Contains documents related to the Hallingdal Stevne and its planning.
Materials describe how a vexel is used and the different types that exist. A vexel is a transmission of money. The notes also describe the words used on the vexel, when a vexel can be used, and what to do when a claim must be made against the vexel. Contains two examples of a vexel, one issued in Norway the other issued in Germany.
Consists of Guy Allison’s scrapbook which contains articles regarding the history of the United States and its presidents. There are also articles written by other authors and collected by Guy Allison relating to Norway, war, including the column “Pitching Horseshoes” by Billy Rose about cancer treatment and his later sickness, articles from the column “Passing Parade” by Edward T. Austin, selected articles from the column “Washington Letter” by Jane Eads, and articles from the column “Daily Guide” by Elsie Hix.
Contains 144 copies of articles with their originals.
File contains brief biography of Gustav Joergenson and photocopies of a program for the celebration of the seventy-third anniversary of the Stillaguamish Settlement, dated September 19, 1937. Gustav Joergenson was born February 22, 1883, one of eleven children of a Norwegian immigrant pastor. He started the first public library in Stanwood, the first literary society, the first Norwegian male chorus, and the first church choir. Gustav Joergenson died in 1963 and is buried in Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery.
The ancestors to Bishop Gunvald Christian Bernhard Thorkildsen from around 1280.
A summary of a Twenty Year Career at Sea Through World War II 1909-2000.
Two biographies: one of Gunnar Lund and one of Marie Vognild Lund as well as copies of pictures of each of them. Also included is a letter dated 1990 from Roald Lund to Capt. Gunnar Olsborg explaining that he made corrections to the dates in the biographical sketch.
A large book on the history of the Gulbrandsen-Thronson family spanning the years 1765-2010, which was compiled and published by Glorya and Tom Neitzel in 2011. The book contains genealogical charts and photographs, and the biographical narratives are supplemented with the diaries, personal accounts, and memoirs of members of the Gulbrandsen-Thronson family. The book has a total of 16 chapters, and each chapter has its own table of contents. The collection also contains a CD, which contains all the files in PDF form.
The collection contains a handwritten certification of Norwegian citizenship issued by city judge Halvor Olaus Christensen of Stavanger, Norway to Gulbrand Gulbrandsen. The certification was written on June 2, 1877. Since the document is handwritten, a typed version of part of the content in Norwegian was added to this collection on July 5, 2001.
