Hans Christofferson Tollefsrude diary, 1851-1856
Title
Hans Christofferson Tollefsrude diary, 1851-1856
Identifier
P1154
Date
1851-1856
Creator
Description
A handwritten Dagbog, two Xerox copies and a translation of the diary about a journey to California from Rock County, Wisconsin, via New York and Panama. The diary gives information about digging for gold in California and general conditions there as well as the final disillusionment in the search for quick riches by the Norwegian-born writer. Tollefsrude had emigrated from Torpen, Nordre Land, 1844, and was one of the early settlers in the Rock Prairie, Wisconsin, settlement. A letter from C.H. Tollefsrude, Rolfe, Iowa, found in the D.G. Ristad Papers in the NAHA Archives reads: "Father's California Diary or Dagbog was kept from December, 1851, to October, 1856, covering the time of his absence from home. Upon his death May 17, 1903, the Dagbog came into my possession, but December 31, 1925, it was lost in a fire which at that time destroyed my home there. It was written in Norske.."
Extent
3 folders
Subject
Type
Diaries
Photocopies
Citation
Tollefsrude, Hans, “Hans Christofferson Tollefsrude diary, 1851-1856,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 16, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/15910.