Nels and Gertrude SimonsethOral History Interview N/A

Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)

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Ellis Island is a former immigration inspection station. As the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954, it processed approximately 12 million immigrants to the United States in New York Harbor, within the states of New York and New Jersey. Prior to the immigration station it was owned by the Ellis family before the US government used it as a fort and a naval magazine. Between 1905 and 1914, immigration officials reviewed about 5,000 immigrants per day during peak times a...

Egen, John

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Simonseth, Nels and Gertrude

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Nels and Gertrude Simonseth left Norway on September 1, 1922, departing from Oslo. The trip went well, and there was a lot happening on the boat, including church, dancing, and a variety of good foods to eat. From New York, Nels and Gertrude took the train to Dawson, MN, where they knew a farmer named John Egen. Nels began doing carpentry work and farming for John's neighbor, and Gertrude became a housekeeper. They were married on January 29, 1923 and moved into town, where Nels beg...

Sunset Home (Stanwood, Wash.)

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Simonseth family

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Austin Co. (Oak Harbor, Wash.)

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