Consists of a biographical account of Zacharius Martin Taftezon related to the 11 September 2000 proclamation of "Zacharius Martin Toftezon Day" in Island County, Washington. Also included is the proclamation itself, minutes from the Island County meeting resolving to establish Zacharius Martin Taftezon Day, a trasnscipt of the ceremony in Norwegian and English, a cover letter written by C.J. Gunderson to Pacific Lutheran College dated 6 June 1939, complete program notes for the dedication program of the Taftezen Memorial and the following luncheon on 27 May 1939, a biographical document entitled Facts about the Taftezen Pioneer Family, and other miscellaneous documents regarding the family.
Contains one bound copy of the family history, which was originally recorded in 1945 by Alem Hagen. He served with the U.S. armed forces in Norway toward the end of World War II. The family history was completed in 1981 by Arnold J. Hagen. The second section of the account describes the history of the American branch of the families and their assimilation into American culture. The first chapter introduces the family's history since the early 19th Century on the Neset Gaard, or Neset Farm, with Bergit and Anders Hagen. This first chapter lists the members of this branch of the Neset family who lived on the farm and gives brief personal descriptions. This account then continues with biographies of each of the children of emigrants Bergit and Anders, and thus the "founding" branches of the family in America. Each biography of their children is also followed by brief biographies of their own descendants, if any. The book is also replete with photographs of family members, the Hagen farm, and the Saude Church in Norway, of which they were members.
The letter written by William Danielson on October 20, 1967 describes the trip he and his wife took to Sweden in June 1967. In the letter he discusses their experiences in Långlöt on the Island of Öland in Sweden, meeting several relatives for the first time, and visiting the church William’s father and family attended in Räpplinge.
This is the original document of the affidavit of support for William Bronow for the purchase of the Norwegian American Line ticket number 8808 to bring his brother-in-law Bergliot Motness to America from Trondhjem, Norway.
Contains a paper titled "White Family History." The Johnsons bought Lloyd and Signe White a forty acre property. Over the years new developments were added to this property such as electricity and plumbing. The children (five) who were raised on this property graduated from Orting High School and went on to further their education. One of the children (the creator of the “White Family History”) decided to go back to family roots and take care of the place when the father could no longer support it. In time, they gave the place up to Audobon Wilderness Conservatory so that it would not be developed. The goal is for the beauty of the place to be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
This is a family history of the Westling family created in 1984 in honor of the Western Westling’s Family Reunion and Picnic at Spanaway Park in Tacoma, Washington. There is genealogical information covering the family of Andrew Westling and the children of Andrew and Carrie Westling. Genealogical information is also listed for the families of the sons and daughters of Andrew and Carrie. There are also two obituary biography clippings for Andrew and Carrie.
Scrapbook dealing with the history and crew members of the "Viking" with its officers and crew that sailed from Norway across the Atlantic to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
