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Lorna Anderson papers, 1956-2000
- Title
- Lorna Anderson papers, 1956-2000
- Identifier
- P1092
- Date
- 1956-2000
- Creator
- Anderson, Lorna
- Description
- Clippings, letters and outlines for a slide presentation entitled "Overland over Sea," a general view of immigration which features Anderson's great-great-grandparents who came from Kviteseid, Telemark in 1851, and to Fillmore County in 1854. Includes a reprint of "Fillmore County Pioneer" for May 7, 1856. And a newsletter of the Fillmore County Historical Society, February, 1980. See in St. Olaf Library, "Overland Family History with Roots in Telemark, Norway," by Audrey Overland and Lorna Anderson. 3 v., 1986.
Includes:- reprint of "Fillmore County Pioneer" for May 7, 1856. And a newsletter of the Fillmore County Historical Society, February, 1980.
- "Anderson/Holen Family Memoirs," dedicated to Helen and Manfred Anderson….Lorna Anderson, editor." Typescript. Sequel to "A Genealogical Record Compiled by Anders Anderson Myrum descendants," 1978. Pages 1-8: Helen Holen Anderson, "Growing up in South Dakota 1902-1912," Britton, Waverly Township. Mentions: threshing, cook car, prairie fires, and angel food cake and egg noodles. "Life in Louisburg, Minn." (pages 9-13). Mentions: swallowing a pumpkin seed and lodging in her windpipe. pranks. "Rural School teaching, Louisburg, Minn. 1918-1923." (pages 14-15). "Farm Life, Depression and Drought of the 1930s" (pages 16-21) with sub-chapters of "A Farm Wife's Typical Day During Threshing," "Fires," "Mail in the Good Old Days," and Orval (Rusty) Holen's "M.O. Horses."
- Papers. "Grass Roots Grow Deep," a book to be written by Lorna Anderson. 2000 years of stories, following the Eric Overland family--Halvor Erikson--Fillmore County." 221 pages, typescript.
- Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Type
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts
Citation
Anderson, Lorna, “Lorna Anderson papers, 1956-2000,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10557.