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George Neumann papers, circa 1910
- Title
- George Neumann papers, circa 1910
- Identifier
- NAHA 2023/003
- Date
- circa 1910
- Creator
- Neumann, George
- Description
- Written stories, poems, and plays of George Neumann. Neumann was born in 1859 in Trondhjem, Norway. His parents John and Gurine Jorgendatter were from Lesje, Norway. He was confirmed at the age of 14. He then worked in a rope factory, and later carried bricks to help build a church in Trondhjem. At the age of 15 he went to sea. He sailed first as a second cook on a steamboat named "Michael Krohn." Later as a cook on a steamer belonging to Trondhjem, named "Vidar." Next he sailed as a steward on a Bark from Trondhjem named "Einar." On the "Einar" he made two trips to Buenos Aires, Argentina, it took 18 months.
He then left Trondhjem as an able seaman on a bark from Tvedestrand for Arendal. From there he sailed on a Brig the "Thela" for Brunswick, Georgia in America. There he deserted together with the ships carpenter. He was about 18 years old. They hid in pinewoods over a week without much food and waited for the vessel to sail. He stayed on the coast for some time, sailing to the West Indies and Rio de Janeiro.
He then went to Chicago in February of 1882. He sailed the Great Lakes for 7 years as a sailor and mate. He met Lina (Caroline) Nelson and they were married December 15, 1883. He became a citizen in 1884 and quit sailing. He began to learn plate printing at William Freund and Sons in 1888. He learned quickly and was a foreman in 1892. He enjoyed writing stores and poems. Won a few prizes and had many published in the "Skandinaven" a Norwegian newspaper in Chicago. He and Lina had four children: Henry, Agnes, Mrytle, and Ralph. He died in September 22, 1929.
Stories included in the collection:
The Magic Table
Mr. Gorman-Prospector (1911)
Frank Jollyboy
The Uppedal Mystery
Be Good to Everybody and Everything
The Boy and The Wonderful Dog
Longhorn
The Boy Who Rescued the Six Princesses
Then She Awoke
The Two Brothers
Mr. Stillman's Coup (1910)
The Boy and the Curious Fish
The Dawn of Day
A Brave Little Girl
Peter Mellin
A Little Girl Shall Lead Them
On the Brink of the Abyss
Seeing the Brownies at Work
Kaja
The Boy Who Became A Grouse
The Hulder That Ran Away From Her Cattle
The Man Who Heard Things
The Hudler Who Spoke English
A Saeter Girl's Experience with Hudler
Ola and the Hulder
The Girl Who Did the Right Thing
A Hudler Story
Tears and Smiles
It Pays to be Good
The Boy Who Did Not Believe In The Forest-dwarf
The Three Boys Who Battled The Trolls
Cupids Pranks: A One Act Play
Innocence
Harry's Vindication
Hardships on the Island Seas - Language
- English
Citation
Neumann, George, “George Neumann papers, circa 1910,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12469.