194 research outputs found
Olason (Schapti) interview
No full textAkra Township, North Dakota, United StatesSchapti Olason's parents emigrated from Iceland in 1875 and established a homestead in North Dakota. Olason speaks about growing up on the homestead and the use of various horse plows and other farm equipment. He also speaks about the Stafholt Home for elderly Scandinavians.
Subject timestamps: (0:34) Parents' names, emigration in 1875, (1:17) Father's US citizenship, (1:46) Reasons for emigration, (2:07) Father's work as farmer in Iceland, (2:28) Establishing homestead in North Dakota, (4:46) Ten siblings, sister's passing, (6:00) Raising sister's son, (6:59) Description of home in North Dakota, (8:00) Mother's cook stove, Icelandic dishes, (9:20) Speaking Icelandic at home, (10:19) Attending Icelandic church in North Dakota, (10:47) Farm tasks- rounding up cows, plowing with horses, (19:37) Icelandic layered cake, lump sugar cutter, (21:48) Mother's sewing, yarn work, (25:16) Work with Stafholt Home for elderly Scandinavians
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg I-26To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Johnson (Margaret Augusta) interview
No full textIcelandMargaret Johnson emigrated from Iceland in 1926. Johnson speaks about her childhood in Iceland, the family home, and her immigration to North America.
Subject timestamps: (0:40) Immigration to Canada in 1926, then US in 1939, (1:16) Reasons for immigration, (2:19) Purchasing household items after immigration, (2:38) Attending school, church in Iceland, (3:45) Names of parents, father's work as carpenter, (4:15) Mother's household work, (4:59) Names of siblings, (5:27) Christmas customs, presents, (7:02) Description of home in Iceland, (10:33) Icelandic foods, (11:36) Christmas foods, (12:13) Illnesses as a child, (13:11) Mother's feelings about immigration, (13:50) Marriage ceremony, (14:20) Celebrations in Iceland, (14:55) Commentary from Edward Sundberg
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg I-19To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Iwerson (Gus) interview
No full textIcelandGus Iwerson is an Icelandic immigrant who settled in Point Roberts, Washington. He speaks about his childhood in Iceland and immigration to North America, and describes the settlement of Point Roberts in the early 1900s. Near the end of the interview, the Sundbergs travel to an old salmon cannery that Mr. Iwerson runs as a nightclub. Mr. Sundberg gives a detailed description of the dancehall, dining area, and decor in the nightclub.
Subject timestamps: (0:20) Early family history, (1:04) Coming to North America as a teenager, learning English, (1:46) Description of house in Iceland, (4:17) Father's work as store keeper, blacksmith, (5:28) Language skills- Icelandic, Danish, Swedish, English, (6:13) Family's immigration to Winnipeg in 1912, (7:50) Description of Saskatchewan, (8:06) Move to Vancouver, move to US in 1914, (9:16) Work as salmon fisherman, (10:04) First Icelanders settling in Point Roberts, (11:14) Attending school in Iceland, (11:36) Childhood- illness, games, hunting, (14:10) School activities, story of weather balloons, (16:30) Living in Denmark, (18:11) Description of Point Roberts after first arriving, (20:46) Farmers in Point Roberts, (21:40) Obtaining US citizenship, military service at Camp Kolding, (23:14) Description of old cannery turned into nightclub, (29:38) Destruction of old canneries in storm
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg I-22To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Beardsley (Grace) interview
No full textWashington, United StatesMrs. Beardsley's parents were born in Sweden and immigrated to the United States in the 1880s. They settled in Tacoma, Washington and established a homestead. Mrs. Beardsley speaks about her parents and her experiences growing up on the homestead. Britta Swenson Brones also comments occasionally during the interview.
Subject timestamps: (0:20) Early family history, (1:11) Parents' immigration to US in 1880s, (3:23) Decision to come to the Northwest, (4:08) Father's work in lumber mills, (5:06) Father's experience learning English, (6:40) Mother's family settled in US, (7:22) Mother's feelings about leaving home in Sweden, (8:13) Cousins, Ruth and Mabel Carlson, (8:50) Mother speaking English, Swedish, (9:46) Speaking Swedish as a child, (10:25) Description of homestead in Tacoma, (12:23) Scandinavian foods, baking, (14:53) Mother's handicrafts- knitting, crocheting, (15:47) Father mending family shoes, tending garden, (17:02) Clearing land at homestead, building barn, (18:21) Father's work at mill, (21:05) Names of brothers, (22:00) Illnesses as children, (24:20) Traveling salesmen, (25:23) Clothes made by mother, (26:02) Attending school near homestead, (27:07) Christmas decorations, customs, (28:01) Traveling ministers, (28:40) Names of husband and children
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg S-15To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Brynjolfsson (Brynjolfur) interview
No full textVopnafjordur, IcelandBrynjolfur Brynjolfsson's family emigrated from Iceland in the early 1900s. Brynjolfsson speaks about his childhood in Winnipeg, his wife and children, and his current hobbies.
Subject timestamps: (0:41) Reading and writing Icelandic, (1:35) Family's immigration to Winnipeg, (2:21) Names of parents and uncle, (3:15) Learning English at school in Winnipeg. (3:50) Travel by steamship. (4:27) Icelandic community in Winnipeg, newspapers, (5:07) Christmas customs, (7:04) Communication with mother in Iceland, (8:04) Mother's work in Denmark, (8:18) Attending Icelandic church in Winnipeg, (9:25) Move from Winnipeg to Vancouver. (10:00) Names of wife and children, (10:51) Meeting wife in Manitoba, attending dances, (13:03) Canadian citizenship, (13:38) Move to San Francisco, (14:50) Move to Los Angeles, then Seattle, (15:42) Work as cabinetmaker, (16:14) Membership in carpenter's union, (17:25) Living in Santa Barbara, wife's passing, (18:28) Son's work in San Francisco, children's education, (19:25) Son's military service in WWII, (20:01) Games and sports played as children in Iceland, (21:19) Fishing in Iceland, (21:58) Icelandic foods, (22:40) Description of house in Iceland, (23:55) Speaking Icelandic at elderly home, (24:52) Making rocking chairs, (25:36) Playing accordion, mouth organ, (27:17) Description of hometown in Iceland
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg I-11To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Hjelm (Clifford) interview
No full textMinnesota, United StatesClifford Hjelm's parents were Swedish immigrants who settled in Alexandria, Minnesota. Mr. Hjelm speaks about his parents and grandparents, his childhood on the family's farm in Minnesota, and Swedish customs kept in his home.
Subject timestamps:(0:32) Parent's immigration to United States, (2:43) Grandparents and parents learning English, (3:40) Mother and father's families settled in Alexandria, Minnesota, (4:45) Mother and her sister married brothers, (6:30) Father's death, names of brothers and sisters, (7:14) Learning about father's work in mills, farm, (8:27) Hearing grandfather's stories about the old country, tales of 'tomtar gubber' gremlins and magic, (11:09) Hearing people's experiences on the boat and train trip from Sweden to Minnesota, (12:27) Working for uncle on farm, horse plowing, (16:03) Speaking Swedish as a child, (16:54) Attendance at Swedish church, Sunday school, (18:21) Christmas customs, visiting relatives, (19:43) Description of bobsled used during winter, (21:47) Family Christmas celebrations- food, church service, (23:38) Mother raising family and running farm, (25:19) Attending school, sibling's education, (26:35) Move to Washington, work in quarry and shipyards, (27:30) Names of wife, children, and grandchildren
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg S-22To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Viren (Edwin) interview
No full textHoldrege, Nebraska, United StatesEdwin Viren's parents emigrated from Sweden in the early 1900s and settled in Nebraska. Mr. Viren speaks about his parents and four brothers, his childhood in Nebraska, and other Swedish relatives that settled in the area. Near the end of the interview, Mr. Viren's wife, Margaret, speaks about her mother-in-law and adjusting to Swedish family customs.
Subject timestamps: (0:19) Early family history, (0:53) Father's immigration in 1903, (2:15) Obtaining US citizenship papers, (2:44) Father learning English, (3:15) Mother's immigration in 1904, (3:45) Names and birth dates of brothers, (5:01) Grandfather's work as farmer, (5:45) Reasons for settling in Nebraska, (6:39) Relatives settled in US before parents, Anders Olson and Aluminum Company of America, (10:36) Father's career as a builder, landlord, (14:50) Father's character, sense of independence, (16:50) Tale of gambling uncle, (17:58) Anders Olson's immigration, (18:40) Father's work in Sweden making charcoal, (20:45) Career, training as a carpenter, (21:35) Living in other Nebraska towns, raising cattle, (24:18) Speaking Swedish as a child, learning English in school, (25:34) Uncle, Ernie Sundberg, (28:44) Speaking English and Swedish with cousin, (29:17) Name of wife and son, (30:10) Illnesses and injuries as children, (33:17) Attending Lutheran church in Nebraska, confirmation, (36:07) Parents' return visits to Sweden, (38:41) Halloween pranks in Loomis, (39:53) Communicating with Edwin's mother, adjusting to Swedish customs, (42:03) Swedish foods, cooking and washing, (43:28) Making rugs on a loom, (45:38) Christmas foods- lutefisk, (46:14) Fuel for mother's cook stove
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg S-20a, S-20bTo request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Brones (Britta Swenson) interview
No full textStockholm, SwedenBritta Swenson Brones was a Swedish immigrant born in Stockholm in 1948. After studying law in Sweden, she immigrated to the Unites States. Mrs. Brones was interviewed in Gig Harbor, Washington, where she lived with her husband.
At (10:43) Mrs. Grace Beardsley answers a question about the development of unions in the Pacific Northwest and changing economic conditions in Sweden. Subject timestamps: (0:35) Family history, (1:29) Military practice of changing of common last names, (2:25) Husband's family history, (2:50) Meeting husband in Sweden, (3:33) Description of wedding, (3:54) Description of schooling, elementary through law school, (5:12) Work as au pair in France, (6:30) Mother's work history, (6:58) Adjusting to culture of United States, (8:20) Plans to practice law in US, (9:05) Reasons for coming to Washington, plans to eventually settle in Sweden, (10:11) Husband's work as carpenter in Sweden, membership in woodworker's union, (10:43) Development of unions in Pacific Northwest, Chinese workers pushed out of Tacoma, (13:10) Changing economic conditions in Sweden
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg S-51To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Fjeldstad (Elin and Rose) interview
No full textMinnesota, United StatesRose Fjeldstad and her sister-in-law, Elin Fjeldstad, came from Icelandic families who immigrated to the United States and settled in Minnesota during the late 1800s. Rose and Elin speak about their family farms, learning English, and attending an Icelandic church.
Subject timestamps: (0:19) Rose's early family history, (1:40) Parents coming to US from Iceland, (2:10) Family farm and house in Minnesota, (3:05) Mother's work on farm, (3:50) Father's uncle, Gudrundur Peterson, settled in US before parents, (4:50) Parents learning to speak English, (6:15) Attending Icelandic church, Norwegian minister, (6:43) Railroad connecting towns in Minnesota, (7:42) Buying supplies in Porter, MN, (8:09) Elin's early family history, (9:19) Work on family farm, (9:44) Attending school, walking during winter, (10:37) Parents came to US in 1878, (11:30) Speaking Icelandic at home and at church, (11:56) Rose and Elin attending church together, confirmations, (13:16) Learning multiple languages, (14:01) Christmas traditions, foods, (15:34) Rose and Elin meeting, (16:27) Elin's marriage ceremony
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg I-23To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Pearson (Anna Aleda) interview
No full textDalarna, SwedenAnna Aleda Pearson was born in Sweden in 1894. She immigrated to North America with her four children and settled in Seattle. Mrs. Pearson speaks about her childhood in Sweden. Her daughter, Wally Foyle, speaks about her own experiences immigrating as a young child.
The recording occasionally stops and starts throughout the interview. Subject timestamps: (1:00) Father's death, mother remarried, (2:10) Education in Sweden, (3:00) Chores and work on farm, (4:48) Attending cooking school, (5:25) Meeting husband at a dance, marriage, (6:40) Names of children, (7:38) Family's immigration into Canada, travel to Vancouver, Seattle, (9:00) Travel from Halifax to Seattle, (10:18) Wally's experience learning to read and write English in school, (12:14) Children teaching Anna to speak English, (13:28) Membership in Lutheran church, (14:38) Obtaining US citizenship, (15:38) Wally's experience taking citizenship exam, (16:00) Membership in Swedish organizations, (16:32) Christmas celebrations in Sweden- decorations, food, (18:54) Attending church by horse-pulled sled, (20:57) Fishing in Sweden, (21:53) Swedish foods, (23:07) Handicrafts- sewing, knitting, (25:27) Falling into river while fishing as a child, being punished, (28:04) Return visit to Sweden
This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976.
Sundberg S-38To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
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