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Anton Hopen, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Anton Hopen is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

The interview was conducted with Hulda Isaksen on January 19, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information on family history, childhood, church and school, Christmas traditions, troll stories, marriage, voyage to America, train trip to Tacoma, learning the English language, becoming a Christian, church involvement, children, raspberry farm, trips to Norway, changes in Norway, Norwegian traditions at home, taking in veterans, and handicrafts. The interview also contains photographs of Hulda Isaksen's mother, Jensine Andreasen, at the age of seventeen, Hulda and her family, Hulda's husband Rolf and his family, Rolf in the Norwegian Army, Hulda before immigrating to the United States, Rolf fishing halibut, Hulda and Rolf, and Hulda at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 7B Photographs
Nine photographs

The interview was conducted with Hanna Jacobsen on October 20, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood, life in Norway, school, medical care, work in Norway, tailoring, work in Oslo, Christmas traditions, folk stories, voyage to America, Ellis Island, first impressions of U.S., work, learning English, marriage and family, church, trip to Norway, importance of Norwegian heritage, and changes in church. Also available are a photograph of Hanna Jacobsen (ca. 1910) and two photographs of her at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 17B Photographs
Three photographs

Hanna Jacobsen, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

The interview was conducted with Dagny Krag on January 28, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood home, the Sámi people, Sámi language, Christmas traditions, church, life before moving to the U.S., WWII in Norway, emigration, voyage to America, first impressions of the U.S., settling in, Daughters of Norway, trips back to Norway, Norwegian heritage, changes in Norway, northern Norway, and copper mining in Sulitjelma. The interview was conducted in English.

Please note that both the oral history and its transcript refer to the Sámi and their language using offensive terminology. The Pacific Lutheran University Archives does not condone the use of this language. Our aim is only to make these materials available for research and educational purposes for the purposes of equal and equitable access.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Jean Langvad stands in front of her Tacoma Scandinavian store. Jean's husband Andreas (Andy) Langvad is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.