Margaret Juleen Munson Lee Erickson memories, 1994-2004

Title

Margaret Juleen Munson Lee Erickson memories, 1994-2004

Identifier

NAHA 2022/057

Date

1994-2004

Description

Memories of Margaret Juleen Munson Lee Erickson (1994, with updates thru 2004). Topics covered: telephone party line, quilting, threshing, lefse, harvesting, religion/church, listening to the radio, school, games, berry picking, eggs and candling, taking baths, remedies/sickness, long underwear, reading, ediphone operator, wedding, honeymoon, lutefisk,and Eskimos. Included are several pages of memories of daughter Loretta by others. Obituary: Margaret Juleen Erickson, 91, of Moose Lake died Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. She was born April 25, 1918 in Catawba, Wisconsin to Anton and Josemina (Haugdahl) Munson. Juleen attended high school in Amery, WI and later in St. Paul. Juleen was united in marriage to her first husband, Lorin Lee on October 11, 1941 in St. Paul. They lived in Fargo, St. Paul, Alaska, Richfield and Pine City. Juleen was united in marriage to her second husband, Elmer Erickson on November 27, 1990 in Duluth. Juleen and Elmer lived in Windemere Township."Haugedalen and Pedersen Family History" (ca. 2003); "A Brief Record of the A.T. Munson Family Covering the Years 1904-1923" (ca. 1994). Topics covered: home remedies/accidents, movies, bathing, wedding, pregnancy, scouting, and fruit orchard. Includes letters (1947-1957) from Luther and Lillian Reinertsen, missionaries in South Africa; and "Our Family" by Charles and Clarice Nelson.

Extent

1 folder

Citation

Erickson, Margaret, “Margaret Juleen Munson Lee Erickson memories, 1994-2004,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 2, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/16237.