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The interview was conducted with Magnhild Johnsen on November 15, 1982 in Shelton, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, personal and family involvement in WWII, childhood, school, family home, church, Christmas in Norway, emigration, reasons for emigrating, voyage to America, work in the U.S., marriage, WWII in Norway, Russian prisoners of war in Norway, return to America, return trips to Norway, changes in Norway, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes Magnhild Johnsen's certificate as a 'Life Member' of the Sons of Norway (January 25, 1982) and photographs of Magnhild as a child with her siblings and mother, Magnhild and her uncle (1929), Magnhild in Eureka, California (April 26, 1952), Magnhild at her childhood home (October 1974), and Magnhild at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Forms
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Johnsen’s participation
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 16B Photographs and Personal Papers
Five photographs
Copy of her Life Membership certificate from Sons of Norway

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 Ole Davidson on November 9-10, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, schooling, WWI, marriage, congregations served, experiences as an Army Chaplain, affiliation with Pacific Lutheran University, and work after retirement. The interview also includes two black and white photographs of Ole at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Bertha Østby Davidson.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Davidson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 13B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Olga Haug on October 25, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on family history; life on a Norwegian farm; fishing, school, and church life in Norway; Christmas traditions; work in Norway; marriage and family; trip to and arrival in America; life in the U.S.; trips to Norway; community involvement. Also available are two black and white photographs of Olga Haug at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 10 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 10A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Haug’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 10B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Harold Wick on October 20, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, occupation, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Wick’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”

The interview was conducted with Gunhild Sather on October 6, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, childhood, emigration, work, marriage, and community activities. The interview also provides photographs of Gunhild's home in Kvingedal, Norway, Gunhild as a young woman, Gunhild in traditional Scandinavian dress (1933), and Gunhild in her later years. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 2 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Sather’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 2B Photographs
Six photographs

The interview was conducted with Sverre Halvorsen on October 6, 1982 in Gig Harbor, Washington. This interview contains information about childhood in Norway, reasons for coming to America, voyage to America and arrival in Seattle, working on various fishing boats, life in the Coast Guard, family life, life after retirement, trip to Norway, importance of Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes copies of Sverre Halvorsen's emigration papers. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 20 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 20A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Halvorsen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 8, File 20B Personal Papers
Copy of Certificate of Naturalization, Declaration of Intent,

The interview was conducted with Jorgen Jorgenson on September 30, 1982 in Bellingham, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, trips to Norway, childhood home, father's visit from Norway, Norway after WWII, emigration, reasons for emigrating, voyage to America, work in the U.S., the Depression, work in Alaska, fishing in Alaska, learning English, meeting spouse, marriage and family, work during WWII, church, Christmas traditions in Norway, family in Norway, and trapping in Norway. The interview also provides two black and white photographs of Jorgen Jorgenson taken in 1982. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Forms
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Jorgenson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 8, File 19B Photographs and Slides
Two photographs
Two slides

The interview was conducted with Einar Nerland on September 29, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, family, church and community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background