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 P0465 (Totenlag) Title A name given to the resource Totenlag papers, 1910-2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-2010 Description An account of the resource <div class="element-text"> <p><b>About Totenlag:<br /></b><span>Organized at the Minneapolis office of Dr. O.J. Berg, July 10, 1910. Totenlag did not convene after the Second World War. </span></p> <p><span>Past presidents include: <br /></span><span>John H. Gordon (1910-11)<br />J</span><span>ohan C. Gran (1911-26)<br /></span>M. Dysthe (1926-45)</p> <p><span>Past secretaries include:<br /></span><span>M.P. Thune (1910-13)<br /></span><span>Chr. Berg (1913-16)<br /></span><span>P.L. Slagsvold (1916-17, 1926-27)<br /></span><span>Helmer Hansen (1917-20)<br /></span><span>Casper Smedsrud (1920-23)<br /></span><span>A.K. Hensvold (1923-25, 1927-34)<br /></span><span>Carl Nelson (1934-)</span></p> <p><b>History of the Bygdelag</b><span>: <br /></span><span>Papers of "bygd" societies and their Common Council ("Bygdelagenes Fellesraad"), clippings, constitutions, correspondence, minutes and financial records, pamphlets, pictures, programs, and reports, dealing with conventions, officers, special projects, and the Norse-American Centennial of 1925. The bygdelag, organized around the turn of the century, are societies based on regional origins in Norway. They were active in the Eidsvoll Centennial in 1914 and the Norse-American Centennial in 1925. While activity dropped off after the beginning of World War II, a revival began in the 1980s as a result of renewal of ethnic interest, and with emphasis on family history. Odd S. Lovoll's "A Folk Epic; The Bygdelag in America" (NAHA, 1975), which includes a bibliography of lag publications.  </span></p> <p><span>Papers of the various "bygdelag," "social organizations of (Americans) from the same homeland district, usually rural" which began in 1899 with the organization of the Valdres Samband. About fifty other lag with national-wide appeal were formed, as well as many others which were more local. They held annual "stevner" (meetings) and many published periodicals, yearbooks, or monographs which often contained extensive genealogical materials. A decline came after World War II, with a revival in the 1970s particularly through renewed emphasis on genealogical research.   </span></p> <p><span>A Council of Bygdelags (Bygdelagenes Faellesraad) coordinates activities of the groups. They were very active in the Eidsvoll centennial celebrations in 1914, and the Norse-American Centennial in 1925. Holdings for the various lag vary, but usually include clippings of newspaper articles about their meetings, correspondence, programs, and copies of their publications, duplicates of library holdings, in the periodical and book collections (monographs and annuals included in the latter). In some cases regional associations are included with the national groups, and in others separate groups which later merged are included under the merged name.</span></p> </div> <div class="element-text">Oversized lag photographs and panoramas are located within the<span> </span><a href="https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/16304" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Photograph Collection (P0655)</strong>.</a></div> Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Language A language of the resource English Norwegian Type The nature or genre of the resource Minutes Newsletter Pamphlet Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This collection is open to research. Subject The topic of the resource Toten (Norway) Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [Indicate the cited item here]. Totenlag Papers (Bygdelagenes Papers). Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.