Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NAHA 2022/038 Title A name given to the resource Harstad/Fjeldstad/Kjos family papers, 1889-1984 Description An account of the resource <span>Records of the Harstad/Fjeldstad/Kjos families. </span><span>Sigrid Eline Harstad Kjos was born in Arendahl, Filmore County, Minnesota on November 29, 1869. She married Andreas (Andrew) J. Kjos on December 12, 1894. Andrew Kjos died on </span><span>April 13, 1908. Together they had 8 children: </span><span>Joseph Gerhard Kjos (April 29, 1896); </span><span>Clarence Eugene Kjos (May 17, 1899-</span><span>March 26, 1936); </span><span>Ellen Beatrice Kjos (August 7 1901); </span><span>Neil A. Kjos (Febuary 28, 1904); </span><span>Ahlfeld Silian Kjos (May 2, 1907-January 27, 1907).</span><br /><br /> <div> <div>Documentation, photographs, and correspondence from Ellen’s Kjos-Harstad family from Freemont County, Minnesota. Includes records on:</div> <ul> <li><strong>Bjug Harstad</strong><span> </span>(Ellen’s maternal great uncle). Founder, or co-founder of many early settler churches in MN, ND and Oregon and Pacific Lutheran University.</li> <li><strong>Kittel Harstad</strong><span> </span>(Ellen’s grandfather), Very active in developing Lutheran church growth in S.E. Minnesota.</li> <li><strong>Harstad/ Kjos</strong><span> </span>family groups and individual photos.</li> <li><strong>Carl Andreas Kjos</strong> (Ellen's father)</li> <li><strong>Sigrid Harstad Kjos </strong>(Ellen’s mother, Kittel and Eli Harstad’s daughter, and Bjug Harstad’s niece)</li> <li><strong>Neil Kjos Sr.</strong> (Ellen's brother). Music publishing - Chicago, IL.</li> <li><strong>Joe Kjos<span> </span></strong>(Ellen's brother). Prominent  Mayville, ND banker and owner of several farms.</li> <li><strong>Clarence Kjos</strong> (Ellen's brother). Unmarried/no children, prominent Portland, OR doctor who died very suddenly at 39.  His mother, Sigrid, was living with him at the time.</li> <li><strong>Early church materials from Minnesota and Mayville, ND</strong>: Gran Lutheran Church, North Prairie Lutheran Congregation, Mayville Congregation, Greenfield Evangelical Lutheran Church.</li> <li>Harstad family in Norway.</li> <li>Photographs and records of the Fjelstad family.</li> </ul> </div> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-1984 Language A language of the resource English Norwegian