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The interview was conducted with Arne Hendrickson on June 15, 1983 in Kennewick, Washington. This interview contains information on family history; family life in Norway; father's death in WWI; school, confirmation, and work in Norway; emigration and work in the U.S.; logging and trapping in California; WWII; citizenship; Scandinavian organizations; trips to Norway; children; Norwegian language. Also available is a photograph of Arne Hendrickson. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 4B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Lena Silver on March 11, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage, and family life. Also available are two photographs of Lena at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

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

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

Box 11, File 3B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Bertha Sylliaasen on April 4, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, school, emigration, work, marriage, and community activities. Also available are two photographs of Bertha at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Sylliaasen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 1B Photographs
One photograph

The interview was conducted with Anna Haugen on April 4, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on life in Norway, family background, famous relatives, school and church life in Norway, Christmas traditions, work in Norway, WWI in Trondheim, preparation for emigration, voyage to America, life in North Dakota, learning English, voyage to Tacoma, work in Tacoma and Seattle, reasons for marrying late, and return trips to Norway. Also available are two photographs of Anna Haugen at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 24 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 24A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Haugen’s participation
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 24B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Torvald Opsal on March 22, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on Torvald's family background, work, emigration, marriage, church, and return trip to Norway. The interview also includes photographs of Torvald as a child, Torvald as a young man, the 'Stavangerfjord,' Torvald in Alaska in 1930, Torvald on his wedding day, and Torvald at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English and in Norwegian towards the end of the tape.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 23 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 23A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Opsal’s participation
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 23B Photographs
Eight photographs

This interview was conducted with Ole Blindheim in Kent, Washington on March 3, 1983. It includes information on family background, life in Norway, emigration, dairy farming, gold mining, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 21 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 21A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Olga Johnson on March 7, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, memories of Oslo, Christmas traditions in Norway, emigration, voyage to America, settling in, school, marriage and family life, children, move to Washington, life in Tacoma, activities and work, and Scandinavian cooking. Also available are photographs of Olga Johnson in traditional Norwegian dress and Olga at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the tape.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 20 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 20A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Forms
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Johnson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 20B Photographs
Five photographs

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

This interview was conducted with Hilma Nelson on March 2, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, church and community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Værøy, Norway, Hilma's husband Albert with their family, Albert and their youngest daughter on the farm, Hilma and Albert on their 50th wedding anniversary (December 28, 1957), and Hilma at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Nelson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 18B Photographs
Six photographs

This interview was conducted with Martha Nilsen on March 2, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on her family background, emigration, settling in, return trips to Norway, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Martha at ages seventeen and nineteen, Martha and her family during her first visit to Norway, and Martha at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Nilsen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 17B Photographs
Five photographs