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1. Interview with Chris Effrem
- Creator:
- Effrem, Chris
- Date Created:
- 1994-07-21
- Description:
- Born in 1924 in Athens, Greece, Chris Effrem came to the United States in the early 1950s. He was a millwork designer and wood carver in Minneapolis, completing over 100,000 carvings for churches. He worked at the University of Minnesota, Aaron Carlson Company, and several furniture and millwork companies before opening his own shop and school, teaching over 5000 students.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Swedish Institute
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
2. Interview with Fred G. Anderson
- Creator:
- Anderson, Fred G.
- Date Created:
- 1988-04-21
- Description:
- Fred Anderson was born in 1907 in Sweden. He came to the United States in 1926. He initially worked as a painter of homes and churches, specializing in stencil work and marbling technique. In 1948 he opened his own wallpaper and paint store in St. Louis Park.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Swedish Institute
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
3. Interview with Hilding Anderson
- Creator:
- Anderson, Hilding
- Date Created:
- 1989-04-06
- Description:
- Hilding Anderson was born in 1905 in Sundsvall, Sweden. Working as a farmer in Sweden, he came to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in 1926 with the help of his mother's cousin. He worked for 40 years at Ohleen Dairy until he retired, serving for 27 years as a milkman along Lake Street.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Swedish Institute
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
4. Interview with Iver Anderson
- Creator:
- Anderson, Iver
- Date Created:
- 1999-08-19
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
5. Interview with Lloyd Johnson
- Creator:
- Johnson, Lloyd
- Date Created:
- 1999-09-04
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
6. Interview with Mae Peterson
- Creator:
- Peterson, Mae
- Date Created:
- 1997-07-15
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
7. Interview with Nancy Jensen and Aurine Casey
- Creator:
- Casey, Aurine
- Date Created:
- 1999-09-04
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
8. Interview with Naomi Silfversten and Ruth Silfversten Coppins
- Creator:
- Silfversten, Naomi; Coppins Silfversten Ruth
- Date Created:
- 1998-01-29
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
9. Interview with Oke Flysjo
- Creator:
- Flysjo, Oke
- Date Created:
- 1990-02-08
- Description:
- Born in Boras, Sweden, in 1920, Oke Flysjo served as a truck driver in Sweden throughout World War II. He visited the United States twice before deciding to emigrate in 1949. He worked at a warehouse for Gamble Robinson Company from 1950 to 1962, and at H. Brooks & Company as truck driver and produce inspector from 1962-1982.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Swedish Institute
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
10. Interview with Ruby Ostrom Thomas
- Creator:
- Thomas, Ostrom
- Date Created:
- 1999-07-22
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
11. Interview with Rudy Gustafson
- Creator:
- Gustafson, Rudy
- Date Created:
- 1999-06-22
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
12. Interview with Thure Nyberg
- Creator:
- Nyberg, Thure
- Date Created:
- 1990-02-02
- Description:
- Thure Nyberg was born in 1907 in Sweden. He settled in Minneapolis in 1929 after spending a year in Montana with his brother. He enrolled in goldsmith training on Lake Street, Minneapolis, and he joined the Jewelry Workers Union. He worked for Nelson & Nelson Jewelry until his retirement.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Swedish Institute
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
13. "My Arrival in the New Country" by Nick Borovac
- Creator:
- Borovac, Nick
- Date Created:
- 1982?
- Description:
- A two-page account of the author's experience of emigrating to the United States, first to Virginia, Minnesota, and then to Duluth from Croatia in 1912.
- Contributing Institution:
- Duluth Public Library
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Memoirs
14. Sigdalslaget Convention, 1935, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Oxley, Walter T., 1872-1955
- Date Created:
- 1935-06
- Description:
- A large group of men, women and a few children are posed in front of a large brick building. They are dressed in suits and dresses. A large banner for the Sigdalslaget is mounted stand in the center back.
- Contributing Institution:
- Grant County Historical Society
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Panoramas
15. Sigdalslaget, June 14-15, 1923, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Oxley, Walter T., 1872-1955
- Date Created:
- 1923-06
- Description:
- A large group of men, women and children are posed on a grassy area, possilby at a fairgrounds. They are dressed in suits and dresses. Most of the men and women wear hats. A large banner for the Sigdalslaget is mounted stand in the center back. A Norwegian flag and an American flag are spread on the ground in front of the group. A building for the Bethlehem Ladies Aid lunch stand is on the right. Homes can be seen in the background on the left.
- Contributing Institution:
- Grant County Historical Society
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Panoramas
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