Interview with the wife of Albert Angel. She tells of him immigrating from Wales to Brainerd where he worked in the Northern pacific shops and then started his own business. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with Ervin Anderson, son of Charles Anderson. He relates how his parents immigrated from Sweden, his dad working in the logging industry, and started up the Rocky Point resort. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with Hulda Johnson, daughter of John Bloom. She gives a brief history of her father's life, who emigrated from Sweden. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with Albert Anderson. He relates how he immigrated from Norway, worked in the Northern Pacific railroad shops in Brainerd, and was a fireman. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with Carl W. Anderson. He relates that his parents immigrated from Sweden, he worked for the Northern Pacific railroad, and later opened a business office supply business. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with L. J. Anderson and his daughter, Louise. He relates that he and his wife were both immigrants and lists their children and their employment. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with Sigrid Erickson. She relates some of her personal history, including her trip from Sweden to Minnesota. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Commemoration of the first arrival in New York of Norwegian immigrants in 1825 and program of the Norse-American Centennial held on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in June 1925.
A hand-signed petition to the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library from the Bohemian residents of the City of Winona requesting the purchase of books published in their native language. It is accompanied by a letter from Edward M. Lehnerts, State Normal School, Winona, Minnesota, stating his support for the petition.
A hand-signed petition to the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library from the Polish residents of the City of Winona requesting the purchase of books published in the Polish language.