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Papers of a native of Urland parish, Leon township, Goodhue county, Minn., who graduated from St. Olaf college and received a PH. D. from the University of Wisconsin for his dissertation on Rasmus B. Anderson, which was published by the NAHA in 1966.…

English translations of letters written from Goodhue county, Minnesota, to his parents in Voss. Skogstad attended a Voss teacher training school and taught briefly at Vossestrand. Emigrated summer 1875 and worked on farms and taught, attending St.…

"On August 8, 1875, at the summons of Pastor B. J. Muus, a meeting was held in the schoolhouse in school district no. 56 to organize the affairs of a Norwegian religion school." Ole. J. Solberg was hired for 1874 for $80: 60 days at $1 a day, and…

"History of the Clause Hanson Sether Family," telling the story of his father who emigrated from Vardalen, Trondelag, to Goodhue County, Minnesota, in 1868, and later moved to Jackson County, Minnesota.

A pamphlet, "Early History of the Upper…

"Early Minnesota Family History," an account written by the granddaughter of Nils Gunnarson Lien, who emigrated from Vang, Valdres, in 1852 and came to Warsaw Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota in 1857. Amanda Rachie was married to Elias Rachie, a…

Autobiographical account of a Norwegian American who spent most of his life in educational administration. A graduate of St. Olaf College, class of 1907, he was given an honorary degreee by the College in 1940. Outline: boyhood on the farm (Roscoe…

Reproductions of photographic slides of house, barn, and interiors showing details of construction and decoration, of a pioneer home in Holden Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota. An interesting feature of the house was the murals on the walls and…

Papers of a physician in the Holden Community of Goodhue County, Minnesota, and a member of the Minnesota State Board of Health. Dr. Gronvold was born at Fron, Gudbrandsdal, Norway, and studied and taught at the University of Kristiania. He emigrated…

Papers of a professor of education at St. Olaf College: articles on educational subjects, a history of the Boraas family, correspondence, biographical data, clippings, diaries (55 volumes, 1899-1951), and a record of Boraas's public addresses. Some…

Papers relating to the history of a township in Southeastern Minnesota. Information about Holden Church, which is in Wanamingo township, can be found in P0537 Congregations, Minnesota, Kenyon. Vang Church in Holden township is listed under Dennison,…