Several original documents from Frans Johan Johanson’s life. His birth certificate is in Swedish. The emigration contract is both in Swedish and English. The emigration contract describes the price of the fare, the travel route, and information about the travel.
Malene Steen wrote her autobiography in 1922, which was translated from Norwegian into English by the Norwegian Historical Association in 1979. It contains information on Mrs. Steen’s marriage, family life, and emigration.
Consists of a photocopy of a letter and a typed English translation. The letter is from G. and Klara Holmquist to Klara’s sister and husband dated 9 February 1870 from Woodhull, Wisconsin. The letter says the family is in good health but they just survived a harsh winter, and discusses a family friend and sundry other things.
