A symposium written by Else Breen, where she discusses the gender and family roles in Scandinavia as related to written sources. Else Breen, born in 1927 in Norway, is a Norwegian writer, especially known for her children's books. Contains Else Breen's symposium titled "Family Life in Scandinavia Today", written in English.
One notebook in Swedish by Elin Susanna Bjorkelund, as well as a loose sheet with a song called “Faith of Our Mothers”.
Saga about a lineage in Eik, starting with Torjus Eik. 1515-1705
This section of the collection consists of the history of the Egersund Church, photographs from Norway and schools in the Egersund area, and information on where relatives went to school, “Egersund and the Trip to Norway and Sweden in 1990”, all collected by Nina Larson. Also included is “Information from My Trip to Norway in 1993” by Nina Larson.
This file includes a copy of Edward Emanuel Johnson's newspaper obituary, a copy of Johnson's record of naturalization, and a copy of an individual's reminiscences of meeting Johnson at the age of 92. There is also a copy of a travel permit for Anna Oberg that was signed by her pastor in Lyrestad, Skaraborg, Sweden, a copy of an application for placer mining signed by Edvard Johnson and a mining certificate issued by the Dominion of Canada in 1898. An issue of The Sea Chest, the journal of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, in addition to copies of photographs of Johnson's shipyard and with Anna Oberg for their wedding.
Families who Immigrated to Edison-Bow, Skagit County, Washington.
This section consists of two short histories written by Stella Anderson Nieman and Gordon Omdal. Stella Nieman wrote “Samish Flats” and “The History of Edison Evangelical Lutheran Church – Bow, Washington” was written by Gordon Omdal.
The story of the Sorensen and Sunde family members who left Norway and came to America. The “Dorothy” of the story is the great, great, great grandmother of the author. Dorothy/Dorthea was born in Sandsvaer, Norway in 1804. Most of the family settled in the Midwest, primarily Minnesota. One book by Shirley Miller Winsley.