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Annie J. Olson Brustuen papers, 1885-1916, 1960

Title
Annie J. Olson Brustuen papers, 1885-1916, 1960
Identifier
P0048
Date
1885-1916, 1960
Description
Reminiscences, 1960. "Pioneer Incidents as Told by My Mother," Hegbert Township, Swift County, Minnesota and seven family letters (1885-1916) translated by Conrad Byre. Contents Article. Note: Nearly all the people mentioned in the letters are named in the family history.
  • Wagon train
  • river crossing
  • Bruno Arnold family
  • Thor Brustuen
  • Long Lake
  • prairie fires
  • melted silver
  • Matt Bystad
  • Blizzard of 1873
  • grasshoppers
  • Peder Ness marriage
  • Peder Emmerson twins
  • Amund Paulson
  • poet Ole Hegstad
  • John Wilson
  • formation of Hegbert township, named for two founders, Bertness Christianson and Ole Hegstad
  • mortgages
  • Sandbro farm
  • picnics
  • speakers Albert Lang and Congressman Rev. O.J. Kvale
  • Sonora Brustuen, Appleton
  • Oliver Haugland, Milan
  • Margaret, Camillla and Alice Persen
  • Mildred Hentzen, Melba Brustuen, Alice Freeman
  • 4th of July 1890, Andrew Akre
  • Jens and Maren Pederson.
    Translated letter from Annie Brustuen written to sister Rönnag, 20 August 1885. Topics: Death of Ingeborg Swedsmo and Guri Raastad
  • Anne Nilsdatter Moen marrying Peder Foten
  • baby girls born to Marit Ofun and Kari Mo.
    Translated letter from Kari Mo to her brother John Olson Feb 16, 1889. Topics: 20 years apart
  • death of minister Pastor Selmer, replaced with Holmbo
  • living children Anna (who had a birth defect of the mouth) Iver, Ole, Mari, Kari and Hanna
  • dead children Thor, Kari and Hans, all dying between ages one and three.
    Translated letter from Ole Mo to John Olson, Feb 21, 1892. Topics: Thanks to John for helping children Anne and Iver get to America
  • Son Ole is leaving for America, asking for help in securing a position for him
  • shortage of feed in Våga
  • new railroad from Lillehammer to Sel.
    Letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, March 22, 1903. Topics: Anne has had her defect repaired (harelip)
  • Kari opened coffee house and took in lodgers
  • lots of debt, asked for help from America to alleviate suffering
  • asked for help with their debt.
    Letter from Kari Mo to Annie Olson, Jan 29, 1908. Topics: Thanks for sending picture
  • news of blind niece Nora
  • sending picture postcard.
    Translated letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, Feb 2, 1913. Topics: Thanks for sending money ($5)
  • encouraged John to send daughter Annie along to visit her.
    Translated letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, June 27, 1916. Topics: Siblings are all getting older


Location: 
1/A/3
Extent
1 folder
Language
Norwegian
English
Type
Article
Correspondence
Access Rights
This collection is open to research.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Annie J. Olson Brustuen Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.

Collection

Archival Collection

Citation

Brustuen, Annie J. Olson, “Annie J. Olson Brustuen papers, 1885-1916, 1960,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11857.