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Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection
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Hjortedal Family Tree

This is a genealogy of the descendants of Johannes Jorgensen Mosness Hjortedal covering the dates from his birth in 1847 to the youngest great great grandchild born in 1991.

Gustav B. Joergenson Records

File contains brief biography of Gustav Joergenson and photocopies of a program for the celebration of the seventy-third anniversary of the Stillaguamish Settlement, dated September 19, 1937. Gustav Joergenson was born February 22, 1883, one of eleven children of a Norwegian immigrant pastor. He started the first public library in Stanwood, the first literary society, the first Norwegian male chorus, and the first church choir. Gustav Joergenson died in 1963 and is buried in Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Richard Svare Papers

Family photographs, genealogy, postcards, correspondence, and other memorabilia related to the Svare Family, specifically Richard Svare.

Paul Pederson Saga

Consists of the history of Paul and Magda Pederson, their children and their extended family. Within the history there is genealogical information, history of Lakewood, Washington, and a list of early Lakewood settlers are included.

Erik E. Stenson Correspondence

Contains letters, “From America” by Erik Stenson about his opinion of America as an emigrant (in Swedish with a translation), a death notification for Andreas Nilsson, a letter from Erik to his brother Carl, his sister-in-law, and grandchildren dated 1922 in Swedish with the English translation (two copies), an unsigned letter dated 12 October, a letter dated 1907 from Elene to her brother-in-law and sister-in-law with a note from her son Arthur Stenson translated from Swedish, a family genealogical information in Swedish, a land deed allowing Skipper Per Mattson and wife Britta Larsdotter to own and live in property owned by the undersigned (Swedish with translation), a letter dated 1890 from Richards grandmother Kersti to Adel asking to borrow money, a copy of the front page of a bible belonging to Elof Svensson, Erik’s father, an invitation for the funeral of Councilman Sten Eriksson, a letter translated from Swedish from Erik to his brother and sister-in-law dated 1907, a letter from Erik to his brother Carl dated 1908, and a letter from Erik to Carl and family dated 1922 that explains a three-week trip he and his wife Elin took

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