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Biographical notes about a Wisconsin resident, telling of his father Tosten Olson's problems in selling his farm, and of his enlistment in military service (Civil War). He served in the 15th Wisconsin Regiment from 1861 to 1865, attaining the rank of…

Translation of a poetic memoir (4 typescript pages) written in 1881 by an emigrant from Slidre, Valdres, who came to Winneshiek County, Iowa, in 1857 and later moved west. The memoir is supplemented by an account of his later years written by a…

Copies of three Civil War letters written by a Private in Company I, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, then in Tennessee, to wife and daughter. An explanation by a great-great-grandson, J. E. Storsel, is included as are notes by Rolf Erickson, who uncovered…

Two biographical sketches in bound typescript form and illustrated with family photographs.Includes:"Grandpa Made Knives" by Ludwig E. Olson and Rolf H. Erickson (1972); the saga of Knut Langedal Olson (1845-1933), a Norwegian immigrant, farmer, and…

The Civil War Diary of a member of the 15th Wisconsin Regiment, Company G, born in Sigdal, Norway, covering the years 1863-1865. Enlisted as George Johnson, 28 September 1861, he immediately became a Sergeant and later a Second Lieutenant. After the…

Copy of two "America Letters" from Colfax, Wisconsin, 1910-1912, family information, and an obituary notice for Sorkness, who was a Norwegian-American Civil War Veteran.

Research material and working copies for Della Catuna's translation of "Colonel Heg and His Boys" by Waldemar Ager. Her translation of the Ager book was used, together with a translation by Clarence A. Clausen, for "Colonel Heg and His Boys," which…

Copy of "The Autobiography of Gulbrand O. Berge, 1827-1886." Born in Valdres, Norway, Berge emigrated in 1849 and settled near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He served in the 37th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War. These memoirs were published in…

Papers of a Norwegian-born Texas rancher, who emigrated in 1851.Includes:Correspondence (25 July 1851-6 December 1876, n.d.) Letters, Elise and Wilhelm Waerenskjold (19 March 1865-10 November 1876) Correspondence, Relatives (26 June 1853-11 March…

Biography/History:John Anders Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway, on April 15, 1832. He was the oldest of five children who were born to Anders Johnson (1804-188)) and Aaste Killing Koven (1808-1893). The family emigrated to the United States in…