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Ellen Knudtson Howard memoir, 1969-1970
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NAHA 2019/964
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1969-1970
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<span>Born in Independence, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, to Hellick Knudtson and Gunda Gunderson. Ellen married Wilhelm Berhart Howard and had 3 children.<br /><br />Topics include:<br />"My Trip to Little Norway" (Blue Mounds, Wisconsin), pgs. i-iv;<br />immigrating in 1843 from Flesberg, Numedal Norway via Quebec (robbed of all assets), p. vi;<br />traveling by covered wagon, p. viii;<br />Christmas gifts made from wool, p. x;<br />Section "Dad Meets Mother", pgs. x1v-xvii:<br />Hellick Knudtson & Gunda Gunderson, settled in Independence, later Eleva, Wisconsin; School in Strum, Wisconsin, julebukk, p. xv;<br />Church activities in Strum, Rev. Carl J. Helsem pg. xvi.<br />Section I: "My Earliest Recollections"<br />Father's blacksmith shop, p. 2; <br />Childhood games (no toys), use of wood shavings as doll curls, pg. 3;<br />Wedding gift of stove, kitchen chores, lefse making, p. 10;<br />Spankings, p. 13;<br />Paper dolls, p. 15, 25;<br />May Day baskets, p. 15;<br />Picking wild flowers & hazelnuts, pgs. 16, 18;<br />Clothing (girl) and use of flour sacks (also for diapers), pgs. 17, 21, 33;<br />Dressing an infant, p. 22;<br />Christmas, p. 29;<br />Washing/laundry, p. 31;<br />Primary school, p. 33;<br />Circus, p. 36;<br />Funeral held in home, p. 40;<br />Lunches & canning berries, p. 41. <br />Section 2 : "Life on the Farm," Eleva, Wisconsinm 1900-1903<br />Corn husks & straw for bedding, p. 4, 10;<br />Kitchen table, p. 8;<br />Quilts (flour sacks for backing), tying, quilting bees, crazy quilts, rag-rugs, hooked rugs, carpet rags, straw bedding for rugs, cleaning carpets, pgs, 10-12, 36-38;<br />Mosquito netting, coffee, p. 14, 18;<br />Chickens & eggs, p. 15;<br />Milking cow, chasing flies, p. 16, 20;<br />Blueberry picking, p. 21;<br />Country school, water pail and dipper, slates, recess (not to speak Norwegian), parochial school (not to speak English), pgs. 23-26;<br />Sex, p. 28;<br />Hay shocks, p. 29;<br />Weekly newspaper, Independence News Wave, p. 31;<br />Assassination of Pres. McKinley, p. 32;<br />Modern flush toilet, bed bugs, gypsy peddler, pgs. 34-40;<br />Father's whiskers, p. 41;<br />Grain threshing and shocks, p. 42;<br />First orange eaten, stores and fruit, bananas (sent as stalks and cut off for patron) p. 43;<br />Pregnancy and appearance, p. 45. <br /><br />Section 3: Post-high school<br />Teacher's Institute, p. 81;<br />Teaching in Strum, Wisconsin. (Hamlin School), p. 83;<br />Aaker's Business School, p. 89;<br />Teaching near Watertown, South Dakota (country school/Hayti), p. 102, 108;<br />Powdered sugar/frosting, p. 104;<br />Trumm family, p. 105;<br />Sour family, Bryant, South Dakota, p. 118;<br />Dances, p. 123, 152, 195;<br />Rev. Dexheimer, p. 124;<br />Teaching in Hayti, South Dakota (1913), p. 124.<br />Teaching in Strum, Wisconsin (1913-1915), p. 131;<br />Homesteading in Malta, Montana, p. 147;<br />Indians (Native Americans), p. 155;<br />Haug family, p. 154, 155;<br />Free-Lutheran, p. 164;<br />Single women homesteading/shack, clearing land, laundry, thunderstorms, p. 173-180, 293;<br />sidecar motorcycle, p. 190, 200;<br />Zortman, Montana; prairie fire/fire break, p. 202;<br />Buffalo chips for heating, p. 204;<br />Suffrage vote in Montana, 1916;<br />Pregnancy/labor pains/delivery/nursing/clothing, p. 216, 222, 230, 236, 237,240;<br />Wheat and patriotism, p. 228;<br />Barley flour pancakes, World War I effort, patriotic pancakes, p. 245; <br />Cholichy baby, p. 247;<br />Armistice/whistles blowing, p. 253;<br />Raising chickens, p. 277;<br />Rain water for coffee, p. 293;<br />Vananda, Montana, p. 300;<br />Wash machine/laundry, p. 308;<br />4th of July/fireworks, p. 310;<br />Lambert, Montana, p. 312;<br />Helena, Montana and Madame Ericke Zimmerman, p. 326;<br />Albert Grorud, Thompson Falls, Montana and Hotel fire, p. 332;<br />Polson & Dixon, Montana, p. 335-341;<br />Miles City, Montana, p. 342;<br />Rev. Stephen Dale, p. 343;<br />St. Olaf Choir/F.M. Christiansen in Miles City, Montana, p. 344;<br />Flour sacks made into sheets & pillow slips, p. 348;<br />Glendive, Montana. "Heard first radio music, 'Yes sir, That's my baby!" (1926), p. 354;<br />Ordered Easter lily, p. 355;<br />Door-to-door saleslady (lingerie & magazines), p. 363;<br />Collecting water from railroad tank cars, Vananda, Montana, p. 367;<br />Superior, Wisconsin, p. 368;<br />purchased grocery store "Howards Grocery" (1940), p. 371;<br />World War II and Pearl Harbor, ration stamps, p. 379-381;<br />two sons in military service, p. 381-401.<br />Formerly part of P539.</span>
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3 folders
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English