Berge, B. O.]]> Andersen, Arthur]]> Sonsteby, John J.]]> Cheatham, Kitty]]> Johnson, Joseph M. (Joseph Myron), 1917-1979]]> Solberg, Marshall]]> Fox River (Wis. and Ill.)]]> Ingvoldstad, Orlando]]> Larson, Laurence M. ]]> Illinois]]> Qualey, Carlton C. (Carlton Chester), 1904-1988]]> Norway (Ill.)]]> Biography/History:
The Fox River Settlement is situated in La Salle County, Illinois. There are varying opinions on when the first settlers arrived, with some sources suggesting 1835, Knud Langeland stating it was 1836, and Professor Rasmus B. Anderson asserting it was 1834. In the spring of 1834, Jacob Anderson Slogvig, Knud Anderson Slogvig, Gudmund Haugaas, Thorsten Olson Bjaaland, Nels Thompson, Andrew (Endre) Dahl, and Kleng Peerson departed for La Salle County, becoming the earliest Norwegian settlers in Illinois.

Scope and Content: 
Articles, correspondence, clippings, pictures, and programs, dealing with the centennial celebration of the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the United States in the Fox River Valley, La Salle County, Illinois. Among the papers are the addresses by Marshall Solberg and Arthur Andersen and an article, "The Fox River Norwegian Settlement," by Carlton C. Qualey. B. O. Berge, Orlando Ingvoldstad, Joseph M. Johnson, John J. Sonsteby, and J. Jorgen Thompson are the chief correspondents.

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