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New Land, New Lives Oral History Collection Audio With digital objects
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Garberg, Brynhild

The interview was conducted with Brynhild Garberg on August 23, 1984 in Spokane, Washington. The interview contains information on her family, her family's trip to America, life in LaCrosse, Washington, her work on farms and married life. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.


Folder Contents

Box 12, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Transcription and Family Background

Box 12, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form

Buorklund, Frank

The interview was conducted with Frank Buorklund on August 23, 1984 in Spokane, Washington. This interview contains information on personal history, school, Swedish heritage, emigration, settling in, occupations, language, and return trips to Sweden. The interview was conducted in English and some Swedish towards the end of the interview.


Folder Contents

Box 12, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Family Background

Mork, Helen

This interview was conducted with Helen Mork on January 21, 1989 in Seattle, Washington. The interview contains information on personal background, emigration, adjustments, family, and heritage. Also available are two black and white photographs from Helen's life. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Ola Mork.


Folder Contents

Box 12, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Family Background and Tape Archive Sheet

Box 12, File 14B Photographs
Two photographs

Mork, Ola

This interview was conducted with Ola Mork on January 21, 1989 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information about his family background, emigration, fishing, marriage and family life, and return trips to Scandinavia. The interview was conducted in English. Also see Helen Mork.


Folder Contents

Box 12, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Anderson, Loren & MaryAnn

This interview was conducted by Kerstin Ringdahl with Loren and MaryAnn Anderson at the Gonyea House in Tacoma, Washington, on
January 13, 2012. It contains information on family background, schooling, marriage, PLU, and Scandinavian heritage.

Forman, Lempi Suaminen

This interview was conducted with Lempi Forman in Portland, Oregon. It contains information on her family background, life in Finland during World War II, emigration, and return trips to Finland. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Toven, Audun

The interview was conducted by Kerstin Ringdahl in Audun Toven’s home in Tacoma, Washington on October 6, 2011. It contains information on Toven's growing up in Norway, his education, interest in music, coming to the United States, and his times at PLU.

Alm, Edith

The interview was conducted with Edith Alm on August 6, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, life in Sweden, school, employment, voyage to America, learning English, settling in, church life, the Vasa club, cooking, return trips to Sweden, the Swedish language, and Swedish traditions. A photograph of Edith at a Vasa Lodge bazaar is also available. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Ivar Alm.


Folder Contents

Box 3, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 18B Photographs
One photograph

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