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.
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 interview was conducted with Theodore Gulhaugen on April 22, 1980 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on personal background, emigration, life as a pastor, teaching, meeting King Olaf, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains articles on the American Lutheran Church (The Lutheran Standard, April 1, 1980), the five generations of the Gulhaugen family to enter the Lutheran ministry, the Gulhaugen family's 75-year legacy at PLU, and Theodore Gulhaugen being PLU's oldest Homecoming alum (Mooring Mast, October 29, 1982). The interview was conducted in English.
Folder Contents
Box 2, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 2, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 2, File 3B Clippings
Four clippings
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 summary of a Twenty Year Career at Sea Through World War II 1909-2000.
The ancestors to Bishop Gunvald Christian Bernhard Thorkildsen from around 1280.
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.
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.