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The interview was conducted with Anton Isaksen on April 5 and 6, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, life and fishing in Norway, emigration and reasons for emigrating, voyage to America, Ellis Island, train trip to Tacoma, arrival in and first impression of Tacoma, language difficulties, fishing in the U.S., working in a sawmill and logging camp, changes in fishing, marriage and family, and trips to and changes in Norway. The interview also contains an article on Captain Anton Isaksen, a letter written to Anton and Olive Isaksen by their daughter Mrs. J. Robert Howard on their 40th anniversary (May 1968), and photographs of Anton and Olive as a young couple and their house in Tacoma, Washington.

Also see Olive Isaksen.

Folder Contents

Box 7, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Isaksen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 15B Photographs and Personal Papers
Two photographs
One clipping
Letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Isaksen on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary by their daughter, Mrs. J. Robert Howard.

The interview was conducted with John Nelson on July 1, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview includes information on personal background, emigration, work, community life, and Swedish heritage. It also contains a photograph of John Nelson in the Svea Band of Valhalla Lodge in Tacoma, Washington and a publicity shot in the Tacoma Armory, which includes John.

Also see Ruth Nelson. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter for his participation from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 11B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Elsa Molund on February 28, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, employment, marriage, emigration, adjustment, church and community life, and heritage. The interview also includes photographs of Elsa Molund as a young woman, Elsa at her uncle's store in Kalmar, Sweden, Elsa's aunt and uncle (October 26, 1916), and Elsa at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish throughout the interview.

Also see Erik Molund.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Molund regarding their participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 15B Photographs
Six photographs

This interview conducted with Ellen Johnson on April 19, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington contains information on personal background, emigration, work, marriage, and return trips to Sweden. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 23 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 23A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Nels Häggström on July 20, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, employment, and Swedish heritage.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Häggström’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with John Eide on October 15, 1982. It contains information about family background, becoming a Christian, emigration, return to Norway and re-emigration, marriage and family, and church involvement. The interview also contains a paper by John regarding baptism, a photograph of John and his siblings in Norway, and two photographs of John at the time of the interview. Mr. Eide speaks Norwegian fairly often during the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Letter from Mr. Eide’s daughter requesting a photograph back
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 4B Photographs and Personal Papers
Three photographs
“Baptism thus saith the Lord”

This interview was conducted with Jonhaga Olsen on January 17, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on Jonhaga's family background, emigration, work, marriage and family life, and community involvement. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter of inquiry from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

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