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Halvor Bjornson Hustvedt articles, circa 1881, 1924, 1926

Title
Halvor Bjornson Hustvedt articles, circa 1881, 1924, 1926
Identifier
P0181
Date
circa 1881, 1924, 1926
Description
Clippings of articles by a Lutheran clergyman, educator, and editor, about life in the Koshkonong (Wisconsin) area: roads, trips to Milwaukee, farm machinery, mills, crops, schools, women's work, wildlife, orchards, church, language, politics, relations with the Yankees, Civil War, J. C. Dundas, and pioneer life in southeastern South Dakota. Also, "Missouri flommen i 1881" (10 typescript pages).
Contents:
  • "Missouri Flommen I 1881".
    • Note: Hustvedt was born Liberty Prairie, Wis., attended Luther College and Concordia Seminary (1867-76). Served churches at Gayville, S.D. 1876-81; Northwood, Iowa 1881-83, and as school administrator, editor and treasurer of the Norwegian Synod, 1911-17.;
  • "Missouri-flommen in 1881."
  • "Delivered before the Symra Society."
  • "Af vore indvandreres liv: Oplevelser og jagttageler i Syd Dakota i syttiaarene" in Decorah Posten, January 30- February 6,1923.
  • "...gamle minder fra Koshkonong," April 4-25, 1924. 
  • "Den gamle pioner stue X" in Decorah Posten, April 16, 1926.

Location:1/B/1
Extent
1 folder
Language
English
Norwegian
Rights
Rights undetermined.
Type
Clippings

Collection

Archival Collection

Citation

Hustvedt, Halvor B., “Halvor Bjornson Hustvedt articles, circa 1881, 1924, 1926,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9930.