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Pete Gronlie interview, 1998 October 3, 1998 November 14
- Title
- Pete Gronlie interview, 1998 October 3, 1998 November 14
- Identifier
- 2024018_045AB
2024018_046A - Date
- 1998 October 3
1998 November 14 - Creator
- Løvås, Mette
- Description
- Part of a series of interviews captured by David C. Mauk's publication, "Heart of the Heartland: Norwegian American Community in the Twin Cities."
- Pete Gronlie (Sept. 16, 1891-Nov. 25, 2000). Pete came to the United States from Norway in March of 1911 aboard the Lusitania. In 1924, he married his wife, Olga, in Minneapolis. Throughout his life, Pete worked many jobs from farm labor, building roads, lumberyard work, working as a mechanic, to working for a jeweler and watchmaking. He retired in 1956 after working for the Minneapolis City Shops, where he took care of construction machines. Pete’s wife, Olga, was also of Norwegian descent, though she grew up in Minnesota. At home, they spoke Norwegian and they enjoyed attending church services that were held in Norwegian, as well as celebrating Norwegian holidays.
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- Extent
- 2024018_045A (01:03:11)
2024018_045B (01:03:13)
2024018_046A (00:47:45) - Language
- English
- Contributor
- Gronlie, Pete
- Type
- Oral history
- Format
- MP3
- WAV
Collection
Citation
Løvås, Mette, “Pete Gronlie interview, 1998 October 3, 1998 November 14,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12804.
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:isPartOf | Item: David C. Mauk papers, 1912-2004 |