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The interview was conducted with Sigfrid Ohrt on July 28, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, schooling, work, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are 'America, Here We Come,' 'My Father, Ivar Eidsnes,' and 'Growing Up in South Dakota - 1901-05' by Sigfrid Ohrt. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Letter from Mrs. Ohrt in regards to Dr. Rasmussen’s letter.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 15B Personal Papers
“America, Here We Come!”
“My Father, Ivar Eidsnes”
“Growing Up in South Dakota – 1904-05”

This interview was conducted with Goodman Norwick on June 16, 1983 in Moses Lake, Washington. It contains information on Goodman's family background, childhood, emigration, work, service in World War II, marriage and family life, and Norwegian heritage. Also available is a black and white photograph of Goodman (1983). The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 7B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Ingolf Nilsen on July 27, 1983 in Bellingham, Washington. It contains information about family background, work, emigration, marriage, and return trip to Norway. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Nilsen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Torvald Opsal is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Torvald Opsal and another unidentified man pose in this 1927 photograph. Torvald is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Torvald Opsal and others pose for a group photograph in 1930. Opsal was a fisherman in Alaska until 1950, and in the off-seasons worked in a plywood factory. He is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Torvald Opsal and his bride Oleda Christopherson on their wedding day, March 4, 1939. Torvald is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Martha Nilsen posed for this picture with her family on her first trip back to Norway in 1937. From left to right in the back row are: sister Nilsine Olsen and Arne Olsen; mother Rebecca Dagsvik; brother Johan Dagsvik; and father Sverdrup Dagsvik. In the front row are Martha's niece Aslaug; Martha and her daughter Viola; and Martha's sister Anna Dagsvik. Martha Nilsen is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Karl and Borghild Notø are among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.