Myklebust, Elise

3 file folders
2 photographs
1 sound cassette

This interview was conducted with Elise Myklebust on June15, 1984 in Myklebust, Gursköy, Norway. It contains information about her family background, emigration, occupation, marriage, and return to Norway. Also available are a photograph of Elise as a young woman and a photograph of Elise at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in Norwegian.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Mrs. Myklebust offering her assistance.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 19B Photographs
Two photographs

Interviewed by Janet Rasmussen
Transcribed by Mary Sue Gee, Julie Peterson and Becky Husby
Encoded by Kerstin Ringdahl & Amity Smetzler
Recording Quality: Fair. Volume quite low at times.

Biographical Note

Elise Myklebust was born on May 18, 1893 in Muriås, Valldalen, Norway. Her parents were Ole Muriås and Nikoline Dalstad, and there were nine children in the family. Elise was the youngest. Elise attended school for seven years and began working as a seamstress after her confirmation.

Elise's brother and sister, Karoline, had already immigrated to America, and following a visit from Karoline in 1914, Elise decided to accompany her back to America. They settled in Portland, Oregon, and Elise obtained a job with a wealthy family in the Portland Heights area. She lived with the family and began to learn about American cooking. Wanting to learn more about cooking, she later quit this job and obtained a job with her employer's sister.

In her free time, Elise enjoyed getting together with other Norwegian girls at the Sons or Daughters of Norway. In 1917, she met her husband at a youth meeting at a Norwegian Lutheran Church. His name was Oskar Antonson Myklebust, originally from Myklebust, Norway. He immigrated to America when he was sixteen.

They were married in September 18, 1918 and remained in America for only one more year because Oskar's family needed him back in Norway. They took over his family's homeplace in Myklebust and had three children: Aasmund, Nellie, and Adled. Elise would have liked to visit America again but never got the opportunity. One American custom she retained was pie making.

Lineage

Full Name: Elise Murray Myklebust
Maiden Name: Elise Muriås
Father: Ole Muriås
Mother: Nikoline Dalstad
Brothers and Sisters: Ole Muriås, Berte Muriås, Marie Muriås, Nis Muriås, Anne Muriås, Karoline Muriås, Lina Muriås, Olivia Muriås
Spouse: Oskar Antonson Myklebust
Children: Aasmund Myklebust, Nellie Kleppe, Adled (Adelaide) Storeide