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Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Company correspondence, 1936
Correspondence between C. O. Teisberg, Assistant Superintendent of agents, and men's clubs within congregations regarding membership in the insurance company. Also includes newspaper clippings; book: A Common Bond: The Story of Lutheran Brotherhood, by Hakala Associates Inc, Minneapolis, 1989. -
Hans Tambs Lyche periodical, 1983
Olaf Trygvason: Tidskrift for Religion og Politik, volume 1, no. 1, Chicago, February, 1883. An issue of a journal edited by H. Tambs Lyche, an engineer, Unitarian minister, and editor who came to the United States in 1880. He returned to Norway in 1892 and became editor of Kringsjaa. An article from Bergens Tidende is included. Throughout his life Tambs Lyche sought to interpret the United States to the people of Norway. An article by Paul Knaplund in volume 24 of Norwegian-American Studies is titled "H. Tambs Lyche: Propagandist for America." -
Oscar Lyders clippings, 1967-2002
Articles and obituaries about Lyders and his wife Esther. Lyders was born on a farm near Ellsworth, Iowa. He graduated from Waldorf Academy 1912, and from St. Olaf College in 1916. Inspired by the example of F. M. Christianson, he returned to Waldorf and "founded a second a cappella choir in the U.S." In 1928 he joined the faculty of Midland College (Fremont, Neb.) founding that college's choir. He retired from Midland in 1951 and continued a second career as a representative of Lutheran Brotherhood. He headed the Fremont agency 1944-1959, and worked on his own until he retired in 1974 at the age of 82. -
Athena M. Lyseth memoirs, 2021
"The Memoirs of Athena M. Lyseth," compiled by the Lyseth family. Athena Lyseth finished high school at the age of 17, and ventured out of her south Minneapolis neighborhood to be a rural school teacher. There she met her husband, a farmer named Harvey. Together, they ventured to Montana as homesteaders, and her memoirs recall the "16 dry years" in the state. The last few entries tell about the years on the farm in Hinkley, Minnesota. Her memories tell the story of an everyday woman and her everyday life. -
Hans Madland thesis, 1991
"Norwegian-American Pioneer Pastors and Spouses in the Upper Midwest, 1840-1860: Conflict of Values and Search for Identity," a University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Master of Arts thesis, 104 typescript pages. -
Øistein Madland biography, 1976
Information about a Norwegian seaman who came to the United States in 1959. The account deals with his experiences in the Norwegian underground and with his service with the British in World War II. -
Hans (Boe) Madson papers, 1847-1931
Emigration papers, tax receipts, and a certificate of naturalization of a Norwegian-born farmer of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. A warranty deed to Halvor Rasmussen, and general tax receipts of Albert Halvorson, Nels Madson, H. Halverson, M.R. Madson (Martin Rasmus Madson, son of Hans). Hans emigrated from Gjerpen in 1847.
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Hans Madson Papers: Emigration, Tax, Naturalization. -
Janet Madson collection, circa 1950-2010
A collection of family history materials related to Janet Marie Chistopherson Madson’s family. Includes a mixture of clippings, genealogical records, photographs, correspondence, and more.
Notes from Janet on her family compilations:
Kittleson family: This is the story of the background of the Kittelson family and the successful search for the present day family. The biggest thrill was a phone call from California in 1975 from Clyde Kittleson, cousin of Ole Madson. Ole Madson’s mother, Sigrid (or Sarah or Siri Olsdatter) Kittleson and Clyde’s father, Charley Kittleson were sister and brother. Sigrid Kittleson married Lars Sebjornsen (Seberson) in America in 1857 and died in 1861 at the age of 27 on the day she gave birth to Ole Madson. She and Lars also had two other children. See the Ole Madson-Seberson material. Lars Seberson remarried after her death.
Ole Madson - Seberson family: This is the story of the search for the family history of Ole Madson, grandfather of O. Jerome Madson. The only beginning piece of information we had was from the Traill County, North Dakota court house record stating Ole Madson was bron in Freeborn County, Minnesota, father was “Mats Matson,” and date and cause of death. From the Freeborn County seat of Albert Lea, we went to the town of Hartland where Mads Madson (Jr.) had farmed a century earlier. The search progressed and eventually evolved into the Seberson family. See Mads Amdson (Sr.) material for further Madson history. See Kittleson family material for background of Ole Madson’s mother. See Fugleberg-Thykeson material for history of his wife, Anna Fugleberg-Thykeson. For descendants, see books on Milton H. Madson, Sr., children and grandchildren.
Milton H. Madson, Sr. and children: This is about the father of my husband, O. Jerome Madson. Also see Milton H. Madson, Sr. WWI material for further information. Also included are the childhoods of Buddy and his two sisters and brother.
Children and grandchildren of Milton H. Madson, Sr.: This is about the two sisters and 1 brother of O. Jerome Madson and their families. -
Thora Magelssen scrapbook, 1923-1932
Scrapbook of a Rushford, Minnesota teacher and homemaker, contains letters by Knut Gjerset, Kristian Prestgard, J.B. Wist, and O.E. Rølvaag clippings pertaining to them and Adolph Gunderson, Ragnvold Nestos, Henrik Shipstead, Dikke Reque, and the Magelssens. -
M. H. Magnus article, 1908
Clipping of an article from "Ørebladet" 8 August 1908, by Colonel Magnus concerning the limitation of emigration from Norway to America. The article was written in Chicago, 17 January 1908.