Gabriel A. Fedde biography, 1912-1986

Gabriel A. Fedde biography, 1912-1986

P1330

1912-1986

"Pennestrøg—Opplevelser," the reminiscences (150 pages) of an emigrant from Feda to Brooklyn in 1880. He had been a teacher and a sea captain in Norway; in Brooklyn he established himself as a ship chandler and shipbuilder. He was influential in the religious life of the community as a lay preacher and a Sunday School teacher. He was one of the founders of Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooklyn and also of the Norwegian Deaconess Hospital there.

The collection includes biographical notes and a summary of "Pennestrøg" in English. "My First Voyage as Skipper," is a translation of pages 60-66 of "Pennestrøg" by Gabriel Bernard Fedde, a grandson.

Contents:

• "Pennestrøg - Oplevelser" including translation in English
• Summary in English of "Pennestrøg - Oplevelser"
• "My First Voyage as Skipper" translation of pages 60-68 of "Pennestrøg - Oplevelser." by Captain Gabriel Ånensen Fedde, a grandson,
•  "Gabriel Fedde: Bemerkninger Till Sverdrups Forkortede Udgave Af Pontoppidans Forklaring" "Origin and Early Days" From "Trinity Through the Years, 1890 Sixtieth Anniversary, 1950.

5 folders

Norwegian

English

Manuscripts