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              <text>&lt;div class="element-text"&gt;In this series of interviews by Odd Lovoll for his books “The Promise of America: History of the Norwegian-American People” and “The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today,” Odd Lovoll interviews James Skree of Houston County, Minnesota. James explains the history of his paternal family and their arrival in Minnesota from Norway in detail. They discuss James’ childhood traditions and family life, thoughts on religion, and connection to the larger Norwegian-American community in the Houston area. James talks about Telelaget and his route to becoming involved with the organization through the Vesterheim Museum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This item is currently restricted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="element-text"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skree, James (1953-)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;James “Jim” Skree was born in 1953 to Darrel and Shirley Skree in Houston County, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm where his family had lived for over a hundred years and throughout his life has maintained a passion for Norway and his family heritage. James attended Luther College and Winona State University, where he earned a degree in history. Today, James lives on the family farm, is involved with local historical societies and is the vice president of Telelaget.&lt;/div&gt;</text>
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