A typescript of a biography of the Rev. Anders O. Aasen, and a program from the celebration of his one hundredth birthday in 1974.
This interview was conducted with Aletta Andersen on April 20, 1978 in Tacoma, Washington. It includes information on Aletta's family and married background, emigration, Norwegian heritage, community activities, and cultural differences. The interview was conducted in English.
Folder Contents
Box 1, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background
Box 1, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with Ellen Andersen on April 1, 1982 in Poulsbo, Washington. It contains information on family background, schooling, emigration, employment, marriage, and Danish heritage.
Also see A.V. (Aage) Andersen.
Folder Contents
Box 7, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 7, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with Sigrid Andersen in Tacoma, Washington on April 11, 1978. It contains information on Sigrid's family life and background, emigration, marriage, settling in, and Danish heritage. The interview was conducted in English.
Folder Contents
Box 1, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background
Box 1, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with A.V. (Aage Valdemar) Andersen on April 1, 1982 in Poulsbo, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage, and Danish heritage. The interview was conducted in English. Also see Ellen Andersen.
Folder Contents
Box 7, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 7, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Andersen regarding their participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with three people: Gunnar Anderson, his wife Ingeborg Anderson, and their friend Alva Pearson on April 30, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington.
Gunnar's portion includes information on his childhood, the Swedish Army, coming to America, and employment.
Ingeborg's interview addresses her Swedish background, childhood, school, coming to America, work, and marriage.
Alva Pearson discusses emigration, employment, the Vasa Lodge, and visits to Sweden. The interview was conducted in English.
Also see Alva Pearson's personal interview.
Folder Contents
Box 2, File 6 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 2, File 6A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mr. Anderson for his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with Inga Anderson on April 14, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English with Norwegian towards the end of the recording.
Folder Contents
Box 2, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 2, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mrs. Anderson regarding her participation in the project.
Mrs. Anderson’s obituary
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted by Kerstin Ringdahl with Loren and MaryAnn Anderson at the Gonyea House in Tacoma, Washington, on
January 13, 2012. It contains information on family background, schooling, marriage, PLU, and Scandinavian heritage.
Title: Families of Andreas Herman Andersen Stapnes (Herman Anderson) and Anne Gurine Berentsdatter Nodland from Egersund, Rogaland, Norway
This document is in book form with 310 pages divided into nine chapters with a dedication page, a table of contents, and an index. It contains genealogical information, pictures, and biographies for the family of Andreas Herman Anderson Stapnes (Herman Anderson) and Anne Gurine Berentsdatter Nodland, both from Egersund, Rogaland, Norway. It documents the family’s history beginning with Herman Anderson’s grandparents, Søren Andreas Janson Mong and Anne Gurine Larsdatter Stapnes, and continues through Herman and Anne’s children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Information on the areas of Edison & Bow, Skagit Co., Washington, and Egersund, Rogaland, Norway is also included. An explanation of naming customs in Norway is also included.
Two copies of Anna Collier's autobiography. The manuscript was originally written by Anna Collier between June 30 and August 12, 1926. It was handwritten on lined paper and in 1978 a typed transcript was made by her grandson Alex M. Cole, Jr. The manuscript describes her childhood in Sweden and her years in Utah, growing up in the midst of the establishment of the Mormon community in Utah, her married life, her life as a single mother, and her later years caring for her family.