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Nils Brandt papers, 1907-2003
- Title
- Nils Brandt papers, 1907-2003
- Identifier
- P0739
- Date
- 1907-2003
- Creator
- Brandt, Nils
- Description
- Memoirs (1907) and Recollections of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman who emigrated in 1851 to a pastorate near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The memoirs deal largely with his travels as a home missionary in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Brandt was the first Norwegian pastor to preach west of the Mississippi River.
Inlcudes:- Clippings (1923-1970).
- 2003 copy (translated by Walther I. Brandt). Topics covered: sailing for America aboard "The Incognito"(p2); arrival at Muskego (p2); sister and husband, Ivar Ringestad (p3-4); first Norwegian-American wedding in Winneshiek County (p6); organization of the Scandinavian Press Association (p10, 18); encounters a rattlesnake (p12); Anna Ringestad (p13); corduroy roads (p17); preaching against slavery (p18); Native Americans near Manitowoc (p19); cholera (p19); Captain Johan Gasmann (p20); missionary journey to Goodhue County, Minn. in 1855. Mentions: first Norwegian-American Wedding, Talla brothers, and "German Grove" later known as "Valley Grove" (p21); and new parsonage for Rev. Koren, Decorah, Iowa (p23).
- Extent
- 2 folders
- Subject
- Norstog, Inga Bredesen
- Giere, Nils Olson
- Brandt, Olaf Elias
- Brandt, Walther I. (Walther Immanuel), 1893-1958
- Brandt, Diderikke O.
- Brandt, Nils Olsen
- Sacred Heart (Minn.)
- Brandt, Realf Ottesen
- Type
- Manuscripts
- Clippings
Citation
Brandt, Nils, “Nils Brandt papers, 1907-2003,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10274.