Emma Mehus Varney OralHistory Interview 1981

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Emma Mehus Varney OralHistory Interview 1981

An oral history interview with Emma MehusVarney, a Norwegian immigrant.

2 file folders; 1 sound cassette; 1 compact discs

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371055

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Emma Varney was born on April 11, 1908 in Nesna, Norway, which is located north in Helgeland near Mosjøen. Her parents were Ludvig Mehus and Eva Pedersen Mehus, and Emma had three older siblings: Elias, Henry, and Sigurd. Ludwig was a fisherman, and he immigrated to the United States in 1910, settling first in North Dakota. Due to a bad tornado, Ludwig later moved to Seattle, WA, where his brother lived. Here, he began fishing again and did construction work on the Smith Tower durin...

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