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This interview was conducted with Magdalena Krokenes on March 7, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood, school, life in Osøyro, Christmas traditions, confirmation, work in Norway, meeting spouse, marriage and family life in Norway after marriage, emigration, settling in and life during the Depression, children, community involvement, return trips to Norway, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Magdalena Krokenes as a young woman and Magdalena at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Sigurda Aamot.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Forms
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Krokenes’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 19B Photographs
Four photographs

The interview was conducted with Dagny Krag on January 28, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood home, the Sámi people, Sámi language, Christmas traditions, church, life before moving to the U.S., WWII in Norway, emigration, voyage to America, first impressions of the U.S., settling in, Daughters of Norway, trips back to Norway, Norwegian heritage, changes in Norway, northern Norway, and copper mining in Sulitjelma. The interview was conducted in English.

Please note that both the oral history and its transcript refer to the Sámi and their language using offensive terminology. The Pacific Lutheran University Archives does not condone the use of this language. Our aim is only to make these materials available for research and educational purposes for the purposes of equal and equitable access.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Thorvald Kofoed on April 22, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. It provides information on family background, employment, emigration, marriage and family, community activities, and Danish heritage. The interview also includes the announcement of Thorvald's 75th birthday in Bien, the text of several speeches given by Thorvald, a Danish Brotherhood newsletter, and photocopies of photographs of Thorvald's school, church, and home in Denmark and he and his wife in 1982. In addition, actual photographs of Thorvald when he was fifteen, Thorvald on a boat, and Thorvald at the time of interview are available. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 2 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Thorvald Kofoed offering his assistance in the project.
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Kofoed’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 2B Photographs and Personal Papers
Four photographs
Article from the “Bien”
Speech for the 92nd Anniversary of D.B. Lodge #29, April 12, 1980
Speech for the 90th Anniversary of D.B. Lodge #29, April 9, 1978
“Department Chaplain”
Copies of pictures with handwritten descriptions
Seattle Lodge No. 29, “The Danish Brotherhood in America” Newsletter

This interview was conducted with Johanne Knudsen on October 26, 1982 in Bellingham, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, farming, and Danish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Johanne in 1958 and two of her in 1982, wearing the same traditional outfit as in the1958 photograph. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Knutson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 11B Photographs and Slides
Three photographs
Two slides