahl, Charley W. Nelson, Mary Jessel. Dozen or so unidentified photographs; correspondence containing 6 locks of hair; sample catalog pages from T.M. Roberts' Supply House, Minneapolis, Minn. (circa 1890s); bulletin: Summer School for Teachers, State Normal School, Valley City, North Dakota (1896); A.E. Johnson & Co., advertisements (Land and Emigration agents). -
Ole C. Christopher history, 1970-1975
"The Norse-American Adventure." Xeroxed copy of a 419 page typescript compiled by the author who described himself as a traveler and lecturer. His stated purpose is "to bring to the front the accomplishments of our leading personalities in the many and various fields of endeavors." A two page index at the beginning notes the fields he has covered. The information includes many well-known as well as lesser-known personages, but is rather general. Two notebooks compiled by Christopher of notable Norwegians who lived in the United States and brief biographies/contributions they made to American life, are also in the file. Also includes a ledger book with clippings about various newspaper articles, both American and Norwegian, starting approximately in 1916 - 1920. -
E. Biddle Heg papers, 1840-1998
Papers relating to former NAHA member E. Biddle Heg. Heg is the great grandson of Hans Christian Heg, a colonel in the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. E. Biddle Heg was originally from California, but attended schools in both California and Pennsylvania. Throughout his career he worked at various universities on the East Coast and in California as a professor and in the administration. Later in his life Heg developed an interest in investigating his family history. -
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records, 1973-2011
History/Biography:
The American Birkebeiner was started in 1973 by Tony Wise, a founding member of the Worldloppet federation of cross-country ski marathons. The race is held in February in Hayward, WI. Wise drew on his Norwegian heritage in starting a race named after a famous event in Norway. The American Birkebeiner, also called Birke, is named after Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. This race commemorates an important historical event when in 1206 a group of Birkebeiner party soldiers, who fought for Sverre Sigurdsson and his descendants in the Norwegian civil war, smuggled the illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim.
Abstract:
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records include various photographs and 35mm slides, video records, board meeting minutes, Wordloppet records, clippings, and more. Financial statements are restricted. Please contact the archivist. -
Nora Lodge No. 1, Riddere av det Hvide Kors (R.H.K.) Sons of Norway No. 415. papers, 1860-1965
Papers of a Norwegian cultural and benefit society in Chicago, consisting of records, pamphlets, and photographs. Norwegian Society Nora was organized July 18th, 1860, re-named Nora Lodge No. 1, Knights of the White Cross in 1863. Merged with the Sons of Norway in 1938. -
Civil War papers, 1861-2004
Articles, clippings, certificates, Confederate money, correspondence, pamphlets, maps, pictures, and rosters about Norwegians who participated in the Civil War. Derwood Johnson contributed information about nearly 100 Norweigan-Americans who served on the Confederate side, with copies of muster rolls from the National Archives and Texas State Archives. Wally Toensing contributed a list (31 pages) of over 800 who served in the Minnesota units. Five folders about the 15th Wisconsin Regiment, four folders of rosters and profiles of soldiers of that regiment, two folders of profiles of Norwegians who served in other units. There are folders of letters and documents concerning more than a dozen individual veterans. -
Camp Little Norway Association papers, 1941-1947
Correspondence, pamphlets, publications, pictures, reports, minutes, albums, ledgers, journals, publicity, lectures, and clippings of a nation-wide association organized in Minneapolis in September of 1940 to raise funds to aid Norway and Norwegian nationals in Canada and in the United States. Camp Little Norway, located in Toronto, Canada, was a training base for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Beginning in 1944 the Association coordinated its activities with American Relief for Norway. Activities of the Association and related groups are described by A. N. Rygg in "American Relief for Norway" (1947). Lecturers on tour for the promotion of the association's program included A.D. Dahl, Axel Diderik C. Eitzen, Jorgen Juve, Harald Land, Axel McLeod, and Carl Stenerson. -
Claus Lauritz Clausen papers, 1841-1988
Papers of and materials about the Danish-born clergyman, the second pastor ordained to serve Norwegian-Americans. Includes his emigration diary, letters, ministerial record books, photographs, clippings, and articles. Clausen served congregations in Racine and Rock counties, Wisconsin, and Boone county, Illinois before he led a colony to settle at St. Ansgar, Iowa. He founded many congregations in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. -
Annie J. Olson Brustuen papers, 1885-1916, 1960
Reminiscences, 1960. "Pioneer Incidents as Told by My Mother," Hegbert Township, Swift County, Minnesota and seven family letters (1885-1916) translated by Conrad Byre. Contents Article. Note: Nearly all the people mentioned in the letters are named in the family history.
- Wagon train
- river crossing
- Bruno Arnold family
- Thor Brustuen
- Long Lake
- prairie fires
- melted silver
- Matt Bystad
- Blizzard of 1873
- grasshoppers
- Peder Ness marriage
- Peder Emmerson twins
- Amund Paulson
- poet Ole Hegstad
- John Wilson
- formation of Hegbert township, named for two founders, Bertness Christianson and Ole Hegstad
- mortgages
- Sandbro farm
- picnics
- speakers Albert Lang and Congressman Rev. O.J. Kvale
- Sonora Brustuen, Appleton
- Oliver Haugland, Milan
- Margaret, Camillla and Alice Persen
- Mildred Hentzen, Melba Brustuen, Alice Freeman
- 4th of July 1890, Andrew Akre
- Jens and Maren Pederson.
Translated letter from Annie Brustuen written to sister Rönnag, 20 August 1885. Topics: Death of Ingeborg Swedsmo and Guri Raastad - Anne Nilsdatter Moen marrying Peder Foten
- baby girls born to Marit Ofun and Kari Mo.
Translated letter from Kari Mo to her brother John Olson Feb 16, 1889. Topics: 20 years apart - death of minister Pastor Selmer, replaced with Holmbo
- living children Anna (who had a birth defect of the mouth) Iver, Ole, Mari, Kari and Hanna
- dead children Thor, Kari and Hans, all dying between ages one and three.
Translated letter from Ole Mo to John Olson, Feb 21, 1892. Topics: Thanks to John for helping children Anne and Iver get to America - Son Ole is leaving for America, asking for help in securing a position for him
- shortage of feed in Våga
- new railroad from Lillehammer to Sel.
Letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, March 22, 1903. Topics: Anne has had her defect repaired (harelip) - Kari opened coffee house and took in lodgers
- lots of debt, asked for help from America to alleviate suffering
- asked for help with their debt.
Letter from Kari Mo to Annie Olson, Jan 29, 1908. Topics: Thanks for sending picture - news of blind niece Nora
- sending picture postcard.
Translated letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, Feb 2, 1913. Topics: Thanks for sending money ($5) - encouraged John to send daughter Annie along to visit her.
Translated letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, June 27, 1916. Topics: Siblings are all getting older