Biography/History: 
Rev. Olaf M. Wangensteen was born in Lærdal, Norway, in 1873. In 1889, he immigrated to the United States and settled in southern Minnesota. He first married Eleanora Avelsgaard in 1908. Together, they had two children: Mons (Monty) Olaf Bernhard (1910-1977) and Ragna (1913-). Eleanora died in 1913. He eventually married Julia Solberg. Olaf died in 1933 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada.  

Scope and Content:
The Wangensteen papers contain many photographs of the family throughout the upper Midwest and in Canada. Wangensteen graduated from the U.C. Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1907. He served as pastor at various congregations, including Iowa River, Waterloo Ridge, Falnes, Bergen, and Skudesnes (Saskatchewan). Correspondence, pamphlets, family history documents, and more highlight the life of the Wangensteen family and the congregations he served.