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Torkel T. Fuglestad autobiography, undated
- Title
- Torkel T. Fuglestad autobiography, undated
- Identifier
- P0850
- Date
- undated
- Creator
- Fuglestad, Torkel T.
- Description
- Memories from the School of Life, an autobiographical account by a Norwegian-born North Dakota farmer, translated by Charles H. Skalet and R. E. Fuglestad. Torkel Fuglestad was born at Bjerkreim, Roggland, Norway. After military training at Kristiansand and work in the shipyards of Stavanger, he emigrated together with his wife in 1883. He lived on a farm near Hannaford, Griggs County, North Dakota, did some writing for Norwegian-American newspapers and was a charter member of the corporation of Oak Grove Seminary, Fargo, North Dakota, serving party of the time on its Board of Trustees.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Griggs County (N.D.)
- Fugelstad, Torkel T.
- Skalet, Charles H. (Charles Hannord), 1892-
- North Dakota
- Type
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Fuglestad, Torkel T., “Torkel T. Fuglestad autobiography, undated,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10466.