The interview was conducted with Edith Alm on August 6, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, life in Sweden, school, employment, voyage to America, learning English, settling in, church life, the Vasa club, cooking, return trips to Sweden, the Swedish language, and Swedish traditions. A photograph of Edith at a Vasa Lodge bazaar is also available. The interview was conducted in English.
Also see Ivar Alm.
Folder Contents
Box 3, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 3, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 3, File 18B Photographs
One photograph
This interview was conducted with Ivar Alm on August 6, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. The interview contains information on personal data, life in Sweden, emigration, settling in, work in Tacoma, Swedish heritage, and return trips to Sweden. A photograph of Ivar and his wife Edith on their fiftieth anniversary (January 28, 1978) is also available. The interview was conducted in English.
Also see Edith Alm.
Folder Contents
Box 3, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 3, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Alm’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 3, File 17B Photographs
Five photographs
This interview was conducted with Martha Alvestad on May 28, 1981 in Gig Harbor, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family life, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. Also available in Martha's file are her obituaries from the Tacoma News Tribune (January 22, 1983) and the Western Viking (January 28, 1983). The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.
Folder Contents
Box 3, File 6 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 3, File 6A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mrs. Alvestad regarding her participation.
Mrs. Alvestad’s obituary
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background