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Gunnar O. Solwald memoirs, 1875-1977
- Title
- Gunnar O. Solwald memoirs, 1875-1977
- Identifier
- P1376
- Date
- 1875-1977
- Creator
- Solwald, Gunnar Olsen, 1846-1925
- Description
- "Remembrances from My Life", 179 pages, an autobiographical account of an 1875 emigrant from Skien, who tells about his childhood and youth and about his career as seaman, soldier, and teacher in Norway. The emigrant journey in 1875 is covered in detail; it ended near Rushford, Minnesota, where Solwald was a farmer and teacher. Later he and his family moved to Clay County, Minnesota, and in 1887 went to the state of Washington. An epilogue by Gertrude Solwold Wells tells the story of the last years of his life in Tacoma, Washington. Also, Borghild, by Borghild Solwold Melbye, 176 pages; "Memoirs of Hans Solvold," 4 pages; "Hammarsmark Family Tree," 15 pages; and "Trond Solvold," 5 pages
Includes:
Folder 1: Memoir titled "Remembrance From my Life".
Folder 2: Topics include bed bugs; Pearl House hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin; language issues in America; threshing and tying sheaves; eating ill-prepared food including a hair ball, titled "Solvoldfamiliens Slektsregister".
Folder 3: Memoir by Hans Solvold, Hammersmark family tree. - Location: 11/B/2
- Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Subject
- Solwald, Gunnar Olsen, 1846-1925
- Overright, Grethen Solwold
- Solvold, Hans
- Wells, Gertrude Solwold
- Sandstøl, Tønnes Tollak
- Rushford (Minn.)
- Type
- Manuscripts
- Clippings
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
Collection
Citation
Solwald, Gunnar Olsen, 1846-1925, “Gunnar O. Solwald memoirs, 1875-1977,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11924.