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New Land, New Lives Oral History Collection With digital objects
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Nygaard, Dagny

This interview was conducted with Dagny Nygaard on April 27, 1978 in Stanwood, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family life, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Dagny's home in Tydal, Norway, includes a photograph of Dagny leaving Norway, includes a photograph of Dagny in 1982, includes a photograph of Dagny and her husband Lars in 1982, and Dagny's life memoirs.

Also see Lars Nygaard.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 1, File 8B Photographs and Memoirs
Four photographs and a manuscript entitled “Looking Back on my Seventy-Years of Living on Two Continents

Carlson, Signe

These interviews were conducted with Signe Carlson on March 27, 1978 and April 17, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on personal background, emigration, settling in, marriage, Swedish customs, and the Swedish language. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Laursen, Anna

This interview was conducted with Anna Laursen on May 24, 1978 in Tacoma, Washington. It includes information on Anna's family background, emigration, settling in, marriage and family, Danish heritage, Danish organizations, and church. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 10 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 10A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Nelson, Amanda

This interview was conducted with Amanda Nelson on June 8, 1978 in Stanwood, Washington. It contains information about personal background, work, emigration, marriage, Swedish traditions, and church.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Duus, Ella

This interview was conducted with Ella Duus on June 8, 1978. She was living at Josephine Sunset Home in Stanwood, WA at the time, and the interview contains information on family background, emigration, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Langland, Karina

This interview was conducted with Karina Langland on June 8, 1978 in Stanwood, Washington. It contains information on family history, farming in Washington, children, life in Norway, family's immigration to U.S., voyage to America, life in South Dakota, meeting spouse, life in Washington, political involvement, Norwegian traditions, and church. This first portion of this tape is recorded in Norwegian.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Berglund, Marie

The interview was conducted with Marie Berglund on June 27, 1978 in Tacoma, Washington. The interview contains information on her family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, Norwegian clubs, organizations, and activities, Norwegian heritage, language, foods, and Christmas. The interview was conducted in English with Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Also see Inger Gregersen.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Michelson, Hilma

This interview was conducted with Hilma Michelson on February 20, 1979 in Battle Ground, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview was conducted in Finnish and the summary sheets were complied from the paper 'Looking Back' by the interviewer, Donna Mallonee.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 1, File 15B Photographs
Seven photographs

Box 1, File 15C Memoirs
“Looking Back: Hilma Kristiina Vanhala Michelson” by Donna Mallonee

Storwick, Henny

This interview was conducted with Henny Storwick on April 5, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family life, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes a black and white photograph of Henny. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 1, File 16B Photographs
One photograph

Olsen, Hilda

This interview was conducted with Hilda Olsen on April 6, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, settling in, marriage and family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

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