https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/d5c075b31aec78590b569526858f4b5e.pdf 1ecd345318a5c032255a851d78a40e2e PDF Text Text Collection Name: Aaker family papers, 1833-1958 Collection Number: P0001 Extent: 5.40 cubic feet (11 archives boxes and 2 oversized boxes) Scope and Content: Papers of Knud Saavesen Aaker (1797-1873) and his descendants: articles, correspondence, Civil War letters, notebooks, scrapbooks, albums, clippings, family histories, charts, and a diary. Includes letters from B.J. Muus, G. Hoyme, and Knute Finseth. Access Rights: This collection is open to research. Bibliographic Citation: [Indicate the cited item here]. Aaker Family Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Box Folder Description 1 1 Correspondence, 1923-1964 Includes letters from Marie Aaker dated 1931), Andrew Rowberg (1954), Peter Solberg (1955) 1 2 Postcards and letters, 1859-1928 Translation by B. Rowberg. Includes letters from Knud S. Aaker (Holden) to Knud Jargo and family; Marie Aaker Bordsen; Maria Aaker Voxland, Anne and Peter Floan, K.O. Lundeberg, Halvor Shipstead, Peter Solberg; Peter L. Ingebrigtsen, Mrs. G.J. Bratberg; George Solberg. 1 3-4 Andrew Scott letters, undated Correspondence written in Norwegian, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. 1 5 Andrew Scott Civil War letters, circa 1861 Handwritten correspondence in Norwegian with English translations. 1 6 Andrew Scott Groven Civil War letters, circa 1864-1865 Andrew (Andreas) Scott was part of Company D, 10th Regiment. Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Letters start at Fort Snelling, 1864 September and end in Memphis, Tennessee, 1865 March. Translated from the Norwegian by Olav K. Lundeberg, 1937. 1 7 Letters, 1833-1886 Correspondence in Norwegian. 1 8-9 Aaker Family letters, 1861-1895 Translated from Norwegian Originals by Olav K. Lundeberg, 1937. 1 10 Knute S. Aaker letters and pamphlets, undated 2 1 L.K. Aaker correspondence, 1848 March-1895 July 1895 2 2 Lars K. Aaker correspondence and clippings Includes: The Aaker diary (Lars K. Aaker) 1879 May-August, translated by Esther Gulbrandson, 1956. The Aaker Salve translation reads, "Father was famous for this salve. He made it himself." Funeral Card of the Honorable L.K. Aaker (14 August 1895), newspaper clippings about L.K. Aaker's; book "Opbyggelige fortællinger og betragtninger, udgivne af Selskabet for christelige underviisnings-og andagts-bøgers udgivelse," 1840. Inscription on inside cover: "Til Lars Knudsen Aaker fra J.W.C. Dietrichson, sognepræst til Koshkonong."; and Civil War pension certificate of Lars Aaker (Company D. 3rd Regiment, Minnesota, Volunteer infantry). 2 3 Correspondence, notes, and programs, circa 1875-circa 1949 Two letters written by Marie Aaker, who was the first student to enroll and receive a diploma at St. Olaf's School in 1875 and 1877. One letter in Norwegian circa 1875 April-October. Five handwritten letters in Norwegian written by B.J. Muus to L.K. Aaker, 1889-1895. Programs include St. Olaf Choir in Norway (1913); Commencement (1914); and Carsten Woll Quartet (summer 1918). Notes on School established by Muus in his Holden parsonage by A.M. Holmquist, 1941. Notes on Muus' personality by Olof S. Holmquist, 1949. 2 4 Holstad history and obituaries, circa 1845-circa 1936 Includes: "Grandmother Sang for Ole Bull [grandmother was Mari Saavesdatter (Groven) Holmquist (Mrs. Adam W., 1845-1905]," by Olav K. Lundeberg (1936); Leland Rowberg; clipping photo of President Lars Boe of St. Olaf pointing to Marie Aaker; and Senator Shipstead. 2 5 Obituaries, undated Includes obituary for Red Grange [his wife, Margaret was the daughter of Karl T. and Olga Hazelberg of the Jargo branch]; Anna Huseth [notes on Sister Anna Huseth Memorial Mission, Shishmaref, Alaska]; Andrew Rowberg (includes wedding photo). 2 6 Obituaries and In Memoriam, circa 1942-circa 1954 Includes: "In Memoriam Josephine Marie Akre Nordby," 1942; photo clipping of Mr. And Mrs. Olaf Aaker, 1954; photo clipping of Roy L. Voxland candidate for State Representative, 1954); photo clipping of Bob and Paul Jacobson's Department Store, Zumbrota, MN; "Vaccinees pass incubation period safely," clipping about Dr. Karl R. Lundeberg. First polio vaccination on a citywide scale in Minneapolis, 1955; and missionary work. 2 7 History of K.S. Aaker, 1892 3 1 Aaker Saga, 1979-1914 3 2 Aaker Saga, 1951 3 3-4 Aaker saga supplement, 1897 3 5 Aaker saga family history notes, undated 3 6-8 Family group sheets, undated 4 1-14 Pedigree charts and genealogy, undated 5 1 Knud Saavesen Aaker pedigree chart 5 2-5 Biographical Notes accompanying Ancestral chart of Knud Saavesen Aaker and Mari Larsdatter Heggtveit, undated Compilation made by A.A. Rowberg, Lincoln, Virginia from the Kvetseid and Laardal Herreds in Telemark, Norway. Based on Loupedalens "Kviteseid Bygdesoge" Flatins "Seljord" "Aaker Saga." 5 6 Floan pedigree charts, undated 5 7 Saave Knutson Aaker tombstone rubbing, 1936 Tombstone rubbing lifted from Holden Church by Olav Lundeberg, 1936 "Saave K. Groven." 5 8 A.M. Holmquist's book of "Kalendermanden Fra Veitsborg by Glaubrecht," 1869 Also includes pedigree charts for Holmquist. 5 9 Mari Groven Holmquist “En Sorge-Sang,” 1867 A song written by Mari Groven at 22 years old after the death of her father, Saave Aaker Groven. 5 10 Nils Heggtveit Correspondence 5 11 Ole Solberg notebook, circa 1847 A student at Holt Seminary, Norway, from which he graduated in 1847. Handwritten in Gothic script. 5 12 Smedal family history as it ties into the Aaker family history 5 13 Frithjof (Fritz) Lundeberg writings Includes 1968 publication "Norwegian Odyssey" 5 14 Anna Huseth clippings,1892-1929 Huseth was a Norwegian Lutheran Missionary, who worked at the Eskimo Orphanage, Julia M. Brevig Memorial Mission at Teller, Alaska. "Sister Anna or The Heroine of the North.” 6 1 Mailing lists, dues. 6 2-5 Reunions, 1922-2003 Featuring: Fia Groven, Agnes Huseth, Amanda Lundeberg, Ole Holmquist, Emma Warner, Clara Groven, Henry Aaker, Andrew Rowberg & Marie Rowberg, Maynard Aaker, Al Warner, Elsie Holmquist, Nicolene Huset, Helen Dokken, Charlotte Harriet, Helen Rowberg, Brynne Rowberg, Ann Lunde, Stu Aaker, Martha Aaker, and Helen Pederson. 6 6 Norwegian poetry clippings 6 7 English poetry clippings 7 1-3 Aaker Paper (newsletter) 1957-2003 7 4 Pedigree chart, 1955 Includes "Karmøy…the ancestral home of the Akre branch of the Aaker Family," by Charles and Sharon Akre. 7 5 "The Akre Family" and "The Akre Paper” by Charles Hubert Akre 7 6 Clara Aaker Rygh writings Includes: "My Early visits to Goodhue County" (1957). Recounts visit of circa 1877. Mentions Muus, Grønvold, H. Thorson, Mrs. Ytterboe; "A Visit to Holden" (1957). Recounts visit of 1883. Mentions funeral of Isaak Huseth who had just graduated from Luther College . 7 7 Henry H. Aakre Includes: "Hans Christian Aadneson Akre," by Henry H. Akre; "Pioneer Recollections by Henry H. Akre, Kenyon, Goodhue County, MN) 1956. recollections from 1872. Mentions Dr. Grønvold, B.J. Muus, Fleckenstein's Brewery, Jesse James gang, and the New Ulm Indian [Native American] Massacre. 7 8 Shipstead family 7 9 Roster of Company D 10th Minnesota Regiment of the Civil War Called "Union Rangers" Notes by Prof. Lundeberg. 7 10 Kleve: "Aaker Familien" 7 11 Gwen Haugen: "Aaker Acres," circa 1991 Published in the Goodhue County Ag Reporter. 8 1 Aaker crest 8 2 Norway maps 8 3-4 Bygdebøker 8 5 Family in Dane County, Wisconsin Includes: "The Aaker Family in Wisconsin" by A.M. Holmquist, 1956. Mentions: Koshkongong area; Rev. Dietrichson; "Investigations of Aaker Family History in Dane County, Wis.: July 5-7, 1955" by Albert M. Holmquist; maps of area. 8 6 Plat maps of Goodhue and Rice counties 8 7 Notebook on 1900 census records in Goodhue and Rice counties, Minnesota 8 8 Photographs, 1845-1945 9 1-11 Photographs, 1845-1945 Identified: Ella Solberg Aaker, John Steen, Mrs. Richard Tiller, Laura Kolsum, Esther Moe, Regine Nordcott,, Olaf Aaker, residence of Hans Harrison, Hallock, Minn., Lawrence Aaker, Melvin Thune, unidentified man in World War I uniform. Short biographies of A.A. Roberg, Leland Rowberg, Brynhild Rowberg. Images include: Myrtle Anundson, Myrtle Sorenson, L.K. Rowberg, Leland Rowberg. Includes two stamps issued for the Norwegian-American Centennial, 1925. 10 1 Photographs, 1845-1945 10 2 Miscellaneous Includes "In Loving Memory of Christian Groven. Died Feb. 12, 1900"; booklet "First Regular Annual Reunion of the Aaker Family" 1923; letter of recommendation for William Holmquist (a gardener). 10 3 Family histories compiled by Al and Marlene Peterson and Helen Pederson 10 4 Correspondence to Helen Pederson regarding updates to Aaker newsletter, 1975 and 1978 10 5 Clippings on Tobias T. Hazelberg 10 6 Warranty deed, Martin Oppegard 10 7 L.K. Aaker appointment as register of the Land Office at Alexandria, MN Ulysses S. Grant, grantor 10 8 Murat Williams 10 9 Henry Aaker diary, March 16-April 3, 1908 In English. Concerns jury duty in Red Wing, MN. 10 10 Family history notes 10 11 Letters and family history Includes letter from Gunhild Grover to Aaker family concerning last illness of aunt Schott Groven (1895); "In Memory of Cousine Mary Holmquist" (ca. 1905); photo clipping of James Scheu (1966); "Letter to My Great-great-grandparents, [Mari Aaker, granddaughter]" by Jerry Aaker (1998); "Toten Museum" 11 1 Ole Jørgensen Solberg daybook, 1828-1911 Solberg emigrated in 1853; family history notes added 11 2 Photographs Images: Herman Voxland?, Ole and Maria Aaker Voxland, circa 1893, St. Olaf College class image circa 1909, family gathering, 1984), formal portrait of Herman Voxland for confirmation 11 3 Postcards Includes images of: Head of Broadway, Red Wing, Minn., Lidberg Studio, 1907; Mississippi River from High Bridge, St. Paul, Minn., 1912; River Scene near Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1911; Court House and City Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. circa. 1912; Little Traverse Bay, Bay View, Mich., 1908; Frontenac, Lakeside, Minn.,1908; Bird's-eye view, Rolette, North Dakota, 1910; street scene Zumbrota, Minn, 1906; real photo postcard of Meeker County people with family in front of house, 1907; Gethsemane Cathedral, Fargo, North Dakota, 1908. 11 4 "Patience Book," circa 1887-1892 Created for Maria N. Aaker by friends and family. 11 5 Autograph book owned by Maria Aaker Autographs: Olof Follingstad, Mary O. Follingstad, Knut H. Akre, Mrs. A. Larson, Helena ? Jargo (Nora, Wisc.), Hannah Aker, Marie S. Akre, Inger E. Quam, Sophie Jargo, Gunhild Groven, Mary (Gunderson?), H.O. Moland, Mrs. J.M. Thoen, J. Solberg, Lisa Akre, Caroline Akre, Josephine Salveson, Josephine Enerson 11 6 "I Lived There Once: A Family Farm Memoir," by Jerry Aaker, 2009 Include poem by an unknown author, printed in Decorah Posten, 1932, first line, "Holden Church proudly towers." 11 7 "Christian Christopher Roch [and descendants]" by Kjetil A. Flatin Includes "A Brief Biography of Kjetil A. Flatin," by Anton Aure. Translation from Norwegian to typescript completed by A.A. Rowberg, circa 1942. 11 8 Panoramic of family reunion, circa 1945 11 9 Brynhild Rowberg scrapbook 11 10 Photographs, no date 12 1-2 2 oversized photographs 12 3 2 scrapbooks belonging to Henry Akre, circa 1939-1949 12 4 Newspaper clipping scrapbook 13 1 Bible belonging to A. Akre, 1890 Waverly illustrations by Paul Gustav Doré, Publishing, Chicago. 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 Finding aid to the Aaker family papers, 1833-1958 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Aaker family papers, 1833-1958 Description An account of the resource Papers of Knud Saavesen Aaker (1797-1873) and his descendants: articles, correspondence, Civil War letters, notebooks, scrapbooks, albums, clippings, family histories, charts, and a diary. Includes letters from B.J. Muus, G. Hoyme, and Knute Finseth. <h3><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmPXVEMa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to view the digital collections of the Aaker family papers.</a></h3> Location: Box 1-12: 1/A/1-1/A/2 Box 13: 68/B/4 Language A language of the resource English Norwegian Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0001 Subject The topic of the resource Aaker, Knud S. Civil War Muus, Bernt Julius, 1832-1900 Hoyme, G. (Gjermund), 1847-1902 Finseth, Knute Aaker family Dane County (Wis.) Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Minnesota St. Olaf College Aaker, Jerry Aaker, Judy Aaker, Lars K. Akre, Charles H. Akre, Henry Akre, Hans C. Aadnesen, 1831-1911 Bordsen, Marie Aaker Dietrichson, J. W. C. (Johannes Wilhelm Christian), 1815-1883 Groven, Halvor P. Groven, Saave Aaker Haugen, Gwen Holmquist, Albert M., 1891-1966 Huseth, Anna Jacobson, Ole Rudd, 1824-1899 Kleve, Ida T. Lunde, Arne E. W. Lundeberg, Karl R. Nordby, Josephine M. Akre Rowberg, Andrew Rowberg, Brynhild Rygh, Clara Aaker Scott, Andrew Shipstead, Halvor Shipstead, Henrik, 1881-1960 Solberg, Ole J., 1828-1911 Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1833-1958 Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscripts Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Materials received Marh 1975 from Dr. Karl Lundeberg. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Edofj5v79sLN1G0P0D5gSruZjUvX9L8Z/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gerald Aaker: Access to Deed of Gift</a> Extent The size or duration of the resource. 5.40 cubic feet (11 archives boxes and 2 oversized boxes) 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. The collection is open for use. 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]. Aaker Family Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.