The interview was conducted with Gjertine Hjortedal on August 22, 1984 in Spokane, Washington. This interview contains information about family history; boat building; work in Norway; nursing training; marriage and family; settling in the U.S.; gardening; life in Edwall, WA and rural America; the Great Depression; the birth of her son, Erling; emigration and voyage to America; American food; work in the U.S.; return trips to Norway; citizenship; Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.
Also see Osten Hjortedal.
Folder Contents
Box 12, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index
Box 12, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form