Saga starting with Gunder Strömme, 1591, and traces the Strömme family from Ytre Strömme up to 1941. This includes history of the family and the places they lived. 1591-1941
The Strömme records consist of sagas about the lineages connecting to the Strömme family, going back to year 1280. Several documents and letters related to the family are transcribed by the author and included in the collection.
The interview was conducted with Ralph Strom on April 23, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, employment, family, church and community life, a connection with author Kathryn Winslow, and Swedish heritage. It also provides photographs of Ralph Strom's home in Sweden, Ralph as a young man (Christmas 1912), Ralph with the Lake McMurray logging crew (1913), Ralph and his wife Edith (1922), and Ralph at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.
Folder Contents
Box 8, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index
Box 8, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 8, File 1B Photographs
Six photographs
This interview was conducted with Anne Strom on April 6, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains copies of Anne's emigration papers, Anne's Certificate of Achievement from Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation for passing Test No. 1 for Welder, and photographs. The photographs consist of Anne and her father (taken in Norway), Anne at the North Star restaurant, and Anne and her husband Alfred at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.
Also see Alfred Strom.
Folder Contents
Box 7, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 7, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Strom’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 7, File 16B Photographs and Personal Papers
Four photographs
Copy of her Welder Certificate
Copy of her passport
This interview was conducted with Alfred Strom on April 6, 1982, in Tacoma, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a photograph of Alfred at the First Annual Franklin Packing Company picnic on Ellerington Island, Alaska (June 30, 1918), a photograph of Alfred and his wife Anne, and a photograph of Alfred at the time of the interview.
Also see Anne Strom. The interview was conducted in English.
Folder Contents
Box 7, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 7, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 7, File 17B Photographs
Three photographs
This interview was conducted with Henny Storwick on April 5, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family life, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes a black and white photograph of Henny. The interview was conducted in English.
Folder Contents
Box 1, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background
Box 1, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 1, File 16B Photographs
One photograph
Contains three booklets. One lists the addresses of the Storla Family as of August 1960. Another is a booklet entitled “Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Storla” commemorating their fiftieth and sixty- sixth wedding anniversary with stories and the history of their lives covering the wedding, pioneer life, joys and sorrows, journeys, life in South Dakota, Missouri, and Canada, as well as poems, song lyrics, words of congratulations from grandchildren and great grandchildren, and copies of their homestead certificate and timber-culture certificate. Another is entitled “Storla Family History 1790-1960” and contains information about Hallingdal, Norway, Stave Church in Norway, the Storla Family in Norway, pioneers in America, the Paint Creek Settlement in Iowa, and genealogical information as well as pictures.