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I Couldn't Milk Another Goat: Goodbye Norway - Hello Minnesota
- Title
- I Couldn't Milk Another Goat: Goodbye Norway - Hello Minnesota
- Identifier
- NAHA 2021/008
- Description
- The story of Carrie Kirkeeide Thorson (1878-1974) leaving Norway in 1903 to move to Minnesota. Written by Paul Stephen Arneson. "Why did a young Norwegian lady take this trip knowing she would likely never see her family again? Why Minnesota? What was Minneapolis like in the early 1900s? How did she and her husband and children fare during the Great Depression? What were the hardships they suffered during World War II? How did she keep her sanity outliving four of her five children?"
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- English
Collection
Citation
Arneson, Paul Stephen and Thorson, Carrie Kirkeeide, “I Couldn't Milk Another Goat: Goodbye Norway - Hello Minnesota,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12119.