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Esther Thompson postcard collection, circa 1900
Postcard collection was assembled by Aunt Esther Thompson born in Norway feb 15 1886. Passed away in Chicago in May 2 1976 at age of 86. sister of Jacob Ralph Fjeldheim. Includes two photos of Esther (1 with brother Ralph). -
Lois Rand journal, 1979 September-1981 December
A detailed daily journal kept by Lois Rand while her spouse, Sidney Anders Rand, served as the U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1980–1981. She writes, “I was sure we would want to remember the process and the people involved if Sidney’s appointment actually came to pass, and I was equally sure we wouldn’t unless we had some help. So I began making notes of people, events, and anything noteworthy so we could remember.”
Also includes clippings and notes on the visit King Olav V in 1982. -
Hans-Petter Grav dissertation, 2018
Vesterheim in Red, White, and Blue: The Hyphenated Norwegian-American and Regional Identity in the Pacific Northwest, 1890–1950 (Dissertation, Washington State University, 2018). 291-page unbound volume. Chapters include: “Norwegian Migrants and the Promise of a New Scandinavia”, “Race, Whiteness, and Nationalism Among Norwegian Americans”, “Seattle’s Celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day”, “The Multorporean Birdmen and the Slat-Riders of the 1930s”, and “Marie Vognild Lund, Dorthea Dahl, and August Werner: the Art of Norwegian-American Cultural Creation.” -
Norwegian-Canadian periodical publications, 1973
Correspondence sent from the University of Calgary's Research Center for Canadian Ethnic Studies. Includes a listing of Norwegian-Canadian creative writing authors, listing of book imprints of Norwegian-Canadian creative literature. -
Claus and christine Krantz family history, 2003
Claus and Christine: A Double Biography. The Story of Our Parents, Americans from Scandinavia (2013, self-published) by Gordon and Carol Krantz. Christine Mickelson (1885–1956) was born in Hadeland, Norway, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1901. Her family settled in Red Wing, Minnesota, where she found work as a maid and cook. Claus Henning Krantz (1882–1945), born in Småland, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S. in 1900. He also settled near Red Wing and worked as a woodworker. They were married in June 1908 and had five children. In 1927, the family moved to a small farm near Red Wing. The book includes many anecdotes about life on the farm during the Depression. -
Erik F. Storlie collection, 2013
Go Deet and Take Plenty of Root: A Prairie-Norwegian Father, Rebellion in Minneapolis, Basement Zen, Growing Up, Growing Tender (2013, self-published). 286-page softbound volume. Reviewer Michael Dennis Browne, writes: “In Erik Storlie’s superbly detailed and touching memoir, we see how, by way of many tensions with both parents, and by an evolving liberating attention to their veiled individuality…he gains insights into their hidden natures and comes to an awareness of what he calls at one point ‘sorrow beyond my fathoming.’” The book touches on Storlie family history in eastern South Dakota. -
Laura M. Gjerde article, 2018
An article by Hilde Petra Brugot on Laura Marie Gjerde. "Laura Marie Gjerde (1886-1878): A women who spend her life on three contintents with roots and close ties in Gjerdsvika (Sande municipality, More og Romsdal county)." -
Paulson family papers, 2001
Paulson family reunion document from La Crosse, Wisconsin, July 6-8, 2001. -
Hans Ronnevik collection, 2004
Novel, "100 Percent" by Hans Ronnevik translated by his son, Jorolf Tysver Ronnevik in 2004. The original book was written in 1926. -
Parelius Rognlie papers
Biography/History:
Rev. Parelius H. Rognlie was born near Trondhjem, Norway, December 21, 1858. In 1870 he immigrated with his parents to the United States and lived in Houston County and eventually Lyon County, Minnesota. In 1881 he entered the preparatory school at St. Olaf's college, Northfield, Minnesota, and later attended Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, earning his way by teaching school and doing farm work. In the fall of 1885 he went to Europe in order to receive treatment for his eyes and was operated on at the State Hospital in Norway. When he returned to the United States, he resumed teaching and continued his studies by himself. In 1888 he was admitted to the Luther Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, and graduated June 26, 1891. In February, 1891, he was called as pastor for the Fort Ridgely, Dale, Palmyra and Clear Lake congregations, Renville and Sibley counties, Minnesota. On July 22, 1891, he was ordained at Fort Ridgely and Dale church by Rt. Rev. K. Bjorge, assisted by Rev. S. J. Bergh, Rev. N. P. Xavier, Rev. Thomas Johnsen and Rev. B. Askevold.
Parelius Rognlie was married to Ronnaug Marie M. Gullerud. Together they had six children: Ingolf Herman Marentius (March 26, 1896); Katharina Josephine (December 26, 1897); Parelius Monrad (January 28, 1900, died July 2, 1901); Palma Margrethe (born April 8, 1902); Clarence Parelius Monrad (May 6, 1904); Julia Christine (October 4, 1908).
Abstract:
The Rev. Parelius H. Rognlie papers consist of photographs of multiple generations of the Rognlie extended family, personal and professional correspondence, sermons, school notebooks, and various other records that document the life of a pastor in Southwestern Minnesota. Records also include photographs of Nils Xavier, a Sami pastor who originally homesteaded in the Rognlie parsonage.