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Papers of a Norwegian-born insurance man and chief promoter of the Minnesota Credit Union Law of 1925: a autobiography, his story of the Jesse James raid in Northfield, and a review of his book "Memoirs of a Pioneer" (1938). The family emigrated from Arendal to Faribault, Minn. See Minn. Historical Society, K. Neutson reminiscences, 1934, P1191. Reminiscences of Life in the Red River Valley in the 1870s. Neutson worked on the steamboats and on the building of the telegraph line, and trapped for furs.
Military discharge, probate settlement, and other Norwegian legal documents.
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Vaccination certificate
Pamphlets: "Israels dug og Guds rose," Friedr. Wilh. Krummacher. Stavanger, 1872. 16 p. "Nogle afskedsord af N. Tøsseland, ved hans bortreise fra sine foraeldres hjem." Bergen, n.d., 15 p
Manuscript material for a book of poems, "Digte om hjemlige tanker," 1928, by a Norwegian-born musician in Chicago and Cambridge, Wisconsin. The file includes a short biography. Includes a short biography. The book is in the St. Olaf library. Also: Koral-bog, indeholdende melodier for salmer og aandelige sange, tillig-med et udvalg of "anthems," samt musikskole som veiledning til sangovelser. 7. betydelig forogede udgave. Chicago, Skandinaven's Boghandel, 1887. 172 p. Tillaeg til Hendersons Koralbog indeholdende melodier flerstemmig udsatte og egnet til brug for blandet kor, orgel eller piano. Chicago, John Anderson Publ. Co., 1895. (32 p.)
Born Voss, Henderson emigrated 1849 to Cambridge, Wis. In 1851 to Chicago where he received musical training and "was the first to hold Norwegian sangskole' in Chicago." In 1865 appeared the first edition of his "Koralbog," "the first Norwegian music book published in America."He also published "National- og selskabs-Sange med Musik, Praktisk musik-laere for salmodikon, med noder og ziffer." In 1869 he returned to the home farm. He was active in Vosselaget as president and historian, in the Norwegian Pioneer Association of America, and other organizations. A biography is in "Vossingen" no. 2 (1922) page 3. A photocopy of an article about Henderson (on the occasion of his 90th birthday) by Ole Rohrstaff (from Manuscript material donated by the "Skandinaven" Nov.16,1925) is included.
Biographical material concerning a Norwegian-born church school teacher at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Note: see Gjerpen and Valdres congregations (congregations. Wis. Manitowoc. P0537) for chuch school records. Johnsrud and his family emigrated from ostre Slidre in 1864.
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Includes letter from the Rev. L.M. Biorn appointing him "kirkesanger." "Stamtavle over Johnsrudslten" and "Skatrud slten I ostre Slidre" by Halvor Johnsrud. Includes brief biography of K.K. Johnsrud. Photograph of Knud and wife.