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This interview was conducted with Ina Silverberg on August 26, 1981 in Astoria, Oregon. It contains information about family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Ina at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 3B Photographs
One photograph

The interview was conducted with Gertrude Simonseth on October 30, 1981 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains photographs of Gertrude's mother and father, the Rindal Church, Gertrude and a friend at work, the Simonseth barn and house at a funeral, Gertrude and her husband Nels on the Atlantic Ocean, and Gertrude and Nels at the time of the interview. See also Nels Simonseth for his interview as well as a personal recording provided by the couple. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Nels Simonseth and Nels and Gertrude Simonseth's personal recording.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 9B Photographs
Nine photographs

This interview was conducted with Nels Simonseth on October 30, 1981 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, employment, and community activities. The interview also contains a photograph of Nels and a friend felling a cedar tree with a 13ft. diameter and two photographs of Nels at the time of the interview. See also Gertrude Simonseth. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Gertrude Simonseth and Nels and Gertrude Simonseth's personal recording.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. and Mrs. Simonseth’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 8B Photographs
Three photographs

This interview was conducted with Gustav Simonson on July 31, 1981 in Graham, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, employment, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a poem entitled 'Where the Wind Blows West' by Gustav's son Conrad, 1980. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Simonson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Hanna Sippala on August 28, 1981 in Astoria, Oregon. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Hanna's homeplace in Finland. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 7B Photographs
One photograph

Interviews with Olaf Sivertson were conducted on June 24, 1981 and July 15, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. The interviews contain information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and church and community involvement.

The interview also contains: a letter of appreciation from Olaf's granddaughter, Sally Morrison, a letter from Olaf, a memorandum concerning the Norwegian texts Olaf donated to PLU, an inventory of the Olaf Sivertson library, a copy of Olaf's family history, and two articles on Olaf writing the area history in his late nineties. The interview was conducted English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Sivertson’s participation.
Letter from John Heussman to Janet Rasmussen about Mr. Sivertson’s donation to the immigrant collection.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 8B Clippings and Manuscripts
Clippings
“Olaf Sivertson and his family"

This interview was conducted with Aagot Solheim on November 12, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family life, and community activities. The interview also includes two black and white photographs of Aagot at the time of the interview. This interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Solheim’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 15B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Jens Solvik on December 16, 1982 in Everson, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, and return trips to Norway. The interview also includes two black and white photographs of Jens in 1982. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Forms
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Solvik’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 3B Photographs and Slides
Three photographs
Two slides

This interview was conducted with Erling Sortland on January 12, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, occupations, enlistment in the US Army, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. It also provides an article from the Western Viking, which includes a picture of Erling, and photographs of Erling and his wife Svanhild at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Svanhild Sortland.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 2 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. and Mrs. Sortland’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 2B Photographs and Clippings
Two photographs
One clipping in Norwegian

This interview was conducted with Svanhild Sortland on January 12, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, employment, marriage, emigration, family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of the Sortland home in Norway and Svanhild and her husband Erling at the time of the interview. Also see Erling Sortland. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 3B Photographs
Five photographs