Morris Halverson memoirs, 1939-2000

Title

Morris Halverson memoirs, 1939-2000

Identifier

P0858

Date

1939-2000

Description

Our Norwegian Ancestors of 1868, a 32-page account based on the experiences of emigrants from Solør who left Christiania on April 4, 1868, and arrived in Quebec 13 weeks later. Centers around the families of Amund Amundson, Ole Halverson, and Gunder Gunderson, whose journey continued by box car to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and on to areas near Blair, Wisconsin. Their life in the pioneer communities is described up to 1878.

Translated by Arup N. Garson of Mondovi, Wisconsin. Printed in 1939; "En Soløringer's oplevelse i Amerika" translated by Erik A. Halverson. 31, 9 p. Written in 1938-39. Includes "The Golden Age of Steam Threshing," by Erik Halverson. 9 p. Morris was born in Hale, Trempeauleau County, Wisconsin, died at Strum, Wisconsin.

Extent

1 folder

Type

Typescripts

Citation

Halverson, Halverson, “Morris Halverson memoirs, 1939-2000,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 16, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/826.