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A collection of letters, some photocopied and some transcribed, written by members of an extended family who settled in Wisconsin. Though some of the writers use different surnames, reference in the letters indicates a close relationship between all of them. The earliest letter, 1851, from Koshkonong, tells of the journey from Bergen to New York and ultimately to Milwaukee.
Correspondence, manuscripts, press releases, and miscellaneous items of a Norwegian-American journalist who was editor of Vinland from 1977 to 1982. It ceased publication in 1987. Neidig was active in Norwegian-American organizations in Chicago. The papers contain records of her participation in the work of the Chicago History Committee, DeLiSa, and the Viking Ship Restoration Committee.
Copies of some pages of the life story of an emigrant from Sunnfjord, Norway, telling of his early home in Norway, the trip to America, and some of his experiences in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Includes an obituary for Henrik Shey, a brother.
First issue of a magazine published in Brooklyn, New York, concerning cultural, economic, and social questions of the day. Karsten Roedder was one of its editors.
The official statement by the President of the United States designating October 9 as Leif Erikson Day in recognition of the fact that Leif Erikson discovered the American continent. Proclamations for Ethnic American Day, 1986, and for National Immigrants Day, 1987, are included.
Copy of a letter from Amund Bjørnevik in Aalesund, Norway, to Langeland who emigrated from Sunnylven, Søndmøre, in 1866, and moved to Hvidby Island, Stanwood, Washington
"The Centennial Review of Dwight, North Dakota," and "A History of Wild Rice Lutheran Church, Dwight, North Dakota, 1878-1938," both compiled by Lillian Knudsen Quamme.
Copy of a letter announcing the death of the first Norwegian-born American to be appointed to West Point Military Academy. The appointment was from Douglas County, Minnesota, in 1991. His parents had come from Odnes, Sogn. Col. Bugge held many posts in the United States Army. He was Commandant of Cadets at West Point at the time of his death.
A journalist, author, and public official, Barton wrote extensively about early Wisconsin pioneers, often in his column in the Madison Capital Times. Includes clippings about Barton; a pamphlet of poems, Lincoln Kissed Her and Other Verses (1931); typescript and printed articles about Knud Langeland, the Weborgs of Door County, Martin Tollack, Caroline Osmundsen, Bertol Wernick Suckow, Martha J. Holland, Gunhild Jackson, and East Koshkonong church; and a bibliography of Barton's published writings (1927) and "Norwegian Books Owned" (1925).
Includes clippings about Barton; a pamphlet of poems, Lincoln Kissed Her and Other Verses (1931); typescript and printed articles about Knud Langeland, the Weborgs of Door County, Martin Tollack, Caroline Osmundsen, Bertol Wernick Suckow, Martha J. Holland, Gunhild Jackson, and East Koshkonong church; and a bibliography of Barton's published writings (1927) and "Norwegian Books Owned" (1925). Added Dec. 15, 2015: The Beginnings of the Norwegian Press in America (State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1916)