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Emil A. Erickson papers, 1953
- Title
- Emil A. Erickson papers, 1953
- Identifier
- P1572
- Date
- 1953
- Creator
- Erickson, Emil
- Description
- "Account of the lives and life-work of "the author's parents, "Based on the recollections of friends, relatives, and members of the family, the whole emphasis is on the parents, their early lives, the building of the farm, and the raising of the family." Forward.; Born at Vestnes, Romsdal, in 1875, Christopher worked as a sailor from ages 17 to 25. In 1900 he emigrated to Wisconsin, working in the woods and in the kilns of Ashland, Wis. There he met Anna Leidenberg, who was born in Minnesota 1882 to a Swedish father and Norwegian mother. In 1907 a farm near Grand Rapids, Minn., was purchased and the family moved there in 1912. Christopher died 1950. Genealogical data on the family on p. 19.
- Location: 13/A/6
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Typescripts
Collection
Citation
Erickson, Emil, “Emil A. Erickson papers, 1953,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10858.