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The personal documents of Louise Beata Svens and her three husbands, Gust Blomquist, Johannes (John) Bjons, and August (Gust) Gustafson. These include passports, marriage and citizenship certificates, correspondence, financial documents, and memorial plaques.

Contains the personal documents belonging to Lorents Osa and his second wife, Christine Huglen. Such personal documents include calendars from Norway, correspondence from relatives in Norway, yearbooks from Oakville Union High School, photographs, and maps. Among Christine’s personal items, there is her high school diploma from the year 1915, as well as a memorial print in honor of her mother’s passing.

A bound anthology of histories of various family members, divided into chapters with a preface from 1994 by the creators, a preface from 1949 by Professor Emil O. Ellingson introducing the “Pioneer Stories” written by his Uncle Ole. The an introduction, “Pioneer Stories” by Ole Lokensgard describes the origins of the family and discrepancies in spelling. Additional accounts include, "Grandmother Helga" by Olga Thompson, "Sigrid’s Story" by Sigrid Ellingson, “Pioneer Stories: A Continuation” by Fritjof Lokensgard, “My Father Mikkel” by Norris Lokensgard, “Christmas in Pioneer Days” by Knute Lokensgard, “Knute’s Story” by Ruth Larson and Beverly Williams, “Reminiscences” by Oluf Lokensgard, “Remembering Olina” by Norbert Snyder, “The Lillegard Writings” by Lars Lillegard.” Following these biographies are: Items of Interest – Hallingdal, Items of interest – Lake Prarie, and genealogical information for the descendants of Ole and Helga Lokensgard. The biographical accounts are written largley as first-person narratives and replete with personal anecdotes and rememberances, photographs, copies of personal documents, recipes, and genealogical records in the back.