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Hans H. Solem autobiography, 1992
- Title
- Hans H. Solem autobiography, 1992
- Identifier
- P1638
- Date
- 1992
- Creator
- Solem, Hans H.
- Description
- "The life of a Viking in America." Solem was born in Bergen, emigrated in 1930 with a ticket went by an uncle in Cloquet, Minn. He went to South Dakota where another uncle lived, to work on farms. In 1932 he returned to Cloquet to work, and married in 1936. He got training as a welder and worked in defense industries in Minneapolis.
In 1945 he purchased a Gamble store in Beresford, S.D. He visited family Norway for three months in 1948. In 1950 he sold the store and began to work in Construction, moving to Sioux Falls. In 1956 he moved Eau Claire, Wis. Again working in construction: building over 350 homes there before moving into Realty. Tells about several later trips to Norway, and visits from family there to the U.S. Written in 1993, while living in retirement in Bayfield, Wis. Gives information about his children and grandchildren. Photograph on the cover. - Location: 13/B/4
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Solem, Hans H., “Hans H. Solem autobiography, 1992,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10921.