Mork, Helen Nordström.

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Helen Mork was born Helena Elizabeth Nordström on November 11, 1910 in Hindersön, Norrbotten province, Sweden. Helen's family, which included six brothers and sisters, lived on an island on the northeast coast of Sweden. Helen says she had a very happy childhood and enjoyed celebrating Christmas with the traditional decorations and food. At the young age of 16, Helen decided she wanted to move to America. She met her aunt and uncle in Graham, Washington and then moved to Tacoma, finding a job as a housekeeper.

From the description of Helen Nordström Mork Oral History Interview 1989. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 183426695

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Subjects:

  • Christmas
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Fishing
  • Railroad travel

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  • Norrbotten (Sweden) (as recorded)
  • Volda (Norway) (as recorded)
  • Tacoma (Wash.) (as recorded)
  • Råneå (Sweden) (as recorded)
  • Parkland (Wash.) (as recorded)